Re: Toggling Simple/Advanced File Sharing! NEED HELP PLEASE!!

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Anonymous wrote:

> Thank you in adancve for any help I can get with my problem. When I
> installed Windows XP Professional the second time, and was setting up
> the network during installation, I decided to try "advanced" file
> sharing this
> time. Now, none of the 4 other computers in the home network can
> access my
> shared files! They can't even browse the folders. 2 of these
> computers also
> use Windows XP professional, the other 2 use 98SE. I would like to
> know how to set file sharing back to Simple mode like I had it before,
> without
> re-installing Windows. This problem is very annoying in my house's
> home
> netowkr because I am like a file server. The other computers often
> open files from the databases on my computer (including music, movies,
> and games).
> Thanks again in advance for any help with this!
>
> - Matt

Enable Simple File Sharing from the Folders Options applet in Control
Panel. Look on the View tab. All your XP computers need to be set the
same.

Malke
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