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Cant access shared folder over network

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by guyderam

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People cant access my shared folder.. It prompts for username & password... But i didnt set any password...

It used to work last time.... After reformatting my laptop this occured...

What should i do?

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by ashij

Hi! There are certain things you can check to make sure that the users are being allowed access.

1. To check if your firewall is allowing them, Go to Control Panel-->Network Connections, right-click your "Local Area Connection--> Properties --> Advanced (tab) --> settings" under "Exceptions" in the Firewall setting, make sure that "File and Printer sharing" has been turned on.

2. Try running the file sharing wizard (can be accessed from the left side menu in the "My Network Places" window

3. Make sure that you have assigned prper permissions to the users (e.g. Everyone group should have atleast Read rights)

Question, are you using Simple File sharing?

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