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Install application in XP Virtual pc, make it available to other computers on network
My client has 4 pc’s running Windows 2000 Pro and one new pc running Windows 7 pro in a peer to peer network. There is an important application which will NOT install in Windows 7 Pro. I successfully installed the XP virtual pc. But when I create a folder in the virtual pc it is set to read only.
The name of the Windows 7 pc is MSERVER7. The name of the XP virtual pc is pcvxp
1.) The folder properties in the XP virtual pc are set to read only. How do I set folder properties to read / write?
2.) I will install the legacy application to the XP virtual pc. The Virtual pc has the same work group as the Windows 2000 Pro pc’s . The work group is called Eec. What must I do to enable the Windows 2000 Pro pc’s to access the folders in the XP virtual pc? I have to share them somehow.
3.) Then I will have to map a drive letter from the Windows 2000 Pro pcs to the shared drive on the XP virtual pc. When I create the mapped drive, what parameters do I enter to accomplish this? Please give me very clear instructions on this.
The name of the Windows 7 pc is MSERVER7. The name of the XP virtual pc is pcvxp
1.) The folder properties in the XP virtual pc are set to read only. How do I set folder properties to read / write?
2.) I will install the legacy application to the XP virtual pc. The Virtual pc has the same work group as the Windows 2000 Pro pc’s . The work group is called Eec. What must I do to enable the Windows 2000 Pro pc’s to access the folders in the XP virtual pc? I have to share them somehow.
3.) Then I will have to map a drive letter from the Windows 2000 Pro pcs to the shared drive on the XP virtual pc. When I create the mapped drive, what parameters do I enter to accomplish this? Please give me very clear instructions on this.
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- start the virtual pc properties window (this is how i would explain it)
- Right click and then click on Settings.
- At the top there is an option to create a folder.
- Create the folder and then highlight the folder.
- At the top menu, see the option called Organize.
- In here one can share the folder. AND what's more important is one can set read / write privileges
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And then, yes, as markoilic says, use the format of \\XPname\folder name and it can be seen by the other Windows 2000 Pro machines. And those pc's can write / read the folder.