[pchelpers] Re: password

Hi PcCowboy,

Thursday, June 19, 2003, 12:03:39 AM, you wrote:

P> Ok ME and on down you can RT click a folder and go to sharing.
P> Then you have the options of sharing that folder. 
P> what control they will have over the folder and you can even
P> password protect that folder.
P> Now in XP I can share a folder but I can't find any options
P> to password protect it. What gives.

With Win2K and WinXP, you add a user in Administrative Tools ->
Computer Management.  Then, the remote computer just logs on.

I don't think Win2K and WinXP support per-resource password sharing; I
don't recall seeing it.

--Scott.

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