2 very different questions

unwashed potato! · 25 Sep 2006 at 22:22

1. I heard somewhere that you can get into a persons computer files if they are on the same network as you by just typing the address of the folder or something like that, is this true? if so how? what i mean is like with his shared folder, but see all his folders and get into them without him knowing

2. I want to install vista but i need another partition to put it on, how do i create this?

thanks all

Memphis · 25 Sep 2006 at 22:30

1) That would put you in the realms of the computer misuse act, and would be against the rules of this board.

2) You need to use some form of partition management software. The generally accepted leader is Partition Magic.

bledd · 25 Sep 2006 at 22:30

start, run
\\computername\c$\

get to their c drive if administrative shares are enabled..

i'd get a seperate hard drive for vista tbh, less hassle

Steve09 · 25 Sep 2006 at 22:33

Wouldn't install Vista

Burnsy2023 · 25 Sep 2006 at 23:20

bledd. said:
start, run
\\computername\c$\

get to their c drive if administrative shares are enabled..

i'd get a seperate hard drive for vista tbh, less hassle

They are enabled by default but you'll need admin rights to access it, either domain admin or local admin for that machine.

Burnsy

unwashed potato! · 25 Sep 2006 at 23:43

burnsy2023 said:
They are enabled by default but you'll need admin rights to access it, either domain admin or local admin for that machine.

Burnsy

oh right well im neither so no other way?

Burnsy2023 · 25 Sep 2006 at 23:54

addy_010 said:
oh right well im neither so no other way?

Before I answer, any particular reason?

Burnsy

unwashed potato! · 26 Sep 2006 at 00:45

burnsy2023 said:
Before I answer, any particular reason?

Burnsy

not really, thought it would be cool if i could just do it and he be like how you get on my pc etc, and mainly really i guess because im trying to learn as much as possible about computers, and just one little thing i heard you could do but never knew if true and how so firugred i'd ask

bledd · 26 Sep 2006 at 01:21

if you can fly this, you're good enough

unwashed potato! · 26 Sep 2006 at 11:00

bledd. said:
if you can fly this, you're good enough

if i can fly what?

Burnsy2023 · 26 Sep 2006 at 15:26

addy_010 said:
if i can fly what?

He means if you can get into the share you don't need to learn much more.

The answer is no without exploiting OS security holes. But as Memphis has said, you would be violating the Computer Misuse Act if you knowingly gained access.

Burnsy

unwashed potato! · 26 Sep 2006 at 22:08

burnsy2023 said:
He means if you can get into the share you don't need to learn much more.

The answer is no without exploiting OS security holes. But as Memphis has said, you would be violating the Computer Misuse Act if you knowingly gained access.

Burnsy

i see, well i guess i'll just have to learn more and discover it for myself somehwere down the road. Thanks for the help, blooming computer misuse acts ay