A Windows XP file management option that does not allow file sharing to be configured on a user-by-user basis. If a folder or file is made sharable, everyone on the network has access to it. When ...

What's mine is essentially yours with simple file sharing enabled on a network-attached computer. Simple file sharing opens access to public folders and enables both locally and remotely networked ...

You’ve probably figured out how to share and access files and folders among the computers on your home or small-office network, by browsing through My Network Places or Network. However, do you know ...

Windows XP lets you share folders on your office network either without password protection or with it. The Simple File Sharing option, enabled by default, shares folders on your PC with others in the ...

Ok, as usual, new computer comes along. One of the tasks to sort - getting it to be able to see the other computers on the network for file sharing. There are only 2 logins, mine and my wifes.

Microsoft wants you to use the cloud, but there are a lot of good options — including trusty old network file sharing and a little-known modern Windows feature. Remember the HomeGroup on Windows 7?