Windows XP Sharing C: Drive-Access Denied

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Linux Man

I am trying to share the whole C Drive between 2 Windows
XP computers. There are 2 different locations that I am
trying to do this at and both give the same result. At
one location, I am trying to share the C: drive of an XP
Home computer to an XP Pro Computer. At the other
location, they are both XP Pro.

What is happening is, I can see the share and map a
network drive to it no problem. The problem is, it will
only allow access to certain folders. If I try to access
the WINDOWS directory or the Program Files directory or
any user's documents and settings besides "Default User",
I get an "Access Denied" Message. On the XP Pro machine
that I am sharing the drive out of, I have given everyone
access, but still does the same thing. On the XP Home
machine that I am sharing the C: drive out on, it doesn't
have an option to change the permissions.

What can I do to be able to see ALL OF THE CONTENTS OF
EVERY FOLDER ON THE C: DRIVE. Please help.
 
I am trying to share the whole C Drive between 2 Windows
XP computers. There are 2 different locations that I am
trying to do this at and both give the same result. At
one location, I am trying to share the C: drive of an XP
Home computer to an XP Pro Computer. At the other
location, they are both XP Pro.

What is happening is, I can see the share and map a
network drive to it no problem. The problem is, it will
only allow access to certain folders. If I try to access
the WINDOWS directory or the Program Files directory or
any user's documents and settings besides "Default User",
I get an "Access Denied" Message. On the XP Pro machine
that I am sharing the drive out of, I have given everyone
access, but still does the same thing. On the XP Home
machine that I am sharing the C: drive out on, it doesn't
have an option to change the permissions.

What can I do to be able to see ALL OF THE CONTENTS OF
EVERY FOLDER ON THE C: DRIVE. Please help.

Linux Man,

this is exactly how XP Home was designed. You cannot share the
entire drive and you cannot share certain folders.

Hans-Georg
 

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