windows xp home edition

[chris]

my personal home network is wireless and i am sharing
files between two computers, however when i go to school
there is a wireless network there also that i log unto.
As such my shared folders are available to anyone on the
network. i do not want people at the school network to
have access to my shared folders but windows xp home
edition does not let me password protect my folders on
the network. can you please suggest an efficient way to
allow me to share my files on my home network but not at
the school's network, other window's version allow
password protection of shared folders. please reply to
the email i have submitted ASAP. thank you

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

my personal home network is wireless and i am sharing
files between two computers, however when i go to school
there is a wireless network there also that i log unto.
As such my shared folders are available to anyone on the
network. i do not want people at the school network to
have access to my shared folders but windows xp home
edition does not let me password protect my folders on
the network. can you please suggest an efficient way to
allow me to share my files on my home network but not at
the school's network, other window's version allow
password protection of shared folders. please reply to
the email i have submitted ASAP. thank you

Assign a password to the "Guest" account. When other people try to
access your computer, they'll be prompted to enter the password:

1. Click Start | Run.
2. Type "control userpasswords2" in the box and click OK.
3. Under "Users for this computer", click Guest.
4. Click Reset Password, enter a password, and click OK.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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