The other tip contradicts itself anyway.
In one place it says Vista is unlike XP, you have to have
a password to access.
In another place it says you can turn of password protection.



"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> --
> 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
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>> 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
>>
>>
>> Top of page
>> For More Information
>> For more information about networking features in Windows Vista, see the
>> Windows Vista Networking Web site.
>>
>>
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