How to share files on your Windows network

Homegroups make sharing files and folders easy on Windows 7, but Windows XP and Vista users have to do things a little differently. Fortunately, there are dead-simple ways to share files on both XP and Vista, too.

Microsoft offers a very detailed step-by-step guide for those of you looking for an exhaustive walkthrough, but here's the short version for Windows XP users:

• click Start > Run, type control folders, and press enter
• click the View tab, and scroll down to the bottom of the list box
• place a check next to use simple file sharing and then click OK
• open My Computer and browse to a folder you want to share
• right-click the folder and choose sharing and security
• click the warning text ("If you understand the security risks...") then click Just enable file sharing
• check Share this folder on the network and give your share a name (it doesn't have to match the folder name)
• if you want to allow others to edit, delete, and add new files, check the Allow box as well
• click OK, and you're done!

Any system on your network should now have access to the shared folder on your XP system. Now, let's move on to Vista.

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