I’m trying to set up a batch file to make it easier for a user to share a removable hard drive (a persistent share gets turned off the first time the machine is booted without the drive attached).
But trying to use NET SHARE is returning:
Any ideas? I’m stuck.
Is File and Printer Sharing enabled in Network properties?
And what happens when you enter NET /?
Does it list SHARE as one of the valid commands? If not, I’d guess that you’re SOL.
Yes, file and printer sharing is enabled (good call) - I can share the drive normally through the right-click menu in Explorer.
Nope; SHARE isn’t listed when I type SHARE /? - indeed the list of supported commands seems very short - only about a dozen of them.
I’m sure I’ve used it in Win98 though, ME should be the same…
It would appear that the ME version of the NET command is a cripple. On an XP system, NET /? returns:
NET [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP | HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | NAME | PAUSE | PRINT | SEND | SESSION | SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]
Wouldn’t be the first time that ME came up short!