Accessing Shared Windows Folders

You know, I think in general leopard's implementation of sharing windows folders is buggy at best. We tried accessing our work windows servers with two separate macbooks running leopard with similar results. They would connect (using a login and password), and then randomly disconnect. After disconnecting, it would be impossible to reconnect (it would simply say "connection failed", with no explanation.) It was quite frustrating and I almost lost some work as I had been working on a word document over the server.

 

Yes, this is a "Windows security thing". By default in Windows XP you are using Simple Sharing which basically means that others don't have access to your private folders. Are you using Home? Or Pro? Instead of changing permissions the easiest thing would be to move the files/folders you want to give access to to a shared folder. More difficult would be (if you're on Pro) to change the permissions model to "not be Simple Shared", and give access to whoever you want. Be aware that this would mean that everyone that fits the bill has those access permissions.

 

Then you should be able to share the whole C drive, or just the Documents and Settings folder

 

Windows XP Home in Safe Mode isn't the answer either, as most logically this would mean no network connections. You can start in Safe Mode With Networking though, but that will introduce other vulnerabilities.

In Safe Mode many protections will not be loaded, so running in Safe Mode with a network connection would mean you are wide open to everyone and everything that wants to snoop around on your hard disc.

If this is the way you want to go then at leat yank out the connection to the Internet as that would keep them out while you are doing the copying.

On the other hand, wouldn't it be easier to copy the files and folders you want on your Mac to the Drop Box of the Mac account?