Re: How to change max user limit on shared folder

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If you need more than 10, buy a server.

LilyS wrote:
I'm using Win XP Pro and have several folders that are shared. In the sharing properties, I select user limit of "Maximum Allowed". I found out that the max for XP Pro is 10. Is there a way to increase the maximum? Sometimes we can have about 20 users. Thanks

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