Filesharing: XP & ME

In article , "Ed"
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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote in message
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Windows XP doesn't have a way to define passwords for its shared
folders. Only Windows 95, 98, and Me do.

Your router will prevent other people on the Internet from accessing
your shared folders. A firewall program on each computer (XP's
built-in firewall or a third-party program) would add a second layer
of access protection.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Thanks, Steve.

That's what I noticed. Yet, Xp Professional is supposed to be a more
secure environment,
so it would seem that PW protected shares would be better. Wonder why
they took it away?
My guess is they are discouraging sharing of directories, pushing
instead putting things
into the Shared Documents directory structure. I find that a nuisance.

Ed

They took PW protection away in XP because XP is based on Windows NT
and 2000, which never had password protection. XP isn't based on
Windows 95/98/Me.

Windows XP has a way to control access to shared folders that's much
more powerful and secure than passwords. Ron Lowe and I have written
a web page with details:

Windows XP Professional File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ring/index.htm
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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