Folder sharing?

Question

i have 2 pc's in home , one upstairs and one downstairs.......how can i share a folder with pc upstairs??i have wireless broadband

Answer 1

To share a folder or drive

Using Shared Folders

Open Computer Management (Local).

In the console tree, click Shares.

Where?

Computer Management

System Tools

Shared Folders

Shares

On the Action menu, click New File Share.

Follow the steps in Create Shared Folder.

You will be prompted to select a folder or drive, type a new share name and description of the shared resource, and set permissions. After you provide this information, click Finish.

Notes

To open Computer Management, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.

You must be a member of the Administrators or Power Users group to use Shared Folders.

Using Windows Explorer

Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the shared folder or drive to which you want to add a new share name.

If you are logged on to a domain, do the following:

Right-click the shared folder or drive, and then click Sharing and Security.

Click Share this folder.

Set any other options that you want, and then click OK.

If you are not logged on to a domain or if you are running Windows XP Home Edition, do the following:

Right-click the shared folder or drive, and then click Properties.

On the Sharing tab, click Share this folder on the network.

Set any other options that you want, and then click OK.

Note

To open Windows Explorer, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.

Using a command line

Open Command Prompt.

Type:

net share sharename=drive:path

Value Description

net share Creates, deletes, or displays shared resources.

sharename=drive:path The network name of the shared resource and the absolute path of its location.

Notes

To open a command prompt, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.

To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:

net help share

Notes

You can use Shared Folders to manage shared resources on both local and remote computers. Windows Explorer and the command line allow you to manage shared resources on your local computer only.

You can hide the shared resource from users by typing $ as the last character of the shared resource name. Users can map a drive to this shared resource, but they cannot see the shared resource when they browse to it in Windows Explorer or in My Computer, or when they use the net view command on the remote computer. For more information about this command, see Net view.

You must have the appropriate permissions to complete this procedure.

Answer 2

yes u can

Answer 3

Hi,

Look firstly what os are you using?

I will presume that you're using windows xp, so what you need to do is setup a network and then folder sharing.

Go onto the downstairs pc and click;

start

my computer

in the left hand navigation click my network places

then in the left hand navigation click setup a home or small office network, follow the wizard and leave everything as default.

Then just repeat the steps on the upstairs pc to setup your network.

Once this is done restart both pc's.

Then on the downstairs pc share your file/folder by right clcking and clicking share, give it a name and click ok.

Then to access it go on to the upstairs pc and click;

start

my network places

then view workgroup pcs

then find the downstairs pc, double click it and the shared folder should be there, then right click it and click map network drive, this will place a shartcut in my computer, so you can easily access it.

You can follow the same thing to share printers and other folders.

Hope that helps any problems just e-mail me.