Dont know how it would work so might be wrong :)
If i installed a program on a pc named "Joe Blogs" on a large hard drive eg e: and on my other networked pc install it under "Joe Blogs\e:\networkfiles\instalations\thatsoftware\" would i be abel to run that software from both pc's? Obviosly id have to leave "Joe Blogs" on all the time. is there anything ive missed or totaly messed up on? Here's a laugh for you about it: i can get roaming profiles to work but cant with this :p.
Thank you all that have looked or helped :)
Feel free to email me with any info you cant put on here (pdf's etc) callum_collins@yahoo.co.uk
2007-10-03 19:49:52 · 7 answers · asked by callum_collins 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
I have two origanal instalation disk's for all the software i have got and both with licence keys. however they are al the same versions to the exact build number. One of my computers hasnt got much hard drive space left due to my line of work (digital art) however my other computer has 1tb space on it. Makes sence to use that for all my programs and store the end files localy. Obviously i would have to run the installation on each computer i want it on and possibly edit registry keys. This was the easy bit what the problem actually was, was the fact that, I haddn't changed the settings for file sharing. On the computer storing the install i had set the hard drive's sharing settings to user CANNOT change my files. So i couldent install from the networked computer as i wasnt't aloud to write to the hard drive. Simple really just to simple to expect it. :) Thanks guy's :)
2007-10-04 09:39:23 · update #1
Yes this should be fine. If you are running Windows XP or Vista you may need to make sure that file and printer sharing is turned on in the Network control panel. You should also map the drive of the original installation on you other pc's.
And the last thing is you might have to turn off window firewall depending on how you have user account set up.
2007-10-03 19:55:28 · answer #1 · answered by Randy W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a start some software locks once it is accessed. This means one copy can only be run by one person at any time, and Windows may hold the lock for some time after somebody closes the program. Also you need to run the installer on each machine, as it will need library files loaded to each machine's system directory, and registry entries (sometimes hundreds of them) pointing to these and the program's directory. This defeats the object. Running normal software not designed for this is always slower then running it locally. Also this still leaves the problem of each machine getting activation keys etc.
2007-10-03 23:02:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using two different PCs with the same path will not damage or mess up in your system. Imagine how many people has a computer and the same name, with different password or user-name. Though having the same name they may use their own name in their computer and about 45% people over the world uses the same path and this haven't affect anyone of them.
So this prove us that using same path on two different PCs will not affect anyone of them. The computer will be stable and will run normally or even execute all action.
From Balthazar™
2007-10-03 20:03:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without knowing the name of the program, this is hard to answer. But, try this:
Install the program on each PC.
Then, configure the program on each PC to save to the network drive.
2007-10-03 19:58:33 · answer #4 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never tried it. All I am used to seeing is a server/client install of a program. Where there is a server that you initially install something and holds all the records, then on the clients where you install something else and connects it to the server.
2007-10-03 19:55:28 · answer #5 · answered by b_jay82 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi, I'm not terribly sure but roaming profiles are a feature of WinNT and greater serverWare using LDAP.
installing programs are generally restricted to a local machine and its registry, does this make sense?!
2007-10-03 19:58:21 · answer #6 · answered by rusty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u will could use a community hub and connect it to direct LAN twine which ought to be linked to laptop and then spend to purchase to purchase 2 greater such wires and connect it to yer laptop's LAN card and lappy too or you need to use a wirless router which will help to miove pass from one place to a diverse. In settings set immediately dfetect settings. If it does not paintings then u can bypass to any cyber cafe and wat setup they r utilising there
2016-10-21 00:02:52 · answer #7 · answered by bachmann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋