# Windows 7: I Can't Control My Own Computer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-i-cant-control-my-own-computer/561472>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 21, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-i-cant-control-my-own-computer/561472 "2010-11-21T21:06:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-i-cant-control-my-own-computer/561472/21 "2010-11-23T12:57:52Z")

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> [@aceplace57](#):
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> The C:\Excel folder and C:\MyDocs folders are shared on each pc. We have a solid firewall to keep the shares safe.  
> Right now, our dept budget is too tight to replace the server.

just a thought .. As a computer guy who does alot of small business support.

A NAS box of some kind might be an excellent option here. Much cheaper than a server, create folders for each user on the nas, map that folder as a drive on each workstation, then move the my documents links to the mapped drive. Then the default saves go to the nas, which can be easily raided, and permissions should not be an issue.

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**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-i-cant-control-my-own-computer/561472/22 "2010-11-24T00:17:45Z")

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> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#):
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> Not a big fan of reading a whole thread before posting, are you **Askance**?

I searched the thread for “UAC”, got no hits, so posted that.

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**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-i-cant-control-my-own-computer/561472/23 "2010-11-24T07:21:25Z")

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So… no?

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