Topic: Share Folders On The Network In Windows Xp Sp2 (Read 43 times)

47_M450N_47 · « **on:** August 08, 2007, 11:38:00 PM »

Sometimes you have to run that network identification wizard thing to open up that option. It seems like every other time I format I have to run that wizard, the other times it works by just turning on simple file sharing.

47_M450N_47 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2007, 07:26:00 AM »

Did you make your My Documents folder private when you created the user account?

Try to share a random folder in the root of C:\ (but not Windows) and see if it will let you share that. If you can share that you probably have your My Documents folder set to private. You should be able to turn this off by going to the control panel>users.

CJLee89 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2007, 12:33:00 PM »

in order to share anything you have to have the guest account turned on.

47_M450N_47 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2007, 03:35:00 PM »

..no you don't, I never turn the guest account on.

Alex548 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 09, 2007, 03:53:00 PM »

Give this a try, it worked for me:
http://www.pcstats.c...t...1676&page=9
This helps you create a permanent folder on your PC for your USB storage device. Follow the steps to create the folder, enable sharing of that folder, sit back and enjoy.

Quote from article:

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When it is plugged in, the drive is accessible like any other folder on the disk you chose. When the drive is unplugged, the folder will still appear as normal, but will be inaccessible. You can share this folder over a network just as you would with any other folder.

This makes sharing USB devices (including thumb drives) very easy.

CJLee89 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 09, 2007, 05:22:00 PM »

QUOTE(47_M450N_47 @ Aug 9 2007, 06:11 PM)

..no you don't, I never turn the guest account on.

are you sure you didnt set up a domain instead?

Alex548 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 09, 2007, 06:38:00 PM »

^ I don't have a guest account enabled, but I can still can share files w/other PC's on my network.

47_M450N_47 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 10, 2007, 09:28:00 AM »

Nope, standard workgroup environment.

Perplexer · « **Reply #8 on:** August 10, 2007, 10:06:00 PM »

If all else fails, just share the drive over XBSMP with CCXGUI Lite.

CJLee89 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 11, 2007, 01:15:00 PM »

ok. thanks for correcting me. at the time my cousin, MCSE, helped me set sharing up since he know more about it that i did. i tested file sharing and printer sharing and both worked. sorry for the wrong info.

sp3cialk · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2007, 08:43:00 AM »

QUOTE(CJLee89 @ Aug 11 2007, 03:51 PM)

ok. thanks for correcting me. at the time my cousin, MCSE, helped me set sharing up since he know more about it that i did. i tested file sharing and printer sharing and both worked. sorry for the wrong info.

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SC10-E · « **Reply #11 on:** August 17, 2007, 10:51:00 AM »

QUOTE(sp3cialk @ Aug 17 2007, 11:19 AM)

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CJLee89 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 18, 2007, 07:43:00 AM »

im not laughing....and that is my family you are talking about.

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer......in case you guys are that stupid

throwingks · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2007, 09:14:00 AM »

Take it easy. Everyone knows what MCSE stands for. They were being silly, it wasn't personal. It is a fairly common joke.

There is no reason for you to act like that.

mrRobinson · « **Reply #14 on:** August 18, 2007, 04:59:00 PM »

If your my documents is private use the one that is under "shared folders" or something. You should see them all right in my computer.

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