Hello all,
I am using Windows 8.1.
From computer Windows 7 or Windows XP, I can not map to driver D$, E$, C$, etc of computer Windows 8.1.
When I select map network and enter path of computer Windows 8.1, then windows request enter user name and password. After I enter complete, windows request enter user name and password again, again, again.
Would you like to help me about this problem ?.
Best regards,
nocandcan
If you need full access to drives that were created under a different user name it's required to add check marks for full/partial access for Authenticated Users on the Security tab of the drive.
It's much safer from a security stand point to share from the Users folder rather than the actual drive letter or root of the drive.
You can also do this from the drive letter if you require full access to all files on the drive.
The top picture shows check marks added for Authenticated users from the C: drive>Properties>Security tab, just click the
edit button then add check marks which for me they all clicked on at once, you can adjust the level of access here, hit apply/OK to save settings.
Only do this if you require full access to all system files. It's not as safe this way and this method should be avoided in most cases.
The second picture shows the C:\Users folder>Properties, which shows full access as been checked for Everyone in the workgroup. This is a
safer method to share the drive because any Users or Attacker will only have access to the Users folder rather than all system files.
The third picture shows the default "Sharing Tab" setting for the Users folder.
The default setting is to share all Users folders then you just un-share the ones you want private by going to the network folder in the taskbar, choose
your User name there on the list just above "This PC" which will bring up all Users folders
4th picture.
At that point you can just right click the folders one at a time, choose "share with" then Nobody to un-share that particular user folder.
You can also choose to share with a specific user which is where you can add Everyone to the access list. The Everyone share relates to users who are in the local Workgroup but are not included in the Homegroup. This allows for selective per machine sharing and the ability to restrict access for users in the Workgroup while giving the Homegroup full access.