To turn Simple File Sharing on or off in Windows XP Professional, follow these steps:
* Double-click My Computer on the desktop.
* On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
* Click the View tab, and then select the Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended) check box to turn on Simple File Sharing. (Clear this check box to turn off this feature.)
Managing levels of access to shares and to files
You can use Simple File Sharing to configure five levels of access to shares and files:
Level 1: My Documents (Private)
Level 2: My Documents (Default)
Level 3: Files in shared documents available to local users
Level 4: Shared Files on the Network (Readable by Everyone)
Level 5: Shared Files on the Network (Readable and Writable by Everyone)
Level 1: My Documents (Private)
To configure a folder and all the files in it to Level 1, follow these steps:
* Right-click the folder, and then click Sharing and Security.
* Select the Make this Folder Private check box, and then click OK.
Level 2: My Documents (Default)
To configure a folder and all the files in it to Level 2, follow these steps:
* Right-click the folder, and then click Sharing and Security.
* Make sure that both the Make this Folder Private and the Share this folder on the network check boxes are cleared, and then click OK.
Level 4: Shared on the Network (Read-Only)
To configure a folder and all the files in it to Level 4, follow these steps:
* Right-click the folder, and then click Sharing and Security.
* Click to select the Share this folder on the network check box
* Click to clear the Allow network users to change my files check box, and then click OK.
Level 5 : Shared on the network (Read and Write)
To configure a folder and all the files in it to Level 5, follow these steps:
* Right-click the folder, and then click Sharing and Security
* Click to select the Share this folder on the network check box, and then click OK.Notes:
NOTES :
By default, files that are stored in "My Documents" are at Level 2.
Levels 1, 2, and 3 folders are available only to a user who is logging on locally. Users who log on locally include a user who logs on to a Windows XP Professional-based computer from a Remote Desktop (RDP) session.
Levels 4 and 5 folders are available to users who log on locally and remote users from the network.
* Double-click My Computer on the desktop.
* On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
* Click the View tab, and then select the Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended) check box to turn on Simple File Sharing. (Clear this check box to turn off this feature.)
Managing levels of access to shares and to files
You can use Simple File Sharing to configure five levels of access to shares and files:
Level 1: My Documents (Private)
Level 2: My Documents (Default)
Level 3: Files in shared documents available to local users
Level 4: Shared Files on the Network (Readable by Everyone)
Level 5: Shared Files on the Network (Readable and Writable by Everyone)
Level 1: My Documents (Private)
To configure a folder and all the files in it to Level 1, follow these steps:
* Right-click the folder, and then click Sharing and Security.
* Select the Make this Folder Private check box, and then click OK.
Level 2: My Documents (Default)
To configure a folder and all the files in it to Level 2, follow these steps:
* Right-click the folder, and then click Sharing and Security.
* Make sure that both the Make this Folder Private and the Share this folder on the network check boxes are cleared, and then click OK.
Level 4: Shared on the Network (Read-Only)
To configure a folder and all the files in it to Level 4, follow these steps:
* Right-click the folder, and then click Sharing and Security.
* Click to select the Share this folder on the network check box
* Click to clear the Allow network users to change my files check box, and then click OK.
Level 5 : Shared on the network (Read and Write)
To configure a folder and all the files in it to Level 5, follow these steps:
* Right-click the folder, and then click Sharing and Security
* Click to select the Share this folder on the network check box, and then click OK.Notes:
NOTES :
By default, files that are stored in "My Documents" are at Level 2.
Levels 1, 2, and 3 folders are available only to a user who is logging on locally. Users who log on locally include a user who logs on to a Windows XP Professional-based computer from a Remote Desktop (RDP) session.
Levels 4 and 5 folders are available to users who log on locally and remote users from the network.
