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How do I share folders on the desktops of 2 Windows 7 PC’s?
Question : How do I share folders on the desktops of 2 Windows 7 PC’s?
I want to share folders with complete permissions to copy, cut, and delete between 2 folders on the desktops of 2 separate Win 7 machines. I do not want to have any error messages that tell me that “Windows cannot access computerfoldername”. This is the message I have been getting regularly! Thanks.
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Best answer:
Answer by Moi
In “Control Panel” go to “Network and sharing center” and on the left panel go to the advanced configuration and make sure you are sharing files and printers, and have network detection on.
Right click the folder you want to share and click “Properties”, click the “Share” tab, click on “Advanced Share”, check “Share this folder” and that’s it. I don’t use Win7′s Homegroup for security concerns because Windows will randomly decide to share all your files.
Hello richards_sd,
The easiest way to set up file and printer sharing between two computers running Windows 7 on the same network is to set up a homegroup. It links computers on your network so that you can share pictures, music, videos, documents, and printers. You can protect it with a password and always choose what you share with the other computer. More about setting up a homegroup here – http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/home-sweet-homegroup-networking-the-easy-way
Cheers,
Cassandra
Microsoft Windows Outreach