[ltp] VMware 4.0 - Sharing Filesystems

[D. Sen]

I am running vmware but having problems sharing files through the 
built-in file-sharing protocol. The only way I've been able to do it is 
to run samba on the same machine and map a network drive. With the built 
in shared drive (which defaults to Z drive), I can see the files through 
explorer in "read-only" mode. I cant use a console/dos window to get to 
Z drive and `dir` the files...

Also have problems printing through the printer connected to the local 
parallel port.

Tod Harter wrote:
> There really is no legitimate way to deal with the problem, except to register 
> XP on the VM...
> 
> The issue is that the virtual hardware just isn't the same as the real 
> hardware, so XP thinks it has to reregister itself. You would have to run 
> seperate installs of XP and have seperate licenses to live by MS's rules I 
> guess.
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 25 June 2003 01:03 pm, Steve Krulewitz wrote:
> 
>>Hey all --
>>
>>Since we were on the subject of vmware, I was wondering if anyone has a
>>solution to Windows XP activation issues.  I am using VMWare 4.0 and
>>booting XP off the raw partition which works great, but it keeps asking me
>>to re-activate.  Is there a way around this?  I've done some googling and
>>the best answer I have found was to install Windows 2000.
>>
>>thanks for any help,
>>-steve
> 
> 

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