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Sharing Your Files Over The Network Vista

You can share your files and folders in the Public folder with anyone who uses your computer, or you can share the Public folder with anyone who can access the network. You can also share the files or folders on your computer with only specific people or with anyone whose computer is on your network.
Set Up Sharing Permission
1.Click the Start button, choose Network from the menu, and click Network And Sharing Center.
2.Click the File Sharing down arrow to display the options, choose Turn On File Sharing, and click Apply.
3.Click the Public Folder Sharing down arrow, and select:
• The first option to allow people to open but not save or modify your files (read-only).
• The second option to give full access to the files, including the ability to modify or delete them.
• The third option to deny any access to the Public folders over your network.
4.Click Apply.
5.Click the Password Protected Sharing down arrow, and select:
• The first option to allow sharing to only those with user accounts on your computer.
• The second option to allow access to anyone who can access your network.
6.Click Apply.

Sharing a Folder over the Network

When your computer is on a network, the items you share are usually located in your Public folder. However, if there are folders on your computer that you want other people to be able to access, you can share those folders too.
Share a Folder
1.Click the folder you want to share to select it, and then click Share.
2.In the File Sharing window, select the name of a person with whom you want to share the folder. The Guest option is available only if password-protected sharing isn't turned on.
3.Click Add.
4.Click a Permission level:
• Reader to allow the user to open files from the folder but not to be able to save changes or modify files
• Contributor to allow the user to open, add, and modify or delete only those files that he or she added
• Co-Owner to allow the user to add, delete, or modify any file in the folder
5.Click Share.
6.To inform people about the location of the shared folder, click E-Mail, and send the link via e-mail.
7.Click Done.

If you don't have password-protected sharing turned on and you choose Everyone or Guest from the list of people to share with, anyone who has access to your network can access the shared folder.

Creating a Connection to a Network Folder

If you frequently use one particular shared folder on the network, you can access that folder quickly by assigning a drive letter to it. By doing so, you'll not only gain quick access to the folder from the Computer window, but you'll also be able to access the folder in programs that don't allow you to browse the network to find a file.
Assign a Drive
1.Click the Start button, and choose Computer from the menu to display the Computer window.
2.Click Map Network Drive.
3.Select a letter for the drive. Only unused drive letters are shown.
4.Click Browse, use the Browse For Folder dialog box to locate and select the folder, and click OK.
5.Select this check box if you always want to connect to this folder. Clear the check box if you want to connect only during this session.
6.Click here if you'll be using a different user name and password to log on to the shared folder. In the Connect As dialog box that appears, enter the user name and password that have been assigned to you, and click OK.
7.Click here if you want to connect to a Web site you can use for file storage.
8.Click Finish.

Tip

If you know the name and location of the folder you want to connect to, type it in the Folder text box, using the form \\computer\folder.

Information in this Tutorial courtesy of Spikey133 ©2007

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