OT: WinXP sharing question

[Robert Baer]

Say a folder ALFA on drive C has 5 sub-folders and each folder has a
number of files, and you want to share all of those files, without
sharing any files in other folders (BETA, etc.).
I have been getting different and contrary information (which because
of the difference i am calling all of them opinions).
The question is, what is the most efficent way of doing that?

 

[Genome]

Say a folder ALFA on drive C has 5 sub-folders and each folder has a
number of files, and you want to share all of those files, without sharing
any files in other folders (BETA, etc.).
I have been getting different and contrary information (which because of
the difference i am calling all of them opinions).
The question is, what is the most efficent way of doing that?.

I download shitloads of porn using this XP computer and rely on my storing
it in places where even I will forget about where it is then every so often
I go and stick it on a CD and stick it in a cupboard.

So, basically speaking, using XP... What you have to do if you do if you
want to not share stuff is store it on your hard drive and if you want to
share it you put it on a CD and stick it in a cupboard.

DNA

 

[John Larkin]

I download shitloads of porn using this XP computer and rely on my storing
it in places where even I will forget about where it is then every so often
I go and stick it on a CD and stick it in a cupboard.

So, basically speaking, using XP... What you have to do if you do if you
want to not share stuff is store it on your hard drive and if you want to
share it you put it on a CD and stick it in a cupboard.

DNA

There should be another file attribute bit, like "Read Only" and
"Hidden" and "Archive": the "Porn" bit.

John

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Say a folder ALFA on drive C has 5 sub-folders and each folder has a
number of files, and you want to share all of those files, without sharing
any files in other folders (BETA, etc.).
I have been getting different and contrary information (which because of
the difference i am calling all of them opinions).
The question is, what is the most efficent way of doing that?

Win XP is not a secure system. Have you tried putting links to the files to
be shared in one folder and sharing that?







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[Ban]

Say a folder ALFA on drive C has 5 sub-folders and each folder has a
number of files, and you want to share all of those files, without
sharing any files in other folders (BETA, etc.).
I have been getting different and contrary information (which
because of the difference i am calling all of them opinions).
The question is, what is the most efficent way of doing that?

Have you ever tried to right-click something? 4th option

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Say a folder ALFA on drive C has 5 sub-folders and each folder has a
number of files, and you want to share all of those files, without
sharing any files in other folders (BETA, etc.).
I have been getting different and contrary information (which because
of the difference i am calling all of them opinions).
The question is, what is the most efficent way of doing that?

Put those folders in the "Shared Documents" folder and allow
sharing. Everthing else is hidden from other computers.


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Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[The Real Andy]

Win XP is not a secure system. Have you tried putting links to the files to
be shared in one folder and sharing that?

You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.

IT is secure. You can share one single folder and all sub folders with
out sharing the others. Right click on the folder, select properties
and head to the sharing and security tabs.

 

[Fred Bartoli]

John Larkin a écrit :

There should be another file attribute bit, like "Read Only" and
"Hidden" and "Archive": the "Porn" bit.

Bite would be more appropriate here.

 

[Ken Smith]

Win XP is not a secure system. Have you tried putting links to the files to
be shared in one folder and sharing that?

You are thinking *nix. Under Winblows, the "shortcut" is all you have.
They are a weak link. They specify the path of the real file which must
be accessed. They don't act like real files as under *nix.

 

[Ken Smith]

Put those folders in the "Shared Documents" folder and allow
sharing. Everthing else is hidden from other computers.

Make that "Public" or "SharedDocuments" and I'd be happier. Directory
names with spaces in them are bothersome.

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Make that "Public" or "SharedDocuments" and I'd be happier. Directory
names with spaces in them are bothersome.

"Shared Documents" is the default folder name on XP. The folder
exists in a standard install of XP, and it is what it looks for on other
computers on the network.


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Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Rich, but drunk]

There should be another file attribute bit, like "Read Only" and "Hidden"
and "Archive": the "Porn" bit.

Geez, you guys waste disk space storing porn? Haven't you ever heard
of ? <leer, snort>

Cheers!
Rich

 

[Homer J Simpson]

You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.

IT is secure. You can share one single folder and all sub folders with
out sharing the others. Right click on the folder, select properties
and head to the sharing and security tabs.

If it's so great, what the hell is Windows Server 2003 about?

If it's so secure, what happens when two or more people have accounts on a
single PC?

 

[Robert Baer]

I download shitloads of porn using this XP computer and rely on my storing
it in places where even I will forget about where it is then every so often
I go and stick it on a CD and stick it in a cupboard.

So, basically speaking, using XP... What you have to do if you do if you
want to not share stuff is store it on your hard drive and if you want to
share it you put it on a CD and stick it in a cupboard.

DNA

Sort of like trying to find something and really finding stuff you do
not need and not what you were looking for?

 

[Robert Baer]

There should be another file attribute bit, like "Read Only" and
"Hidden" and "Archive": the "Porn" bit.

John

....and be a zero when set so that there is an entry hole?

 

[Robert Baer]

Win XP is not a secure system. Have you tried putting links to the files to
be shared in one folder and sharing that?

Have not tried anything yet..trying to find out what is the proper or
preferred method.
The idea of sharing the folder is OK, but are the contents of all
subfolders then also automatically shared?

 

[Robert Baer]

Put those folders in the "Shared Documents" folder and allow
sharing. Everthing else is hidden from other computers.

That is exactly what i thought, but i have been getting "opinions"
that include "one must also share the drive / root".
I think that would result in *everything* being shared, and so
contrary to what was desired.

 

[Robert Baer]

Have you ever tried to right-click something? 4th option

....then "properties" then ...
Too bad you left a lot to the imagination and said nothing about
subfolders being shared...

 

[Robert Baer]

"Shared Documents" is the default folder name on XP. The folder
exists in a standard install of XP, and it is what it looks for on other
computers on the network.

Seems a little unwieldy; each computer has the same-named folder and
some may have this and others may have that - the result is ?what?
Naturally, i do not know how all of those drive "C:\"s look like
either...

 

[Robert Baer]

Geez, you guys waste disk space storing porn? Haven't you ever heard
of ? <leer, snort>

Cheers!
Rich

Better being rich but drunk than drunk but rich?