Simple file sharing windows xp password

Sign in to vote. My current OS is Windows 7 Professional bit. Previously, I managed to share files between that system with my previous system which is a Windows XP Professional SP3 bit after much tweaking, headaches and heart aches, blood, sweat and tears.

SP3 kind of make everything more difficult but it is for security reasons and I can appreciate that. I also cannot put my current system on that AD domain because it is a different network.

I do understand this is a built in security feature that file sharing only on systems in the same domain. Still transferring files using an external hard disk is just not feasible and I do need to sync the files on the two systems. So any advices on how I can share files, other than migrating to Open Solaris or Fedora??? From the Network sharing and security group, check the option Share this folder on network in order to enable the the Sharing feature.

If you don't want others to change or modify you files, you should uncheck the option Allow network users to change my files We suggest use not more than 12 characters for the share name , if any Windows 9x user would access this share folder Press OK to confirm this operation. Now you can see an icon with a hand holding the folder. Connecting from client: First of all, logon the client machine e. Then we need to locate the host machine e. Click Finish. The mapped drive is connected and appears in a new window.

Eric Geier is a freelance tech writer. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Now Trending. What is WPA3? And it really is simple. If a disk or folder is shared, everyone on the network can access it. There are no user permissions and no passwords. Because sharing in this way is so wide open, Windows XP tries to protect you from some potential security risks. Log in Register. Search titles only. Search Advanced search…. New posts. Search forums. Log in.

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