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Original Post: Have I mentioned that Windows networking sucks eggs?
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The saga continues. I love the way files get copied across the network - a random amount of time spent in a dialog stating "Preparing to copy", followed by a slow motion transfer of bits. Then there's directory sharing - whether you can share a given directory or not seems to be a random event - when I wanted to share "Program Files" (in order to transfer my mail client), I was told that I could drag the folder over to "Shared Documents", or I could walk through the network wizard, which seems to have some other purpose entirely. Which part of "just open up the effing machine, darnit" isn't clear here? Why do I have to walk through a million steps to accomplish something that ought to be simple? I swear, it would be simpler to burn a CD....
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