Re: Subfolders sharing... HELP!!!

[Dr. Roberto VALENTE]

Dear Tom,

Thank you for your reply... I did it and got the old way back, but I
might be getting a little old :-))) I can't do it... I either let
everybody access everything or something is not accessible by
anyone... would you please give me the correct way to do this? I am
going nuts...

I have added all users to the WXP account manager with the same
passwords thay use to log on their machines, but the problem mentioned
above remains...

THX, Lupo

[Shiva]

Open Windows Explorer, select menu Tools | Folder Options; select View tab,
deselect 'Use simple file sharing (Recommended)' option in the Advanced
Settings and click OK.

Now, right click on a folder, select Properties, click Sharing tab, select
'Share this folder'; click Permission button and add (Add button) whoever
you want to have access to. To give just read permission, check Read option
or all options for full control.

"Dr. Roberto VALENTE" > wrote in message
om...
Hi all,

I have a simple but, so far, unsolvable problem: I am building a small
file server on my machine, XP Pro, on a small network... I have
created C:\FileServer and subfolders named David, Robert, Paula...
Now, the problem: I would like for "David" to put stuff into the
directory and just read the other directories, without being able to
delete or add anything... same goes for all users...

How can I do it?

It was a breeze in W2K :-(

Ciao, Lupo

[Tom Porterfield]

Steve Winograd and Ron Lowe have written a good article on how to do
file/folder sharing in Windows XP. See
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm.

--
Tom Porterfield
Windows XP / Smart Display MVP
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tp.porterfield/support

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"Dr. Roberto VALENTE" > wrote in message
m...
> Dear Tom,
>
> Thank you for your reply... I did it and got the old way back, but I
> might be getting a little old :-))) I can't do it... I either let
> everybody access everything or something is not accessible by
> anyone... would you please give me the correct way to do this? I am
> going nuts...
>
> I have added all users to the WXP account manager with the same
> passwords thay use to log on their machines, but the problem mentioned
> above remains...
>
> THX, Lupo

[Tom Porterfield]

It's a breeze in XP too, just doesn't look the same by default. If you
want to get the W2K way back, open Explorer and select Tools, Folder
Options and go to the View tab. Scroll down in the list of advanced
settings all the way to the end and remove the check from "Use simple file
sharing (Recommended)." Click Apply.

Once that is turned off, sharing and security will be added to the context
menu of each folder, allowing you to set up the shares and permissions
that you want.

--
Tom Porterfield
Windows XP / Smart Display MVP
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tp.porterfield/support

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.

"Dr. Roberto VALENTE" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi all,
>
> I have a simple but, so far, unsolvable problem: I am building a small
> file server on my machine, XP Pro, on a small network... I have
> created C:\FileServer and subfolders named David, Robert, Paula...
> Now, the problem: I would like for "David" to put stuff into the
> directory and just read the other directories, without being able to
> delete or add anything... same goes for all users...
>
> How can I do it?
>
> It was a breeze in W2K :-(
>
> Ciao, Lupo