Configure, Manage and

troubleshoot access to share

folders, create and remove the
share
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• KHUBAIB
• SAIF
ABDUL SHAKOOR
How to Share Files and Folders in Windows
 XP:
This lecture explains how to share files and folders in
Windows XP workgroup network step by step with
examples including how enable advance sharing. Sharing
files and folders in Windows XP is much easier than the
earlier version of Windows. Windows XP allows us to share
a file and folder with two different access levels; Read only
and Read and write. For this lecture I assume that
Workgroup is properly setup in network. To learn how to
setup a Windows XP workgroup network step by step,
please see the following lecture.
Sharing Files and Folders in Windows XP Workgroup
Network :

 We can share any existing

folder or can create a new
folder for sharing. In both
conditions steps are same.
 Let’s create a new folder
named Shared folder. Create
a test file in this folder
with some dummy content
and save it
To share this folder, select it and do right click. From right
click context menu click Sharing and Security

• In opened window, switch to

Sharing tab.
• In Network and Sharing
section, select Share this folder
on the network.
 Access Folder File
Level

This option is used to Read If folder is shared with this permission, network users If file is shared with this permission,

share folder with read Only will be allowed to navigate through the folder. They can
view the files and folders stored in this folder but they
network users can only view the content of
file. They are not allowed to modify the

only access. We can use cannot change them. content of file.

a separate share name

Full If folder is shared with this permission, network users If file is shared with this permission,
for the folder or can Access are allowed to do what they want to do. It means network users can edit, update and remove
network users have full permission on the folder. the file.
use the actual name. If
we change the name
here, network users
If we select the Allow network user to
will see the updated
change my files option, file or folder will
name instead of its
be shared with full access otherwise it will
actual name.
be shared with read only access.
A file or folder can be
shared with two access To understand access level practically, let’s
levels: - keep this option unchecked, and click OK.
 • Once folder is shared, an
indicating icon will appear under
the folder.
 How to access shared files and folders in workgroup
• ALL SHARED RESOURCES ARE BY
DEFAULT AVAILABLE IN MY NETWORK
• TO ACCESS A SHARED RESOURCE IN PLACES. IF YOU DON'T SEE ANY
WORKGROUP NETWORK, OPEN MY RECENTLY SHARED RESOURCES, PRESS
NETWORK PLACES. F5 KEY TO REFRESH THE MY NETWORK
PLACES. ALTERNATIVELY YOU CAN SEE,
WHAT IS SHARED BY MEMBERS
INDIVIDUALLY BY CLICKING VIEW
WORKGROUP COMPUTERS FROM LEFT
PANE.

• Open test file from PC1

(Shared Folder on PC1)
 Windows is not letting us to
edit. This is what read only
TRY TO APPEND THE TEST FILE.
permission do. We are allowed
WHAT HAPPENED?
to navigate the shared folder.
We are also allowed to view the
file. But we are not allowed to
edit the file.
• Switch back to PC1 and change the permission.
Select Allow network users to change my file and click
OK.

• Switch back to member

computer and save the same
file again.
 This time we are allowed to save the file.

 Switch back to PC1 and

verify that file is
updated.
FIN.