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Accessing the contents of another computer's hard drive

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Deozaan:
So if both computers are on the same network in the same house, and the computer you want to access has windows xp on it,

why can't you just open my computer, right click on the c drive, click sharing and security, and then share it, and check the box beside "allow network users to change my files"

I may be missing something here, but that is what I would do.
-nite_monkey (June 26, 2008, 04:08 PM)
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Because that doesn't always work. It should be that easy, but I always end up having to set up the hosts file, which means configuring my router for static IP addresses, and even then I'm still lucky if my computers can see each other and share files.

I've even tried connecting two machines together with a crossover ethernet cable and still have problems.

And trying to connect a Vista box to an XP box is even more complicated.

This is something that should "just work" but it doesn't always.  :mad:

wreckedcarzz:
something that should "just work" but it doesn't :mad:
-Deozaan (June 27, 2008, 05:23 PM)
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Apple, anyone? ;D

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