Sharing external USB drive


  1. kool1zero
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    Sharing external USB drive


    okay, so i have a 1TB external hard drive and i wanna share it between my

    W7 ult desktop(the one its connected to,wired to router),
    another desktop (xp pro,wired connection as well),
    a w7 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....
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  3. kool1zero
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    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!
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