Vista - Sharing ONE and only ONE folder

This is my scenario:

I'm running Win XP on one computer and Vista on another.
On the Vista computer I create a new folder on my desktop called "Test".
I right-click this folder and share it.

From my XP computer I open my network and get access to my Vista computer.

Then something strange happens:
From my XP computer I can see the Vista computer and I can see one folder
called "Users". Inside this folder I can see and access a lot of folders. I
can locate the new folder I created in Vista ("Test") under
"\\VistaPC\Users\MyUserName\Desktop". But I can ALSO see and get access to
all the other folders on my desktop, not only the "Test" folder I created
earlier.

I haven't created a share to "Users". I haven't created a share to all of my
folders on my desktop - ONLY to the "Test" folder.

Can someone explain to me why this is happening??

If I do the opposite, that is create a folder on my desktop on my XP
computer then I can see and access THAT folder from my Vista PC, but ONLY
this folder and no others.

Hello,

This is the "new" way sharing is done in Windows Vista.

To share a folder "Windows XP" style:

- right-click the folder
- click Properties
- Click the Sharing tab
- Click Advanced Sharing
- Check Share this folder
- If you want to customize the share, you may do so
- Click OK
- Click OK


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- JB

Windows Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/