Re: XP Pro Document folder not shared

From: Cindy Winegarden (cindy.winegarden@mvps.org)
Date: 03/09/03 

From: "Cindy Winegarden" <cindy.winegarden@mvps.org>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 13:53:25 -0500

Hi Mandy,

I'm not a WinXP expert but as far as I know the "Shared Documents" are
shared among the various users that have logins on the one PC. That's why
Music and Pictures are usually in the Shared Documents folder while your
other, more personal, documents are not. Setting a folder to be shared
across a network is a different matter. It looks like you can enable that by
Right-click on the folder | Sharing and Security | Network sharing and
security | Click where it says "If you understand the security risks..."
After that you'll get a "Share this folder on the network" checkbox in the
lower part of the Sharing page.

>From the WinXP Help"
"If you both use the same computer
You can put the files you want to share in the Shared Documents folder.
Files stored in the Shared Documents folder or its subfolders are always
available to other users on your computer. (Step-by-step procedure)
 Note
If you are connected to a network domain, the Shared Documents, Shared
Pictures, and Shared Music folders are not available.
If both computers are on the same network
You can share a folder or drive on your computer with others on the network.
You can also control whether the files in the shared folder can be modified
by other users.
If your computer is connected to a network domain, use this procedure:
(Step-by-step procedure)
If your computer is connected to a workgroup, use this procedure:
(Step-by-step procedure)" 

-- 
Cindy Winegarden  MCSD, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
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"Mandy" <unknown at tampabay dot rr dot com> wrote in message 
news:uwTHWba5CHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I just upgraded from Windows XP Home to XP Pro. I wanted to share some 
> files
> with my wife's computer. I went to put them in "Shared Docs" folder, which 
> I
> know is really located at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents 
> but
> it isn't shared. I though that this is shared by default. I checked my
> network connection settings and there is a "File and Printer Sharing for
> Microsoft Networks" listed and it is checked. I'm logged in as
> Administrator. What do I need to do to get this folder shared for all 
> users
> (my wife) on my peer network. If it matters, her pc is running Windows XP
> Home. Also, my drive is NTFS.
>
>

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