"Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:53:21 -0500, "Mike McCollister"
> <Mike@_N_O_S_P_A_M_.MikeMcCollister.com> wrote:
>
>>I am trying to figure out a way to make my Shared Documents viewable to
>>accounts on my computer and not on the network. Is that possible?
>>
>>Also, is there a way to make the Shared Documents available to someone on
>>the network if they have a password?
>>
>>I am using Windows XP Pro.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Mike
>
> Mike,
>
> With XP Pro, if you disable Simple File Sharing, you can change
> permissioning
> for any folder.  Under the Sharing tab, click Permissions, which will let
> you
> adjust any share (network access), from no access to full access, for
> anyone or
> everyone. At default setting (with only Everyone in the list), if you
> uncheck
> everything under Allow, there will be no network access.  If you add a
> specific
> account (properly setup and activated on your computer), that user can
> have
> access.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Advanced>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Advanced
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My        email         is          AT         DOT
>   actual       address    pchuck       mvps        org.

>"Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message
>news:110jq1d86fgb4dnt243qgf88nejl74dbf1@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:53:21 -0500, "Mike McCollister"
>> <Mike@_N_O_S_P_A_M_.MikeMcCollister.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I am trying to figure out a way to make my Shared Documents viewable to
>>>accounts on my computer and not on the network. Is that possible?
>>>
>>>Also, is there a way to make the Shared Documents available to someone on
>>>the network if they have a password?
>>>
>>>I am using Windows XP Pro.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Mike
>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> With XP Pro, if you disable Simple File Sharing, you can change
>> permissioning
>> for any folder.  Under the Sharing tab, click Permissions, which will let
>> you
>> adjust any share (network access), from no access to full access, for
>> anyone or
>> everyone. At default setting (with only Everyone in the list), if you
>> uncheck
>> everything under Allow, there will be no network access.  If you add a
>> specific
>> account (properly setup and activated on your computer), that user can
>> have
>> access.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Advanced>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Advanced

>Chuck,
>
>Thanks for the info and the blog link. I've switched my notebook so that it
>is not using simple file sharing. I then enabled only the accounts on my
>notebook that I want to have access to my All Users shared documents. Nice.
>
>However, I have a desktop computer that I would like to have permission to
>write to the shared documents on the notebook. I read the blog below a
>number of time and did the following without any luck:
>
>1) The notebook computer was set to NOT simple file sharing.
>
>2) I created an account on my notebook with the same login and password.
>
>3) Added share permissions for that account to the shared documents.
>
>4) When I try to write to the shared folder from my desktop, I can't.
>
>When I select users or groups for an account, there is a location option.
>When I click on the locations button only my notebook computer shows up. I
>don't see my desktop computer and they are on the same workgroup. Could that
>have anything to do with it?
>
>Also, my desktop is still set to simple file sharing.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike

"Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:11:24 -0500, "Mike McCollister"
> <Mike@_N_O_S_P_A_M_.MikeMcCollister.com> wrote:
>
>>"Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message
>>news:110jq1d86fgb4dnt243qgf88nejl74dbf1@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:53:21 -0500, "Mike McCollister"
>>> <Mike@_N_O_S_P_A_M_.MikeMcCollister.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I am trying to figure out a way to make my Shared Documents viewable to
>>>>accounts on my computer and not on the network. Is that possible?
>>>>
>>>>Also, is there a way to make the Shared Documents available to someone
>>>>on
>>>>the network if they have a password?
>>>>
>>>>I am using Windows XP Pro.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Mike
>>>
>>> Mike,
>>>
>>> With XP Pro, if you disable Simple File Sharing, you can change
>>> permissioning
>>> for any folder.  Under the Sharing tab, click Permissions, which will
>>> let
>>> you
>>> adjust any share (network access), from no access to full access, for
>>> anyone or
>>> everyone. At default setting (with only Everyone in the list), if you
>>> uncheck
>>> everything under Allow, there will be no network access.  If you add a
>>> specific
>>> account (properly setup and activated on your computer), that user can
>>> have
>>> access.
>>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Advanced>
>>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Advanced
>
>>Chuck,
>>
>>Thanks for the info and the blog link. I've switched my notebook so that
>>it
>>is not using simple file sharing. I then enabled only the accounts on my
>>notebook that I want to have access to my All Users shared documents.
>>Nice.
>>
>>However, I have a desktop computer that I would like to have permission to
>>write to the shared documents on the notebook. I read the blog below a
>>number of time and did the following without any luck:
>>
>>1) The notebook computer was set to NOT simple file sharing.
>>
>>2) I created an account on my notebook with the same login and password.
>>
>>3) Added share permissions for that account to the shared documents.
>>
>>4) When I try to write to the shared folder from my desktop, I can't.
>>
>>When I select users or groups for an account, there is a location option.
>>When I click on the locations button only my notebook computer shows up. I
>>don't see my desktop computer and they are on the same workgroup. Could
>>that
>>have anything to do with it?
>>
>>Also, my desktop is still set to simple file sharing.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Mike
>
> Mike,
>
> Welcome to the world of Windows Networking.  Permissioning is the first
> issue
> that you dealt with.  Now you have to deal with the browser, and Network
> Neighborhood.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My        email         is          AT         DOT
>   actual       address    pchuck       mvps        org.

>"Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message
>news:v8olq155lq57km6ga68850nqc5rm31god1@4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:11:24 -0500, "Mike McCollister"
>> <Mike@_N_O_S_P_A_M_.MikeMcCollister.com> wrote:
>>
>>>"Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message
>>>news:110jq1d86fgb4dnt243qgf88nejl74dbf1@4ax.com...
>>>> On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:53:21 -0500, "Mike McCollister"
>>>> <Mike@_N_O_S_P_A_M_.MikeMcCollister.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I am trying to figure out a way to make my Shared Documents viewable to
>>>>>accounts on my computer and not on the network. Is that possible?
>>>>>
>>>>>Also, is there a way to make the Shared Documents available to someone
>>>>>on
>>>>>the network if they have a password?
>>>>>
>>>>>I am using Windows XP Pro.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Mike
>>>>
>>>> Mike,
>>>>
>>>> With XP Pro, if you disable Simple File Sharing, you can change
>>>> permissioning
>>>> for any folder.  Under the Sharing tab, click Permissions, which will
>>>> let
>>>> you
>>>> adjust any share (network access), from no access to full access, for
>>>> anyone or
>>>> everyone. At default setting (with only Everyone in the list), if you
>>>> uncheck
>>>> everything under Allow, there will be no network access.  If you add a
>>>> specific
>>>> account (properly setup and activated on your computer), that user can
>>>> have
>>>> access.
>>>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Advanced>
>>>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Advanced
>>
>>>Chuck,
>>>
>>>Thanks for the info and the blog link. I've switched my notebook so that
>>>it
>>>is not using simple file sharing. I then enabled only the accounts on my
>>>notebook that I want to have access to my All Users shared documents.
>>>Nice.
>>>
>>>However, I have a desktop computer that I would like to have permission to
>>>write to the shared documents on the notebook. I read the blog below a
>>>number of time and did the following without any luck:
>>>
>>>1) The notebook computer was set to NOT simple file sharing.
>>>
>>>2) I created an account on my notebook with the same login and password.
>>>
>>>3) Added share permissions for that account to the shared documents.
>>>
>>>4) When I try to write to the shared folder from my desktop, I can't.
>>>
>>>When I select users or groups for an account, there is a location option.
>>>When I click on the locations button only my notebook computer shows up. I
>>>don't see my desktop computer and they are on the same workgroup. Could
>>>that
>>>have anything to do with it?
>>>
>>>Also, my desktop is still set to simple file sharing.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Mike
>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> Welcome to the world of Windows Networking.  Permissioning is the first
>> issue
>> that you dealt with.  Now you have to deal with the browser, and Network
>> Neighborhood.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

>Chuck,
>
>Wait, I figured it out. It turned out that the desktop computer had to wait
>a few minutes before it could write to the notebook drive.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Mike