How to share a folder in Windows XP By Drew Mathers | June 18, 2015 1 1. Click: Start 2 2. Click: My Computer 3 3. Right-click the desired folder (Left-click in this tutorial, but right-click in Windows) 4 4. Click: Sharing and Security 5 5. Click the link beginning with “If you understand the security risks…” (If you don’t see this, proceed to step 8.) 6 6. Click: Just enable file sharing 7 7. Click: OK 8 8. Check: Share this folder on the network 9 9. Change the Share name (Optional) 10 10. Check: Allow network users to change my files (Optional) 11 11. Click: OK 12 12. Notice that the folder icon changes. Posted in Beginner
