Members of the Administrators group and the Power Users group, discussed later in this chapter, are the only users who retain the rights to create shared network folders. Windows XP Professional implements a new feature called Simple File Sharing, which is enabled by default when the computer is stand-alone or a member of a network workgroup. Simple File Sharing is disabled when the computer is a member of a Windows domain.
Remote users who access a shared folder over the network always authenticate as the Guest user account when Simple File Sharing is enabled. To turn off Simple File Sharing for a stand-alone system, or for a computer that is a member of a workgroup, perform the following steps:.
To share a folder with the network with Simple File Sharing disabled, you can use My Computer or Windows Explorer and follow these steps:. Right-click the folder that you want to share and then select Sharing And Security from the pop-up menu. Type in a Share Name or accept the default name. Windows XP uses the actual folder name as the default Share Name. Type in a Comment, if you desire.
Comments appear in the Browse list when users search for network resources. Comments can help users to locate the proper network shares. Windows XP Professional permits a maximum of 10 concurrent network connections per share. Specify the Allow This Number Of Users option only if you need to limit the number of concurrent users for this share to fewer than Click OK to create the shared folder.
The folder now becomes available to others on your network. To remove a network share, right-click the shared folder and choose the Sharing And Securiy option. The folder will no longer be shared with the network.
To share a folder with the network with Simple File Sharing disabled, you may use the Shared Folders MMC snap-in from a custom console, or you can use the Shared Folders snap-in as part of the Computer Management Console by following these steps:. Right-click the My Computer icon and select Manage, or open an empty Microsoft Management Console window and add the Shared Folders snap-in for the local computer.
Select one of the basic share permissions listed, or click Customize Share And Folder Permissions to define your own share permissions. Use NTFS security permissions to specify access control levels for both users and groups. By having only one set of permissions to manage, security access levels are less confusing, and you avoid possible conflicts with share permissions.
In addition, NTFS security permissions apply to both remote network users and local users, so users cannot circumvent security permissions by logging on to the local computer.
To remove a shared folder from the Shared Folders snap-in, simply right-click the shared folder and select Stop Sharing. Click Yes and the folder will no longer be shared on the network. Windows XP Professional automatically creates shared folders by default each and every time the computer is started.
When users browse through the My Network Places window, for example, they cannot see that such hidden shares even exist; Microsoft Windows Networking does not allow hidden shares to be displayed. The default hidden network shares include the following:. IPCs support communications between objects on different computers over a network by manipulating the low-level details of network transport protocols.
IPCs enable the use of distributed application programs that combine multiple processes working together to accomplish a single task. When a remote computer connects to a printer over the network, the appropriate printer driver is downloaded to the remote PC. Although you can temporarily disable hidden shares, you cannot delete them without modifying the Registry which is not recommended , because they get re-created each time the computer restarts.
You can connect to a hidden share, but only if you provide a user account with administrative privileges along with the appropriate password for that user account. Administrators can create their own custom administrative hidden shares simply by adding a dollar sign to the share name of any shared folder. Users and network administrators have several options available to them for connecting to shared network resources. These options include the following:.
At this point, you are connected to that shared resource, provided that you possess the proper user ID, password, and security permissions needed to access the shared folder.
You can connect to a network share from My Network Places. To use the My Network Places window, perform the following steps:. Enter the Internet Or Network Address, or click Browse to locate the network share by viewing the available network resources.
From the Network sharing and security group, check the option Share this folder on network in order to enable the the Sharing feature. If you don't want others to change or modify you files, you should uncheck the option Allow network users to change my files We suggest use not more than 12 characters for the share name , if any Windows 9x user would access this share folder Press OK to confirm this operation.
Now you can see an icon with a hand holding the folder. Connecting from client: First of all, logon the client machine e. Then we need to locate the host machine e.
Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Not enough information. You can type in a new name in the Share name text box to change your folder name on the network, however this will not change the folder name on your computer.
Click Apply. Just click that another folder link to disable the private option. Click here to learn about how to make folder private instead of file sharing. You have successfully shared your folder. Here's another way to pay it forward
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