How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 4) (814984)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

SUMMARY

This article includes Part 4 of the "Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition" guide. Part 4 discusses sharing resources.

Note To view the other topics of the "Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition" guide, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that are listed in the "References" section of this article.

The "Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition" guide includes the following topics:

Part 1. Introduction: Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition

Part 2. Connecting the Cables

Part 3. Setting the Computer Names and Workgroups

Part 4. Sharing Resources

Part 5. Configuring the Direct Cable Connection

Part 6. Configuring TCP/IP

Part 7. Using NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS-Compatible Transport Protocol

Part 8. Connecting the Computers

MORE INFORMATION

Part 4. Sharing Resources

Before you can exchange data between the host computer and the guest computer, you must make the data available. To do so, you must share the appropriate folders on the host computer. You can also share drives or printers and access them from the guest computer.

Sharing Folders

  1. In My Computer, right-click the folder that you want to share, and then click Sharing and Security to configure the remaining settings.

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  2. The next two windows only appear when you set up your first shared item. Windows notifies you that sharing data presents a certain security risk. Therefore, remote access is turned off by default. Click the Security warning message, click Just enable file sharing, and then click OK.

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  3. Now you can share your data. Click Share this folder on the network, and then type a share name. You can use this name to access the data later. The share name and the folder name do not have to be the same.

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  4. Specify whether data that is accessed over the network can be changed, and then click OK.
  5. The shared folder icon now appears with a picture of a hand:

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    If you selected Allow network users to change my files, you can view, copy, move, change and delete files in this folder from the guest computer. You can add new files and can also access subfolders and files.
You can use the same method to share whole drives. For example, you can share the following drives:
  • Hard disks or partitions
  • CD-ROM drives
  • ZIP drives

Sharing a Printer

You share a printer the same way that you share a file. To share a printer, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
  2. In Classic view, double-click Printers and Faxes.

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  3. Right-click the printer that you want to share, and then click Sharing.

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  4. If you have already shared a folder or a drive, printer sharing is already turned on, and you only have to enter a share name. Otherwise, you must first turn on remote access.
  5. Click the Security warning message if it is required, click Just enable printer sharing, and then click OK.

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  6. Click Share this printer, and then type a share name.

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  7. Click OK.
The printer is now shared.

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REFERENCES

To view other topics in the "Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition" guide, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

814981 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 1)

814982 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 2)

814983 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 3)

814985 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 5)

814986 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 6)

814987 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 7)

814988 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 8)

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/30/2003
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