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How to share a folder in Windows XP

By Drew Mathers | June 18, 2015

1

Click: Start

1. Click: Start

2

Click: My Computer

2. Click: My Computer

3

Right-click the desired folder

3. Right-click the desired folder (Left-click in this tutorial, but right-click in Windows)

4

Click: Sharing and Security

4. Click: Sharing and Security

5

Click the link beginning with "If you understand the security risks..."5. Click the link beginning with “If you understand the security risks…” (If you don’t see this, proceed to step 8.)

6

Click: Just enable file sharing

6. Click: Just enable file sharing

7

Click: OK

7. Click: OK

8

Check: Share this folder on the network

8. Check: Share this folder on the network

9

Change the Share name (Optional)

9. Change the Share name (Optional)

10

Check: Allow network users to change my files (Optional)

10. Check: Allow network users to change my files (Optional)

11

Click: OK

11. Click: OK

12

Notice that the folder icon changes.

12. Notice that the folder icon changes.


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