Saturday, March 29, 2014

How to share folders in winxp with a password


Instructions
1. Click "Start," then "Control Panel" and select "User Accounts" from the list of options. The "User Accounts" window will open.

2. Click the "Guest Account" icon, then click "Turn on the Guest Account." Close the window.

3. Click "Start," followed by "Run" then type "cmd" in the open field and click "OK." The "Command" window will open.

4. Type "Net user guest password" at the command prompt, then press the "Enter" key. The option to create a password is now enabled on the guest account. Close the "Command" window.

5. Click "Start," then "Control Panel" followed by "User Accounts." Click on the "Guest Account" again. Type in a password in the "Change the password" box to protect the shared folders. Close the window, then restart your computer. To view shared folders all users must enter the password.

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