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April 2nd 07, 06:27 PM
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Sharing a folder without having a user account on the PC?
Is it possible to access a shared folder without having a user account
on the PC, like you could with XP? I thought I had cracked this by turning off passwords, but the email I sent myself (!) said: I have given you permission to access some of my files from any computer on this network. You can access them by clicking the link(s) below. To access these shared files you must have a user account and password for the computer ... -- Nigel M 
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April 2nd 07, 06:48 PM
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Sharing a folder without having a user account on the PC?
Yes-- Change the access to shared resources in Network & Sharing Center. You
can allow anyone on your network or your computer to share files from there by turning on Public Folder Sharing and turning Password Protected Sharing off. "Nigel Molesworth" wrote: Is it possible to access a shared folder without having a user account on the PC, like you could with XP? I thought I had cracked this by turning off passwords, but the email I sent myself (!) said: I have given you permission to access some of my files from any computer on this network. You can access them by clicking the link(s) below. To access these shared files you must have a user account and password for the computer ... -- Nigel M
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April 3rd 07, 11:08 AM
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Sharing a folder without having a user account on the PC?
On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 11:48:02 -0700, Mary
wrote: Yes-- Change the access to shared resources in Network & Sharing Center. You can allow anyone on your network or your computer to share files from there by turning on Public Folder Sharing I may have misunderstood, but will this not just allow sharing of the Public Folder? I want to share a normal one. -- Nigel M
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