okay, so i have a 1TB external hard drive and i wanna share it between my
Windows 7 ult desktop(the one its connected to,wired to router),
another desktop (xp pro,wired connection as well),
a Windows 7 ult laptop (wirelessly),
and a xp pro laptop (again wireless)
the complicated part is i wanna password protect at least part of it from the rest of my family so i can hide my ....stuff....
Last edited by kool1zero; 05 Mar 2011 at 11:30 PM..
Reason: make my list a little easier to differentiate
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x86 Motherboard Asus P5N-D Memory 8 Gig(4 x 2 Gig) Graphics Card 2 x GeForce 9500 GT (SLI) Monitor(s) Displays 2 x 25" VGA, 1 37" DVI-D
Hard Drives 1x 5400 RPM 100 gig
4 x 5400 RPM 250 gig RAID 0+1
1 TB USB 3.0 external hard drive
500 gig external
anyone? i've been doing some reading and it seems like if i want to share this drive from this computer and password protect it, then im going to need to switch from a workgroup to a domain, which i am not opposed to doing, but would prefer to avoid. i have from my reading gathered it would be a complicated process and i dont quite understand domains all the way yet....
SO! if anyone has a simpler idea than switching from workgroup to domain in my household and setting up a tree structure please offer them!
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x86 Motherboard Asus P5N-D Memory 8 Gig(4 x 2 Gig) Graphics Card 2 x GeForce 9500 GT (SLI) Monitor(s) Displays 2 x 25" VGA, 1 37" DVI-D
Hard Drives 1x 5400 RPM 100 gig
4 x 5400 RPM 250 gig RAID 0+1
1 TB USB 3.0 external hard drive
500 gig external