access to program files folder

[tc]

hi,

i am unable to access the 'program files' folder located on a windows
xp machine via the

lan. When on th Win Xp machine, if i try right-clicking on the
'program files' folder, and

attempt to give shared access, i am unable to make this change because
the option to tick

has been disabled. Is there any security policies or registry entries
which i can modify on

the Win Xp machine so as to enable this option?

 

[Newbie Coder]

Troy,

Can you browse to it?

Example:

\\[ComputerNameHere]\c$\Program Files

C$ being the drive that Windows is installed on

Please report back

 

[Malke]

hi,

i am unable to access the 'program files' folder located on a windows
xp machine via the

lan. When on th Win Xp machine, if i try right-clicking on the
'program files' folder, and

attempt to give shared access, i am unable to make this change because
the option to tick

has been disabled. Is there any security policies or registry entries
which i can modify on

the Win Xp machine so as to enable this option?

XP Pro or XP Home? If Pro, disable Simple File Sharing from Folder
Options>View tab (last item). You will now be able to share the Program
Files directory although I really don't know why you would want to do
this. It's not a good idea. If you have XP Home, then XP Home does not
permit sharing of users' home directories (My Documents) or Program
Files, but you can share folders inside those directories.


Malke

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

How could OP browse to it if s/he can't even share it in the first place?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Troy,

Can you browse to it?

Example:

\\[ComputerNameHere]\c$\Program Files

C$ being the drive that Windows is installed on

Please report back

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)

hi,

i am unable to access the 'program files' folder located on a windows
xp machine via the

lan. When on th Win Xp machine, if i try right-clicking on the
'program files' folder, and

attempt to give shared access, i am unable to make this change because
the option to tick

has been disabled. Is there any security policies or registry entries
which i can modify on

the Win Xp machine so as to enable this option?

 

[Newbie Coder]

Gary,

I am a network admin of 11, 000 XP machines & can browse any of them. So, it's
possible

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)

How could OP browse to it if s/he can't even share it in the first place?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Troy,

Can you browse to it?

Example:

\\[ComputerNameHere]\c$\Program Files

C$ being the drive that Windows is installed on

Please report back

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)

hi,

i am unable to access the 'program files' folder located on a windows
xp machine via the

lan. When on th Win Xp machine, if i try right-clicking on the
'program files' folder, and

attempt to give shared access, i am unable to make this change because
the option to tick

has been disabled. Is there any security policies or registry entries
which i can modify on

the Win Xp machine so as to enable this option?

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Without them being shared on the target machine? And NOT using Terminal
Services or similar?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Gary,

I am a network admin of 11, 000 XP machines & can browse any of them. So,
it's
possible

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)

How could OP browse to it if s/he can't even share it in the first place?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Troy,

Can you browse to it?

Example:

\\[ComputerNameHere]\c$\Program Files

C$ being the drive that Windows is installed on

Please report back

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)


hi,

i am unable to access the 'program files' folder located on a windows
xp machine via the

lan. When on th Win Xp machine, if i try right-clicking on the
'program files' folder, and

attempt to give shared access, i am unable to make this change because
the option to tick

has been disabled. Is there any security policies or registry entries
which i can modify on

the Win Xp machine so as to enable this option?

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Hmmm... I tried your syntax and it does work. Blows any idea of security to
smithereens.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Gary,

I am a network admin of 11, 000 XP machines & can browse any of them. So,
it's
possible

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)

How could OP browse to it if s/he can't even share it in the first place?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Troy,

Can you browse to it?

Example:

\\[ComputerNameHere]\c$\Program Files

C$ being the drive that Windows is installed on

Please report back

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)


hi,

i am unable to access the 'program files' folder located on a windows
xp machine via the

lan. When on th Win Xp machine, if i try right-clicking on the
'program files' folder, and

attempt to give shared access, i am unable to make this change because
the option to tick

has been disabled. Is there any security policies or registry entries
which i can modify on

the Win Xp machine so as to enable this option?

 

[Newbie Coder]

Gary,

XP isn't very secure at all. If it was it wouldn't use plain text passwords &
coding using the LogonUser API would fail too like in Windows 2000

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)

Hmmm... I tried your syntax and it does work. Blows any idea of security to
smithereens.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Gary,

I am a network admin of 11, 000 XP machines & can browse any of them. So,
it's
possible

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)

How could OP browse to it if s/he can't even share it in the first place?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Troy,

Can you browse to it?

Example:

\\[ComputerNameHere]\c$\Program Files

C$ being the drive that Windows is installed on

Please report back

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)


hi,

i am unable to access the 'program files' folder located on a windows
xp machine via the

lan. When on th Win Xp machine, if i try right-clicking on the
'program files' folder, and

attempt to give shared access, i am unable to make this change because
the option to tick

has been disabled. Is there any security policies or registry entries
which i can modify on

the Win Xp machine so as to enable this option?

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Understood. But this goes beyond those, AFAIC. I mean, what good is the
"sharing" scheme if the whole system is automatically shared, anyway?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Gary,

XP isn't very secure at all. If it was it wouldn't use plain text
passwords &
coding using the LogonUser API would fail too like in Windows 2000

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)

Hmmm... I tried your syntax and it does work. Blows any idea of security
to
smithereens.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Gary,

I am a network admin of 11, 000 XP machines & can browse any of them.
So,
it's
possible

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)



"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
How could OP browse to it if s/he can't even share it in the first
place?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Troy,

Can you browse to it?

Example:

\\[ComputerNameHere]\c$\Program Files

C$ being the drive that Windows is installed on

Please report back

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)


hi,

i am unable to access the 'program files' folder located on a
windows
xp machine via the

lan. When on th Win Xp machine, if i try right-clicking on the
'program files' folder, and

attempt to give shared access, i am unable to make this change
because
the option to tick

has been disabled. Is there any security policies or registry
entries
which i can modify on

the Win Xp machine so as to enable this option?

 

[Newbie Coder]

Gry,

I understand exactly what you mean. Not much can be done about it though.

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)

Understood. But this goes beyond those, AFAIC. I mean, what good is the
"sharing" scheme if the whole system is automatically shared, anyway?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Gary,

XP isn't very secure at all. If it was it wouldn't use plain text
passwords &
coding using the LogonUser API would fail too like in Windows 2000

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)

Hmmm... I tried your syntax and it does work. Blows any idea of security
to
smithereens.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Gary,

I am a network admin of 11, 000 XP machines & can browse any of them.
So,
it's
possible

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)



"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
How could OP browse to it if s/he can't even share it in the first
place?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

Troy,

Can you browse to it?

Example:

\\[ComputerNameHere]\c$\Program Files

C$ being the drive that Windows is installed on

Please report back

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)


hi,

i am unable to access the 'program files' folder located on a
windows
xp machine via the

lan. When on th Win Xp machine, if i try right-clicking on the
'program files' folder, and

attempt to give shared access, i am unable to make this change
because
the option to tick

has been disabled. Is there any security policies or registry
entries
which i can modify on

the Win Xp machine so as to enable this option?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

hi,

i am unable to access the 'program files' folder located on a windows
xp machine via the

lan. When on th Win Xp machine, if i try right-clicking on the
'program files' folder, and

attempt to give shared access, i am unable to make this change because
the option to tick

has been disabled. Is there any security policies or registry entries
which i can modify on

the Win Xp machine so as to enable this option?

Not that I know of. C:\Program Files is a protected operating system
folder, and cannot be shared. There would be no point in doing, as the
applications would not be able to be executed via a share.


--

Bruce Chambers

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Understood. But this goes beyond those, AFAIC. I mean, what good is the
"sharing" scheme if the whole system is automatically shared, anyway?

The hidden administrative share (C$), which WinXP has in common with
WinNT, Win2K, and Vista, is available/accessible only to those with
administrative privileges to the respective computer. It's not
accessible to lower privileged users.


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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

OK, after further testing I see what you mean. It worked on the machine I
tested with at first because an account exists on that machine that has the
same username and password (doesn't need to be logged into that account,
though.) Just changing the password is enough to cause the connection to
fail.

OK, much less worrisome. Thanks, Bruce. Nice to have the full story.