Network Shares

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Khyle Westmoreland

Hi there

I have upgraded to XP from ME recently, and after setting up my network
shares again (sharing the D: and E: drives), I have noticed there isn't an
option from the 'Security and Sharing' menu to password protect shares, as
there is in ME.

Is there any way to protect the shares, preferably with different passwords
for each share?

Thanks in advance,
Khyle - W
 
Hi there

I have upgraded to XP from ME recently, and after setting up my network
shares again (sharing the D: and E: drives), I have noticed there isn't an
option from the 'Security and Sharing' menu to password protect shares, as
there is in ME.

Is there any way to protect the shares, preferably with different passwords
for each share?

Thanks in advance,
Khyle - W
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I'm sorry, but Windows XP doesn't have passwords for shared disks and
folders the way that Windows 95, 98, and Me do.

Here are some ways to control access to your shared files:

1. Create a hidden share and only tell selected people about it. I've
written a web page with details:

Windows XP Simple File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm

2. Assign a password to the "Guest" account. When other people try
to access your computer, they'll be prompted to enter the password:

a. Click Start | Run.
b. Type "control userpasswords2" in the box and click OK.
c. Under "Users for this computer", click Guest.
d. Click Reset Password, enter a password, and click OK.

3. Create a compressed folder and define a password for it. Everyone
who accesses the folder, from the local computer or from the network,
must specify the password to access the files in the compressed
folder. This Microsoft Knowledge Base article has details:

HOW TO: Use Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306531

4. If you have Windows XP Professional, you can disable Simple File
Sharing and define access control lists that specify user names and
their allowed mode of access. Ron Lowe and I have written a web page
with details:

Windows XP Professional File Sharing

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm
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