TheBlueDragon Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hi people, Me and my brothers computers both use WndowsXP and are connected to the net via a DSL-504 Router. My question is, Is it possible for him to access my CD drive? I know it was possible with older versions of Windows but dont know about XP. If its possible, what do I need to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Well, I just right-clicked on my CDROM drive in 'My Computer' and the Sharing and Security option was available, so I think it's worth a try. Right click, and select the Sharing and Security option, then follow the destructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beakerzoid Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 As Joe says, set the sharing properties of the drive and it should work. I've been doing it to share the DVD drive on one of my PCs with the rest of the network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY (2) Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Hi, you have the same router as me and you certainly can share your drive over the network. I use the CD/DVD drive on my machine when sitting at my sons pc at least a couple of times a week. I also share the printer on my sons with the rest of the network. Ive had my 504 for about 2 1/2 years now and its never been anything but reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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