Limit Shared Folder Access

[Joe]

I have a peer to peer network and all machines use WinXP Pro and no server.
I want to share a folder on one workstation but only to two users on the
network. I am able to share the folder but everyone can access it. Can
this be done in WinXP Pro?

Tanks,

Joe

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have a peer to peer network and all machines use WinXP Pro and no server.
I want to share a folder on one workstation but only to two users on the
network. I am able to share the folder but everyone can access it. Can
this be done in WinXP Pro?

Tanks,

Joe

Full details here:

Windows XP Professional File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm
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[Chuck]

I have a peer to peer network and all machines use WinXP Pro and no server.
I want to share a folder on one workstation but only to two users on the
network. I am able to share the folder but everyone can access it. Can
this be done in WinXP Pro?

Tanks,

Joe

Joe,

If you disable Simple File Sharing (Control Panel - Folder Options - View -
Advanced settings) on your computer, you can setup a share with access
permissions as you need. Remember with peer to peer authentication, you have to
setup account / password pairs on the accessing system identical to the accessed
system.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[philip ashley]

try here

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/05createshares.htm

hth

philip ashley