steve_goddard
VMware Employee
VMware Employee

Hi there,

I am the main developer for VMware Shared Folders, and this is the correct way I would tell anyone to modify the Shared Folders server name and share name if you need to do so.

However, it is important to keep somethings in mind when doing so.

Stick to names that are valid for the UNC standards.

Avoid a server name that could clash with a real host out on your network if you have one. (The server name should not get sent to LanManager (unless by bugs or accident) and on to the network but MS system components have done so in the past, bugs. This either leads to delays or going to an incorrect server machine. Both situations you will want to avoid.)

Good luck, everything should work after you have edited the Windows registry and then rebooted the Windows VM.

Steve

Thanks. Steve
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