> For me, the test is simple. Right-click on 'my computer'. Share the C: drive. > If it is really shared, you have an operating system that is worth a sh.t. If > it is not shared, then you have crap. Now, if M$ would have some kind of > dialog that would walk you through the sharing, then I would be convinced. To > date, sharing XP, 2003, Vista is hit or miss. When you 'share' the drive, you > have done nothing. The drive is not shared. Not even close. Instead of doing > the work I should be doing, I am fishing around on local policy, services, > and other obscure menus and stupidily worded selections that change with > every version. There is nothing consistent. Nothing is ever fixed. Things are > just moved around and renamed to make you think that there is some kind of > development going on at M$.
That's not true - you can set individual access rights on every file/folder on your computer, in both Windows XP and Vista. > > Right now, my development network has 2 Win2000, 2 XP and 1 Win2003 and a > Crapsta laptop that is turned off. All computers can freely share all files > This is required for development of software - except one of the XP computers > cannot access the 2003 server and the 2003 server cannot access that XP. Both > can 'see' each other in the network display. Neither can ping the other. When > you click on the computer name, it says you don't have permission. All > computers are logged in with the Administrator user so that is stupid and not > true. There is no domain. Only an idiot would design an operating system like > this. It is obvious that there is no quality control. No one tested this > crap. It is easy to copy files between those two computers when you are on > any of the other computers so there is no question about all computers being > connected correctly. Microsoft designs are garbage. There is no quality. No > thinking. There is no one in charge. The company is obviously run by lawyers a > nd sales people. The company is obviously a monopoly and we will all be > stuck with this crap for a long time. Ping has nothing to do with windows at all. If they can't ping each other AND their firewalls are off, then check the cabling/routers - you have a hardware flaw. Sharing all files is not required for software development at all. Use a version control system instead. Visual Source Safe, Team Server, or Subversion (which is free, btw). =============================== Bottom line, your rant is based on nothing. You have problems, but the reason for your problems is elsewhere, not in Windows. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
