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Instructions for Creating a Share on your Local Machine
The following is a detailed list of steps explaining how to set up a share on a Windows 2000 machine. Creating a share allows you and other users to share files across the network. If not configured properly, you could allow the entire network access to your files.
- STEP 1: Go to the desired folder that you wish to share, right click, and select Sharing...
- STEP 2: Select Share this folder. Under Share name, name it whatever you want.
- STEP 3: Click on Permissions. The first thing you should do is to REMOVE Everyone from the list. Failing to do so will allow everyone on the network to have access to this folder. Then Click Add...
- STEP 4: Select desired users you wish to have access to this folder. After selecting the desired users, click OK.
- STEP 5: To assign a permission to a specific user: click on the users name and under Allow, select the level of permission that you want the user to have. Click Apply, and then OK.
- STEP 6: You will now return to the Sharing Properties window, click Apply, and then OK.
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