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Can Not Share Program Files

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Peer to Peer Network all running XP
I have enabled file sharing
I can share folders

Can not share program files

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by joseph moore

Yes, I am also a little unclear on your meaning.
Are you saying that you have shared out your Program Files folder, and you want other remote users to connect to the shared out folder and run a program?
And when you do that, the program does not work????
If so, then yes, of course it won't work! Most programs install drivers and make Registry entries that require they be installed on each machine that will run them.
Maybe something like Solitaire you can get to work over a network connection like this, but something like Office or Photoshop will NOT work in this scenario. You would need to install the program on each user workstation. YOu canshare out data files, but not the program files themselves.

hope this helps

by kumaran

May I know the sequence of happenings when u try to share the folder and the exact error message.

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