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Upping max users on shared folder

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by centerdirector

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I am running WinXPPro. I have a shared folder on my desktop with several laptops mapped to it. The max number of users is 10 and that is not enough. How can I allow more users to access the shared folder simultaneously?

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by cactus pete

You can either move this to a server with licenses for more concurrent connections, or you can load a webserver there of some sort, and change the method in which you are sharing the files.

by saihib

You can't. Microsoft designed it that way because it forces people to buy their Server version of the OS. Think about it. If a cheaper version of the OS did the same thing as the more expensive Server version, who would ever buy the Server version?

by joseph moore

Answer2 is correct. NT4 Workstation, Win2K Professional, and WinXP all have this same limitation of 10 concurrent users at a time. That is the max built into the OS. This cannot be changed.
You will need to install the Win2000 Server or Wi2k3 Server on this machine, or share out the folder on an already running Server machine, and put the data in it.

hope this helps

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