Hey. I am wondering how you put a password on a folder that is shared in a HOME NETWORK and will be accessed by a computer downstairs in my house. Thanks (PS...I made a post on this earlier but i was not specific enough) Dave.

You will need to enable Advance File Sharing. Open an explorer window and Select Tools>Folder Options. Then go to the View tab. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the Advanced Settings options and remove the checkbox in the "Use simple file sharing (Recommended)" option. Then right-click on the folder you want to share and select Sharing and Security. On the Sharing Tab select the radio button option to "Share this folder". Change the share name if you want. Then set up the permissions. Note: You will need to use the username and password of a user account on the machine that is sharing the folder. If other people will be accessing the folder who you do not want to use your password, you will need to set up another account for this purpose. Click the Permissions button. Select the Everyone group and remove any checkboxes in the Allow column. Then click the add button. You can add a user or group. Users need to be added inthe format MACHINENAME\USERNAME. The easiest wat to add one is to select the Advanced button, then click the Find Now button on the new window. Find the account you will use for the password and select it. Click OK twice. Enable the priveledges you want that account to have using the checkboxes and Apply the changes. This all looks more difficult than it is. In fact if all your machines are running XP (Pro for the computers sharing) you can set it up so users only have access to what they are supposed to have wihtout having to use their passwords. For example you can create an account on two different computers with the same usrname (e.g. Dave) and the same password. On computer A set up a folder and sharre it for the account Dave. Then if someone is logged into computer B on the Dave account and tries to access the folder on computer A, the username and password is sent with the request from computer B and access is granted automatically. If someone is logged into a different account on computer B and there is no access set up on computer A, then they will be prompted for a username and password. I have 5 different computers set up in my home and everyone has their own account. I set up accounts for all users on all of the machines so that I can creates shares wherever and give each user the access (or lack thereof) they require. If you don't want users to log into computers they are not supposed to, you can use X-Setup to remove their account from the login screen. (They can still login if they know how to get to the classic logon prompt though - but I'm sure there are better ways to prevent them from logging in as well). Michael J

Thanks!! Dave.