Kerry Brown

Here's another link about file sharing. Maybe it will help.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...e86151033.mspx

www.windowshelp.microsoft.com is an excellent resource. If none of the links
I supplied help then try searching there for more information.

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Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"TedF" <noreply@xxxxmsn.com> wrote in message
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>I had it copied in text mode earlier.
> Its missing the dialog boxes pictures that for where I add network users,
> these boxes don't exist in my system
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
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> File and Printer Sharing in Windows Vista
> Published: November 8, 2006
>
> On This Page
> Abstract
> Differences in File and Printer Sharing in Windows Vista
> Configuring File and Printer Sharing Behavior in Windows Vista
> Sharing a Folder or Printer in Windows Vista
> Accessing a Shared Folder or Printer with Windows Vista
> Additional Issues with Windows Vista File and Printer Sharing
> For More Information
>
> Abstract
> Microsoft® Windows Vista™ has made some important changes to the way that
> file and printer sharing works. This article describes the changes and
> provides step-by-step instructions for sharing files and printers and
> connecting to shared files and printers for a small-office or home office
> network that does not use an Active Directory® directory service domain.
>
> Top of page
> Differences in File and Printer Sharing in Windows Vista
> The differences in file and printer sharing in Windows Vista are the
> following:
>
> • The default workgroup name in Windows Vista has been changed to
> WORKGROUP. In Windows® XP Home Edition, the default workgroup name is
> MSHOME. If you upgrade a computer running Windows XP Home Edition to
> Windows Vista, it will keep its existing workgroup name. However, new
> computers with Windows Vista can have a different workgroup name than the
> other computers on your network. With different workgroups, it takes more
> time and effort to view all of the computers on the network.
>
> • Windows Vista uses the Public folder, rather than the Shared Documents
> folder in Windows XP, to simplify file sharing. With Public folder sharing
> enabled, the public folders and all of the folders within the Public
> folder are automatically shared with the name Public. You do not have to
> configure file sharing on separate folders. You only have to either move
> or copy the file or folder you want to share on the network to the Public
> folder.
>
> • Windows Vista by default does not allow simple file sharing. Access to
> shared folders, including the public folder (if shared), requires a user
> name and password. Simple file sharing is enabled by default in Windows XP
> Home Edition.
>
>
> Top of page
> Configuring File and Printer Sharing Behavior in Windows Vista
> Configuring file and printer sharing behavior in Windows Vista consists of
> the following:
>
> • Setting the workgroup name to be the same as the other computers
>
> • Setting the network location type
>
> • Enabling file and printer sharing options
>
>
> Setting the Workgroup Name
> For easier and faster discovery of computers on your home network, it is
> highly recommended that all computers on a home network be configured for
> the same workgroup name. If computers are in multiple workgroups, it can
> take additional time and effort to discover all of the computers on the
> network.
>
> To find out the existing workgroup name for a computer running Windows XP,
> do the following:
>
> 1.
> Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
>
> 2.
> In the System Properties dialog box, click the Computer Name tab and note
> the name of the workgroup.
>
>
> Figure 1 shows an example.
>
>
>
> Figure 1: The workgroup name in Windows XP
>
>
> To find out the existing workgroup name for a computer running Windows
> Vista, click Start, right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
>
> In the System window, the workgroup name is listed in the Computer name,
> domain, and workgroup settings section. Figure 2 shows an example of the
> System window with the workgroup name highlighted.
>
>
>
> Figure 2: The workgroup name in Windows Vista
>
>
> To configure the workgroup name for a computer running Windows Vista:
>
> 1.
> In the Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings section of the System
> window, click Change settings.
>
> 2.
> On the Computer Name tab of the System Properties dialog box, click
> Change.
>
> 3.
> In the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box, type the name of the
> workgroup being used by the other computers on your network in Workgroup,
> and then click OK. Figure 3 shows an example.
>
> 4.
> When you are prompted with a welcome message box, click OK. When prompted
> with a message box to restart your computer, click OK.
>
> 5.
> Click Close. When prompted to restart the computer, click Restart Now.
>
>
> Figure 3 shows an example of the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box.
>
>
>
> Figure 3: An example of the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box
>
>
> Setting the Network Location Type
> The network location type in Windows Vista is a setting that allows
> Windows Vista to automatically configure security and other settings based
> on the type of network to which the computer is connected. The Windows
> Vista network location types are the following:
>
> • Domain The computer is connected to a network that contains an Active
> Directory domain controller for the domain to which the computer is
> joined. An example a domain network type is an organization intranet.
>
> • Public The computer is connected to a network that has a direct
> connection to the Internet. Examples of public network types are public
> Internet access networks such as those found in airports, libraries, and
> coffee shops.
>
> • Private The computer is connected to a network that has some level of
> protection from the Internet and contains known or trusted computers.
> Examples of private network types are home networks or small office
> networks that are located behind an Internet gateway device that provides
> firewalling against incoming traffic from the Internet.
>
>
> For small office or home office networks, you want to make sure that the
> network location type is set to private.
>
> To view the current network location type, do the following, click Start,
> right-click Network, and then click Properties.
>
> The Network and Sharing Center window displays the network location type
> in parentheses after the network name. Figure 4 shows an example of the
> Network and Sharing Center window with the network location type
> highlighted.
>
>
>
> Figure 4: An example of the Network and Sharing Center window
>
>
> If your network type is Public, do the following:
>
> 1.
> To the right of the network name and location type, click Customize.
>
> 2.
> In the Set Network Location dialog box, click Private, and then click
> Next.
>
> 3.
> In the Successfully set network settings dialog box, click Close.
>
>
> Enabling File and Printer Sharing Options
> By changing your network location type to private, network discovery is
> automatically enabled in the Sharing and Discovery section of the Network
> and Sharing Center window. The following additional file and printer
> sharing options must be manually enabled:
>
> • File sharing
>
> • Public folder sharing
>
> • Printer sharing
>
> • Password protected sharing
>
>
> When all of these sharing and discovery options are enabled, your computer
> can:
>
> • Locate other computers and devices on your home network and have other
> computers locate your computer
>
> • Share its folders
>
> • Share its Public folder
>
> • Share its printers
>
> • Require user names and passwords for other computers that connect to the
> shared folders and printers of this computer
>
>
> To enable file sharing, do the following:
>
> 1.
> In the Sharing and Discovery section of the Network and Sharing Center
> window, click the down arrow next to File sharing.
>
> 2.
> Within the File sharing settings, click Turn on file sharing, and then
> click Apply.
>
>
> To enable public folder sharing, do the following:
>
> 1.
> In the Sharing and Discovery section of the Network and Sharing Center
> window, click the down arrow next to Public folder sharing.
>
> 2.
> Within the Public folder sharing settings, click one of the following:
>
> • If you want to share the public folder so that other computers on the
> network can access the Public share to open files, but not create or
> change files, click Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can open
> files. This is the default setting.
>
> • If you want to share the public folder so that other computers on the
> network can access the Public share to open files and also create or
> change files, click Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can
> open, change, and create files.
>
>
> 3.
> Click Apply.
>
>
> To enable printer sharing and share all of your connected printers, do the
> following:
>
> 1.
> In the Sharing and Discovery section of the Network and Sharing Center
> window, click the down arrow next to Printer sharing.
>
> 2.
> Within the Printer sharing settings, click Turn on printer sharing, and
> then click Apply.
>
>
> To enable password protected sharing, do the following:
>
> 1.
> In the Sharing and Discovery section of the Network and Sharing Center
> window, click the down arrow next to Password protected sharing.
>
> 2.
> Within the Password protected sharing settings, click Turn on password
> protected sharing, and then click Apply.
>
>
> Password Protected Sharing
> With password protected sharing enabled, other computers on your network
> will not be able to access your shared folders, including the Public
> folder, without a user name or password that corresponds to a user account
> on the computer with the shared folder. When a user on another computer
> tries to connect to the shared folder, they will send the user name and
> password of the account that they used to log on to their own computer.
> For example, if they logged on to their computer with the “Bob” account
> and a password, then the “Bob” name with its password is sent when
> connecting to a shared folder on another computer.
>
> If there is a “Bob” account with its password on the computer that is
> sharing the folder, the shared folder connection will be successful
> (provided the "Bob" account is specified as one of the accounts that can
> access the share). However, if there is no “Bob” account on the computer
> that is sharing the folder, the shared folder connection will fail and the
> user on the other computer will be prompted with a dialog box to type in a
> user name and password. At this point, the user on the computer attempting
> to connect can type the name and password of an account on the computer
> sharing the folder that is specified as one of the accounts that can
> access the share.
>
> To prevent shared folder connection failures, you can do one of the
> following:
>
> • Add the same accounts and passwords to all of the computers on your
> network
>
> For example, if you have three computers in your home and four family
> members that use them, add all four accounts with their passwords
> corresponding to your family members to all three computers. When this is
> done, each family member can access the shared folders of the other
> computers, regardless of which computer they are using. This is the
> recommended method, which provides protection of shared folders and
> prevents shared folder connection failures.
>
> • Disable password protected sharing
>
> When you disable password protected sharing, the computer sharing the
> folder does not require a user account or password. Anyone on your network
> can access the shared folders of the computer (provided the folder was
> shared for the Guest or Everyone account). This behavior is equivalent to
> simple file sharing in Windows XP.
>
>
> To disable password protected sharing, do the following:
>
> 1.
> In the Sharing and Discovery section of the Network and Sharing Center
> window, click the down arrow next to Password protected sharing.
>
> 2.
> Within the Password protected sharing settings, click Turn off password
> protected sharing, and then click Apply.
>
>
> Top of page
> Sharing a Folder or Printer in Windows Vista
> To share a folder in Windows Vista, do the following:
>
> 1.
> Ensure that file sharing is enabled as described in the “Enabling File and
> Printer Sharing Options” section of this article.
>
> 2.
> Click Start, and then click Computer.
>
> 3.
> In the Computer window, navigate to the folder containing the folder that
> you want to share.
>
> 4.
> Right-click the folder that you want to share, and then click Share. The
> File Sharing window is displayed.
>
> 5.
> If you have password protected sharing enabled, use the File Sharing
> window to select which users can access the shared folder and their
> permission level. To allow all users, select Everyone in the list of
> users. By default, the permission level for a selected user is Reader.
> Users cannot change files or create new files in the share. To allow a
> user to change files or folders or create new files or folders, select
> Co-owner as the permission level. Figure 5 shows an example of configuring
> users and permission levels in the File Sharing window.
>
> If you have password protected sharing disabled, use the File Sharing
> window to select the Guest or Everyone account. This is equivalent to
> simple file sharing in Windows XP.
>
> 6.
> When complete, click Share, and then click Done.
>
>
>
> Figure 5: An example of the File Sharing window
>
>
> To verify that the folder is shared, do the following:
>
> 1.
> Click Start, right-click Network, and then click Properties.
>
> 2.
> Under the Sharing and Discovery section of the Network and Sharing Center
> window, click Show me all the shared network folders on this computer.
>
>
> A window displays the shared folders and printers. Verify that the window
> contains the folder that you just shared. Figure 6 shows an example.
>
>
>
> Figure 6: An example of the list of shared folders and printers
>
>
> If you share any folder within your user folder (click Start, and then
> click your user name), such Documents or Pictures, then other computers
> will see a folder named Users in the list of shared folders on this
> computer. For example, if the user Bob shares his Desktop folder on his
> computer named BobPC, it means that Bob has shared his c:\users\bob
> folder, which includes the Desktop folder. Bob’s Desktop folder is now
> available at \\bobpc\users\bob\desktop.
>
> Sharing Your Printers
> To share your printers in Windows Vista, ensure that printer sharing is
> enabled as described in the “Enabling File and Printer Sharing Options”
> section of this article.
>
> To verify that your printers are shared, do the following:
>
> 1.
> Click Start, right-click Network, and then click Properties.
>
> 2.
> Under the Sharing and Discovery section of the Network and Sharing Center
> window, click Show me all the shared network folders on this computer.
>
> 3.
> In the list of shared resources, verify that your printers are listed.
>
>
> Top of page
> Accessing a Shared Folder or Printer with Windows Vista
> To access a shared folder from a computer running Windows Vista, do the
> following:
>
> 1.
> Click Start, and then click Network. The Network window displays a list of
> computers in the workgroup of the computer. Figure 7 shows an example.
>
> 2.
> Double-click the name of the computer containing the shared folder that
> you want to access.
>
> 3.
> Double-click the shared folder that you want to access.
>
>
>
> Figure 7: An example of the Network window
>
>
> If the shared folder is on a computer running Windows Vista that has
> network discovery enabled, it should appear in the Network window quickly.
> If the computer containing the shared folder is on a computer running
> Windows XP, it might take up to 15 minutes for the computer to appear in
> the Network window.
>
> If the computer that you are trying to access has password protected
> sharing enabled, the possibilities are the following:
>
> • If you are logged in using a user account that has been added to the
> computer sharing the folder and that name has been added to the list of
> users who have access to the folder, the shared folder connection will be
> successful.
>
> • If you are logged in using a user account that has not been added to the
> computer sharing the folder, you will be prompted to provide a user name
> and password of an account on the computer sharing the folder that has
> been added to the list of users who have access to the folder.
>
> • If you are logged in using a user account that has been added to the
> computer sharing the folder but has not been added to the list of users
> who can access the share, the shared folder connection will be denied.
>
>
> If the computer that you are trying to access has password protected
> sharing disabled, the possibilities are the following:
>
> • In most cases, the access to the shared folder will be successful
> without prompting for a user name and password.
>
> • In some cases, you will be prompted to provide a user name and password.
> You should type the name guest with no password to access the shared
> folder.
>
> • If the shared folder does not have the Guest or Everyone account in its
> list of allowed users, shared folder access can fail even after prompting
> you for the name of the Guest account. To correct this, add the Guest or
> Everyone account to the list of allowed users on the share.
>
>
> Accessing a Shared Printer
> To access a shared printer from a computer running Windows Vista, do the
> following:
>
> 1.
> Click Start, and then click Network. The Network window displays a list of
> computers in the workgroup of the computer.
>
> 2.
> Double-click the name of the computer containing the shared printer that
> you want to access.
>
> 3.
> Right-click the shared printer that you want to access, and then click
> Connect. Alternately, you can double-click on Printers to see just the
> list of shared printers, and then right-click the shared printer that you
> want to access, and then click Connect.
>
>
> After you have connected to the shared printer, you will be able to print
> to this shared printer as long as the printer and the computer sharing the
> printer are turned on.
>
> Top of page
> Additional Issues with Windows Vista File and Printer Sharing
> The following are additional issues or common questions about file and
> printer sharing in Windows Vista.
>
> Administrative Shares
> Windows XP by default created administrative shares for the fixed drives
> of the computer. For example, for the C: drive on the computer named
> BobPC, Windows XP automatically shared \\bobpc\c$. The “$” at the end of
> the share name means that the share name will not appear in the list of
> shares. With Windows Vista, these administrative shares are not shared by
> default for security reasons. You can create your own shares to share your
> drives from the root of the drive, but Microsoft highly recommends that
> you share only the folders that you need to, rather than the entire drive.
>
> Viewing Shares Without the Network Window
> If the computer that you are trying to access for a shared folder or
> printer does not appear in the Network window, you can try to view the
> shares of the computer by clicking Start, typing \\ComputerName, and then
> pressing Enter.
>
> For example, to view the shares of the computer named BobPC, click Start,
> type \\bobpc, and then press Enter.
>
> Third-Party Firewall Products
> Windows Vista includes a built-in host-based firewall known as Windows
> Firewall. When network discovery or file and printer sharing are enabled,
> Windows Firewall automatically allows the corresponding incoming traffic.
> However, many users use a different firewall product such as Windows Live
> OneCare or PC-cillin. These firewalls by default might block incoming
> network discovery and file and printer sharing traffic. If a firewall
> product other than Windows Firewall is being used, Windows Vista displays
> an information message above the Sharing and Discovery section of the
> Network and Sharing Center window. Figure 8 shows an example.
>
>
>
> Figure 8: The information message in the Network and Sharing Center window
> when the Windows Firewall is not being used
>
>
> If you are using a firewall other than Windows Firewall, you must
> configure the firewall to allow incoming network discovery and file and
> printer sharing traffic. For network discovery of other computers running
> Windows Vista, you must allow the following incoming traffic:
>
> • UDP 3702
>
> • TCP 5357
>
> • TCP 5358
>
>
> For network discovery of computers running Windows XP and file and printer
> sharing for both Windows Vista and Windows XP, you must allow the
> following incoming Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram
> Protocol (UDP) traffic:
>
> • UDP 137
>
> • UDP 138
>
> • TCP 139
>
> • TCP 445
>
>
> For network discovery of network devices, you must allow the following
> incoming traffic:
>
> • UDP 1900
>
> • TCP 2869
>
>
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> For More Information
> For more information about networking features in Windows Vista, see the
> Windows Vista Networking Web site.
>
>
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