On 22 May, 20:17, Chuck Anderson <websiteaddr...@seemy.sig> wrote:
> s this simply not possible over a Windows XP LAN?
>
> I have a wireless network in my home with one remote computer. *I have
> shared a folder containing installation files. *Some are zip files,
> others are executables. *I want to install software on the remote
> machine by opening shared .exe installation files, but when I try to
> Open them, nothing happens. *I can see why this might be considered a
> security risk, but is there a way to tell Windows XP to open them
> anyway? *(I have already disabled the firewall.)
>
> TIA,
> * Chuck


If using File And Printer Sharing, you go to a shared folder on a
remote computer, and run an EXE then it runs on your local machine,
not the remote one.

I don't know why nothing happens when you double click one, but
clearly it is not what you want anyway.

One way to run it is to access the screen of the remote machine, and
execute the file. Windows remote desktop(it is built into windows
xp). or VNC.
Another way is a command line program by "sysinternals" calls psexec.

And maybe telnet might do it too.. windows xp (NT?) has a built in
telnet server you can start.

For remote desktop.. To start the server, (server is for the remote
machine, you do some checkbox within ctrl panel..system..). To start
the client(do this on the local machine), you do
start...run..mstsc<ENTER> to run mstsc.exe

Whatever servers you are running.. I suggest you have the windows
firewall On. And allowing them through. BUT LIMIT (what windows
firewall calls) "THE SCOPE" to your own network. So that other
computers cannot connect.. The NAT Router you probably use should stop
them anyway. But it isn't really designed with that purpose.. The
Firewall should be set to stop them.
You may want to go to a port scanning website like Shields Up on
grc.com, and try that

note: Steve Gibson who runs GRC and made Shields Up, is a very bad
character.. Don't take him seriously.. His website information is
propaganda to obfuscate things in order to make -real- technical
information more obscure, and confusing, so as to hide knowledge from
potential hackers learning from his website. He admitted himself that
he "set up a deliberate disinformation campaign". He is on tape saying
that, audio online somewhere. There used to be a website called
grcsucks that exposed him.. A few of its files are still around.
Very evil dangerous man.. But I have found his Shields Up thing
useful.