XP Sharing w/o using Guest account. Plz help

[SwamiJi]

I've tried to create users for other computers (with their passwords), but it doesn't seem to work (keeps saying wrong password). I am trying to avoid using the guest account as much as possible but it seems its my only option. Does anyone know of a way to avoid using the guest account but still share files. Help is appreciated
thx

 

[stash]

Did you add those users to the share permissions on the folder you are trying to share? Also if you are running NTFS you will have to add those users to the NTFS permissions as well.

If you have many users that you need to add, you may want to create a group, add all the users to the group, and add that group to the share and NTFS permissions of the shares. Its much quicker that way.

 

[SwamiJi]

cool! i know how to set sharing permission but where do i set ntfs permission?
thx again

 

[CTho9305]

XP file sharing is a real pain... to deal with it, everyone in my dorm created a user account named the same as the dorm, with the same password, and thats how we do sharing. I prefer the win9x method where you set a user-less password, but haven't figured out any equivalent in XP without allowing guest to login (which will not happen )

 

[Hobbzilla]

<< I prefer the win9x method where you set a user-less password, >>




<< .. without allowing guest to login (which will not happen ) >>



Confused... Isn't that basically what win9x was doing? Allowing a "guest" connection?

 

[stash]

Right next to the sharing tab is the security tab, which is where NTFS permissions are set.

Note that this tab will only appear if you have formatted your drive with NTFS.