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how do I allow all of my home network computers to share
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    FireBrick Guest

    how do I allow all of my home network computers to share

    All drives and files.
    3 computers, all on a wired network
    only this computer is Vista, I am the administrator

    how do I tell the drives on this computer to share with all others?

    please and thank you



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  2. #2


    Robert L. \(MS-MVP\) Guest

    Re: how do I allow all of my home network computers to share

    This how to may help.
    How to share files or a folder in Vista
    How to share files or a folder on Windows Vista. Beside Public folder
    sharing, you can share files or a folder on your computer. ...
    www.howtonetworking.com/vista/sharingfolders.htm


    --
    Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
    Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
    http://www.ChicagoTech.net
    How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
    http://www.HowToNetworking.com
    "FireBrick" <w9ol@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:u$0boos7IHA.2224@xxxxxx

    > All drives and files.
    > 3 computers, all on a wired network
    > only this computer is Vista, I am the administrator
    >
    > how do I tell the drives on this computer to share with all others?
    >
    > please and thank you

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    Mick Murphy Guest

    RE: how do I allow all of my home network computers to share

    Vista will not allow Drive sharing.
    Read Networking XP and Vista info below

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx

    Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.

    Permissions/Share info is there as well.

    If using Norton, McAfee, Trend Micro I.S., make sure file and printer
    sharing is enabled in THEIR firewall (or LAN allowed, depending on how their
    Exceptions are worded in their Firewall)

    1st thing to do is make sure that the Workgroup Name of ALL the computers is
    the SAME.

    In Vista Network and Sharing:

    Network Discovery: ON (So it can see the other computers)

    Network set to Private (Public is for hotspots, airports, etc)

    File Sharing: ON

    Public Folder Sharing: ON (Vista’s Public Folder is the same as XP’s Shared
    Docs)

    Password Protected: OFF (unless you want to set up identical usernames and
    passwords (passwords can be different) on ALL computers in your Network) If
    you have it ON, you will be asked for a username and password when you try to
    access a Vista computer from an XP computer, or a Vista computer.

    --
    Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


    "FireBrick" wrote:

    > All drives and files.
    > 3 computers, all on a wired network
    > only this computer is Vista, I am the administrator
    >
    > how do I tell the drives on this computer to share with all others?
    >
    > please and thank you
    >

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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