How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in Windows XP (307874)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
This article was previously published under Q307874 INTRODUCTIION This article describes how to turn off simple file sharing. Note You cannot turn off simple file sharing in Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition. MORE INFORMATIONBy default, simple file sharing is enabled on a Microsoft
Windows XP-based computer if the computer is not a member of a domain. With simple
file sharing, you can share folders with everyone on your workgroup or
network and make folders in your user profile private. However, if simple file
sharing is enabled, you cannot prevent specific users and groups from accessing your shared folders. If you turn off simple file sharing, you can
permit specific users and groups to access a shared folder. Those users must be logged on with the credentials of user accounts that you have granted access to your shared folder. If simple file sharing
is enabled, you see the simple file sharing user interface appears instead of the Security and Sharing tabs. By default, this new user interface is implemented in
Windows XP Home Edition and in Microsoft Windows XP Professional if you are
working in a workgroup. If you turn off simple file sharing, the classic Security and Sharing tabs appear, and you can specify which users and groups have
access to shared folders on your computer. Note To allow for specific users to access the share folder after the simple file sharing is disabled, you should configure both the NTFS permissions on the Security tab and the share permission on the Sharing tab of the share folder. NTFS permissions can only be set on a partition using NTFS file system. If you remove the Every Group from the NTFS permission, you cannot access the share folder over the network. Back to the topHow to turn off simple file sharingTo disable simple file sharing, follow these steps: - Click Start, and then click My
Computer.
- On the Tools menu, click Folder
Options, and then click the View tab.
- In the Advanced Settings section, clear the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) check
box.
- Click OK.
Back to the topHow to share a folder or a drive with other usersTo share a folder or a drive with other users, follow these steps: - Click Start, click My
Computer, and then locate the folder or drive that you want to
share.
- Right-click the folder or drive, and then click
Sharing and Security.
- On the Sharing tab, click Share
this folder.
- To change the share name of the shared folder or drive,
type a new name in the Share name box. Other users see the new name when they connect to this shared folder or drive. The actual
name of the folder or drive does not change.
- To add a comment about the shared folder or drive, type the
text in the Comment box.
- To limit the number of people who can connect to the shared
folder or drive at the same time, click Allow under User
limit, and then type the number of users.
- To set share permissions on the shared folder or drive, click Permissions.
Note To share folders and drives, you must be logged on as a member of
any one of the following groups:
- Administrators
- Server Operators
- Power Users
- Click OK.
Back to the topTroubleshooting- The Sharing tab is not visible.
Use the Services snap-in to
start the Server service. To do this, follow these steps:
- Click Start, and then click
Control Panel.
- Click Performance and Maintenance,
click Administrative Tools, expand Services and
Applications, and then double-click
Services.
- Right-click the Server service, and
then click Start.
- The folder is already shared.
Click New
Share, and then type the new share name. - You want to hide the shared folder.
To hide the
shared folder, type $ as the last character of the share
name. Other users cannot see this shared folder when they search by using My
Computer or Windows Explorer, but they can map to the shared folder. - Other users occasionally cannot use your shared
folder.
No more than 10 other users can connect to your computer at
one time if you are using Windows XP Professional. In Windows XP Professional,
the maximum user limit is 10, regardless of the number that you type in the Allow box.
You can use the Shared Folders snap-in to create and manage
shared folders, view a list of all the users who are connected to a shared
folder over a network, disconnect one or all of them, view a list of files
opened by remote users, and close one or all the open files. To start the
Shared Folders snap-in, follow these steps:
- Click Start, and then right-click
My Computer.
- Click Manage, and then click
Shared Folders.
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Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 6/23/2005 |
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