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 How to share files with other
computers on your Home Network
Applies to Windows Xp and Windows Vista
By Mitz
File sharing used to be something
reserved for the professional office network, however now days it is available
for the average home network user as this feature is included with Windows Xp Home and
Pro. It isn't that hard to setup either. Below is a step by step of the easiest
way I know to share files amongst the computers on your home network.
First you have to disable
simple file sharing
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Open My Computer
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Choose tools from
the menu at the top
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Choose folder options
from the drop down menu
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Click on the View Tab,
scroll to the bottom..
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Untick Use Simple File
sharing..Yes we are disabling it !!
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Press Apply and
then OK
Now you need to share a
particular folder or entire drive
If I wanted to share My Pictures
folder with everyone on the home network I would do this:
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Open My Documents Folder
(Usually can find in the start menu)
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Find the My Pictures
folder and right click on it. A menu will appear
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Choose Sharing and security
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Click on share this folder 
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It will fill in the name
for you
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Then press permissions
button
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Here you can tick which one
you want. If you only want people to see but not touch the files
choose read only. If you want to all full control tick that.
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Then click apply
and ok
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Click apply and
Ok again
Information you need to
connect and share files
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You need the
computer name or
IP Address of the computer
you want to connect to or share from.
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You also need the user name and
password to gain entry. Click on the start menu and the username will be there
at the top next to the picture.
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Go to the Start Menu
and choose Run from the menu
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Type \\computername in
the box and press OK (0r the IP Address)
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Then you will be asked for user name and password.
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Enter the information and Anything that is shared on that computer will appear.
Windows Vista File sharing
To enable sharing on Vista, double click on the
network icon in the right bottom corner. Here you can choose to share files.
NOTES:
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With file sharing you can actually edit, change and
save the files that have been shared
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If permitted, anyone on the home network can change a
shared file or folder. See how to
set permissions.
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Remote desktop only allows you to take control of
an entire computer. ( not share between computers)
- Your internet connection must be running on
all computers involved for this to work.
- You must have your information totally
correct to connect.
- If you leave your IP Address on automatic, it
changes every time you connect to the network. This is not for using remote
desktop as you have to find out the IP Address when you want to connect. See
how I have my IP Address set
up.
Remote
Desktop How to connect to
other computers on your Network and control them
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