Sharing like XP?

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Nigel Molesworth

I've read a lot about the various ways to configure file sharing on a
Vista PC, and I'm now confused. The bottom line is this:

Is it possible to set up XP type file sharing between Vista PCs
*without* having the same account on both of them?
 
I've read a lot about the various ways to configure file sharing on a
Vista PC, and I'm now confused. The bottom line is this:

Is it possible to set up XP type file sharing between Vista PCs
*without* having the same account on both of them?
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Nigel,

You could use Guest authentication (PPS Disabled), as long as you understand the
limitations.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/evaluate/vista_fp.mspx

Have you tried the following:
In Vista Networking and Sharing:
1 Network Discovery ON
2 File Sharing ON
3 Public Folder Sharing ON
4 Password Protected OFF
5 and the Network should be set to “Privateâ€

And have you made sure that the workgroup names are the same on XP and Vista.
By default XP is MSHOME and Vista is WORKGROUP; they should be the same.
Also "Shared Docs" in XP is called "Public Folder" in Vista
 
I've never been able to share just the douments folder but you can share your
user folder, which will allow access to documents and all else.
 
I've never been able to share just the douments folder but you can share your
user folder, which will allow access to documents and all else.
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My Documents folder is not a subfolder of Users.
 
Nigel, I am the only user of both my computers; and I just right-clicked
Documents in Windows Explorer, and shared.
It works for me.
 
"My Documents" is not a real folder. It is a junction that VISTA uses to
interface with legacy programs. The new name is just "Documents" and is under
User/<your user name>/.
 
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