Re: access to users files/resources on xp home from a WinME networked pc

From: Malke (notreally_at_invalid.com)
Date: 07/18/05 

Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:57:18 -0700

mgm wrote:

> Thank you Malke.. you hit the nail on the head. WinXP home allows
> network connections as a "guest". Meaning that anyone on WinME can
> read/access the
> NTFS "All User" account but not individual user accounts . This is a
> permissions issue due to the differences in security. The "network
> wizzard" on winXP home mapped the winMe access to the "all user"
> account which is why I'm stumped???.
>
> So the question still remains from my original post. If this were and
> XP pro
> box, I would just alter the "guest" account to admin priviledges. But
> since XP home hasn't this utility, what do I do?
>

I think the easiest way to share files between different operating
systems in such a small network is to:

1. Give the ME box a user account and password if they don't already
have one. Log in using Client for MS Networks, not the Windows Family
Logon. You can automate the logon with TweakUI (get the correct version
for ME, not the XP one).

2. Make an identical user account/password on the XP box. Remember that
XP Home users can't share their My Documents directory, so put files to
be shared in the Shared Documents folder, and enable sharing
accordingly.

If that doesn't help, please post back and tell us exactly what files
need to be shared and their location. Give good details about what you
are trying to do.

Malke 

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