Program Files

[Yo-Yo]

Does anyone know how to let me access my program files over my network
It says Access denied.

 

[The_Other_One]

I'm not sure if you log in as an admin over the network, if that would fix it... I know XP can be over-protective with some things as 2000 and lower gave me no problems when I tried to do the same.

 

[Yo-Yo]

That didnt work

 

[joshj]

In network settings, make sure that file and printer sharing is on.

 

[The_Other_One]

I'm not really sure what else to say. I know XP has it set so you can't by default...though it seems the admin should be able to... What are you trying to access? You know many programs won't work if you load them over the network, right?

 

[Greg J.]

Log on to the computer that acutally has the files as an administrator. Right-click your Program Files folder, go to properties, sharing tab, and uncheck the box "make this folder private" and check-mark "share this folder on the network" and give it a share name. That should do it.

 

[Yo-Yo]

I can access other files
None of the above worked

 

[Greg J.]

This might be the answer:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Q_21062836.html

 

[Holiday]

Greg J. are you member of www.experts-exchange.com?

 

[Greg J.]

Greg J. are you member of www.experts-exchange.com?

No. I exist in the computer help world only in this forum of computerforum.com. Google.com has many information sources that you can use to find info to help people.

Also see Holiday's thread for simple file sharing:
http://www.computerforum.com/showthread.php?t=15501&page=1&pp=10

 

[Trizoy]

Just go and enable sharing on each folder you would like to share from the main folder programs files. Easy to do, take 3 seconds each folder...