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9-28 Chapter 9 Administering Shared Folders
Why can Sandra open the file but not save it in the shared folder? How would you
solve the problem?
Chapter Summary
■ Sharing a folder makes the folder available to users on the network. You should
understand the following points about shared folders:
❑ Simple File Sharing is enabled by default on computers running Windows XP
Professional that are members of a workgroup. Simple File Sharing is not
available on computers that are members of a domain.
❑ The three shared folder permissions are Read, Change, and Full Control.
❑ To share a folder, you must be a member of the Administrators or Power
Users groups, or have the Create Permanent Shared Objects user right
assigned to your account.
❑ You can share folders, but not individual files.
❑ You can share folders on NTFS or FAT volumes.
❑ You can create multiple share names for a single folder.
❑ Windows XP Professional automatically shares folders for administrative purposes.
These shares are marked with a dollar sign ($), which hides them from
users who browse the computer.
❑ You can use Computer Management to view, create, and modify shared folders,
as well as to view users that are connected to each share. You can also use Computer
Management to remotely manage shared folders on other computers.
■ When shared folder permissions and NTFS permissions exist on a folder, you can
calculate the overall effective permissions by calculating the effective shared
folder permissions, then calculating the effective NTFS permissions, and then
applying the more restrictive of those two.