Managing Shares

[ZZ_Scarab]

Hi,

I'm trying to create some shares to use in my LAN. In the Help, it states
that in Computer Management, I should be able to right-click on a created
share, choose Properties and be able to control access by users, etc.
Alternatively, if I right-click on the share in Windows Explorer, and choose
Sharing... I should get a dialog box with a Sharing tab that allows me to
remove the share,c reate a new share and name it, and set permissions on the
share. There should also be a Security tab that displays which users/groups
have what access.

However, when I try either method, the Properties choice is not there in
Computer Management and, in Windows Explorer, the Security tab isn't there,
and the Sharing tab looks quite different with no buttons for setting
permissions, or creating a new share, etc. The only fields are two
checkboxes labeled "Share this folder on the network" and "Allow network
users to change my files", and a field for typing the name of the share.

I'm running WinXP PRO SP2 with the latest updates, the file system is NTFS
and I'm a member of the Administrators group.

What am I missing?

Thanks

 

[Nepatsfan]

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Hi,

I'm trying to create some shares to use in my LAN. In the
Help, it
states that in Computer Management, I should be able to
right-click
on a created share, choose Properties and be able to control
access
by users, etc. Alternatively, if I right-click on the share
in
Windows Explorer, and choose Sharing... I should get a dialog
box
with a Sharing tab that allows me to remove the share,c reate
a new
share and name it, and set permissions on the share. There
should
also be a Security tab that displays which users/groups have
what
access.
However, when I try either method, the Properties choice is
not there
in Computer Management and, in Windows Explorer, the Security
tab
isn't there, and the Sharing tab looks quite different with
no
buttons for setting permissions, or creating a new share,
etc. The
only fields are two checkboxes labeled "Share this folder on
the
network" and "Allow network users to change my files", and a
field
for typing the name of the share.
I'm running WinXP PRO SP2 with the latest updates, the file
system is
NTFS and I'm a member of the Administrators group.

What am I missing?

Thanks

Disable Simple File Sharing, Control Panel -> Folder Options ->
View tab -> Uncheck "Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended).

You might want to do a little research on file sharing in XP
before you go any further. You can start with these articles.

How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a
shared folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874/

How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[ZZ_Scarab]

Thank you very much. That's exactly what I was looking for.

 

[Nepatsfan]

You're welcome.

Nepatsfan

In

Thank you very much. That's exactly what I was looking for.