User restrictions

PC 1: HOST: Windows XP Home Edition
PC 2: CLIENT: Windows Media Center Edition
Software in issue: Amicus Attorney V

The above software is installed in PC 1. It requires C drive from PC 1 to be
mapped in PC 2 Client so the clients would be able to use this software and
PC 1 would act as a server for this software.

Problem:
I am unable to map PC 1's C drive on PC 2 because of "Access Denied" errors.
Is the reason because of Home Edition?
Or can I choose Connect using "different user name" so I would have access
in PC 1 thru a mapped drive in PC 2?
If so, what do I type for username? \\PC1\username? or \\PC1\C\username?
Please advise.
Thank you.

Gino

To access a share it would be \\PC NAME\SHARE NAME, just a little tip though
its not advisable to share the root drive ( ie : C ) its more secure to share
the folder on the C drive that you need to access.

Hope that helps ?

Andy W

"- 781" wrote:

> PC 1: HOST: Windows XP Home Edition
> PC 2: CLIENT: Windows Media Center Edition
> Software in issue: Amicus Attorney V
>
> The above software is installed in PC 1. It requires C drive from PC 1 to be
> mapped in PC 2 Client so the clients would be able to use this software and
> PC 1 would act as a server for this software.
>
> Problem:
> I am unable to map PC 1's C drive on PC 2 because of "Access Denied" errors.
> Is the reason because of Home Edition?
> Or can I choose Connect using "different user name" so I would have access
> in PC 1 thru a mapped drive in PC 2?
> If so, what do I type for username? \\PC1\username? or \\PC1\C\username?
> Please advise.
> Thank you.
>
> Gino
>
>
>

Hi,

Remote users should authenticate as guest, you shouldn't have to indicate
any specific user account for file sharing (that's a domain feature, not
used in a workgroup). Problems of this nature are usually due to no shares
being setup on PC2, or because a firewall is in place (the pre-SP2 windows
firewall is a known issue requiring that ports be explicitly opened for this
purpose).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

" - 781" <lets@have.org> wrote in message
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> PC 1: HOST: Windows XP Home Edition
> PC 2: CLIENT: Windows Media Center Edition
> Software in issue: Amicus Attorney V
>
> The above software is installed in PC 1. It requires C drive from PC 1 to
> be mapped in PC 2 Client so the clients would be able to use this software
> and PC 1 would act as a server for this software.
>
> Problem:
> I am unable to map PC 1's C drive on PC 2 because of "Access Denied"
> errors.
> Is the reason because of Home Edition?
> Or can I choose Connect using "different user name" so I would have access
> in PC 1 thru a mapped drive in PC 2?
> If so, what do I type for username? \\PC1\username? or \\PC1\C\username?
> Please advise.
> Thank you.
>
> Gino
>