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Enabling File Sharing
1. Double-click the My Computericon. A window of available disk drives will
appear.
2. Right click the drive or folder that you want to make available to other users.
3. Click on the Sharing button, followed by the Sharingtab. Then, click the
Share Asbutton.
4. In the Share Name f ield, enter a name for the drive or folder you are shar-
ing. This can be any drive or folder on your PC—floppy drive, hard drive,
CD-Rom drive, zip drive, etc.
5. Decide on the type of access that you want to give other users.
• Read-Onlyaccess allows other users to view the files on the selected drive
or folder.
• Full access allows other users to create, change, or delete files on the
selected drive or folder.
• Depends on Password allows other users to have Read-Only and/or Full
access to the selected drive or folder, depending on the password that you
decide to give them.
6. If you want to assign access passwords, type the passwords into the Password
fields.
7. When you're done, click the Apply button, followed by the OKbutton.
Repeat steps 1-7 for any drive or folder you desire to share on the network.
You have successfully enabled File Sharing on your PC. Your selected
drives can now be accessed by other network users.If a user tries to access
one of your password-protected drives or folders,
he or she will be asked for the appropriate Read-
Only or Full-Access password.Continue on if you
wish to share your PC’s printer over the network.
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13. A Logon window will appear, requiring you to enter a User nameand
Password. Make up a user name and password (if you haven’t already) and
click the OK button. Do not click the Cancel button or press the Escape
[ESC] key as this will prevent you from logging into the network. If the
logon does not appear or if it does not allow you to log on, refer to the
Troubleshooting section.
14. Once you are at the Windows 98 desktop, double-click on the Network
Neighborhoodicon. You should see one icon for the entire network and the
names of the other PCs on the network.
• If you can see your computer along with all the other computers on
the network in Network Neighborhood, then the Windows 98 net-
work configuration is complete. Continue with “Sharing Your Files
and Printers in Windows 98” if you want data from your PC to be
available to others on the network.You may stop here,however,if you
wish to configure File and Print Sharing at a later time.
Refer to the Troubleshooting section if you run into any problems, such as:
• If you don't see anything at all in Network Neighborhood after pressing
the F5key on your keyboard a few times to refresh the screen;
• If you only see your own computer in Network Neighborhood;
• If you see all computers on the network except yours after pressing the
F5 key a few times; or
• If you only see computers that are running the same operating system as
you and you don’t see any others.
Overview
By sharing your files and printers, other PCs on your network will be able to
access resources on your PC.
Before sharing your files and printers, you should prepare your computer to be
used with any file servers that may be on the network.
Sharing Your Files and Printers in Windows 98
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