Hello,
I'm using offline files from a network share (SBS2008) mounted to drive F: (\\svr\f) on my Windows 8.1 host.
I would like to be able to use these files also on my Windows XP guest.
I've set a shared folder to the guest (Path: F:, Name: F, automount, permanent).
Unfortunately it's not working when I'm offline.
What am I doing wrong?
Thank you
Anduz
Offline files in Windows XP Guest
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mpack
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Re: Offline files in Windows XP Guest
Show exactly the path you are using for the share? Hint: "F" is a filename, not a path. "F:\" would be a path.
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Re: Offline files in Windows XP Guest
From the manual, Chapter 4.3 Shared Folders
which means you can't share a share.Shared folders must physically reside on the host and are then shared with the guest
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Re: Offline files in Windows XP Guest
I'm not sure the manual is correct there. It would be correct if we were talking a true network share, but I can't see why GA shared folders would care about the source media type, as long as the host OS provides a consistent API covering all media types - and I know that Windows hosts do.