Re: How to configure file sharing in Windows XP??

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Crackles McFarly wrote:
I've already visited this location with no luck >

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304040

All I want to do is share a folder with another computer via my home's
LAN.

The "Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended)" is not listed on my
computer anywhere either.

Can someone walk me through this please?




On each WinXP PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be able to access the designated shares, provided your network is configured properly. Also, make sure that WinXP's built-in firewall is disabled on the internal LAN connection.

Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless -- almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful, easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and here:

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/homenet/default.asp

Networking Information
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm

PracticallyNetworked Home
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm


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