Shared folders Questions


How to sync a shared folder on the network with another shared folder
I work for the police department, and they have a Standard operation procedures folder (SOP) which can be editing by the SGT’s. Once the .doc files are edited, they are then put into a read only folder (S.O.P). I need to find a way to sync the SOP folder daily with the S.O.P folder automatically. [...]

Answer Question   |  October 12, 2012  3:04 PM
Folders, Shared folders, Synchronization
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20 pts.

Provide outside access in a workgroup
We are a medical facility, under HIPAA regulations, that has a need to securely provide access to resources internally on our workgroup network to users outside the network. How could we share a file/folder so that people internally can use the file/folder but also allow outside users to the same resource for daily work? Please [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  5:56 PM
Shared folders, Terminal Services, VPN security, Workgroup
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210 pts.

Shared folders on Windows 7
Where can I go to setup shared folders on Windows 7? Is it similar to XP?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  1:52 PM
Shared folders, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows XP
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975 pts.

Security Permissions on Shared Folders
I have a resource server that serves a large number of users.  We place all of our user accounts in groups based on their geographical location and organization function.  We limit the permissions on folders to read/ srite, execute and delete. However, we do not give Full Control permissions.  If a user creates a folder, [...]

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2011  8:02 PM
Folder permissions, Folder security, Security, Security management, Shared folders, Windows XP
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5 pts.

DropBox for users on Active Directory 2008 network
Is it possible to create a drop box for users to be able to copy files into but not view them or the folders contents afterwards. We have an Active Directory 2008 network. What permissions should we grant them or deny them to get this to work?

Answer Question   |  May 5, 2011  5:34 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Dropbox, Network storage, Networking, Shared folders
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1,110 pts.

Can’t access shared folders – Windows 7
Hey guys, can anybdy help, I’m setting up an ad hoc network with two laptops running different windows, windows7 and vista. tha network discovery is turn on, and pass word protect is off. I also set the laptops to home group. the problem is that i can’t access the shared folder from the other laptop. [...]

Answer Question   |  April 15, 2011  3:12 AM
Ad Hoc, Shared folders, Windows 7, Windows Vista
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195 pts.

Sharing files between Windows XP and Windows 7
how do i share files between windows 7 and xp?

Answer Question   |  November 2, 2011  11:41 AM
File sharing protocols, Peer-to-Peer file sharing, Shared folders, Windows 7, Windows XP
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20 pts.

High School Computer Lab Network set up to prevent cheating
I am trying to set up the network in my classroom to prevent students from stealing, renaming, deleting, etc. other students’ work on the shared folder. Before the teacher’s computer died, I was able to set up the permissions as write only, but the smart student could still rename someone’s file if it stayed in [...]

Answer Question   |  January 26, 2011  6:10 PM
Network security, Network Shared Folder, Permissions and settings, Security in 2010, Shared folders, Windows XP Professional
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25 pts.

One shared My Documents Folder for all users
How can I set up a Windows workstation that is used by many people, who are now using a group logon, to save files to one My Documents folder if they are forced to log on inidividually? I need to be able to track whom does what and when but cannot do it with group [...]

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2011  2:16 PM
Security management, Shared folders, User Permissions, Windows Login, Windows XP, Windows XP Group Policy
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5 pts.

Share folder security in Windows XP
How can I share a folder in xp that doesn’t require a username and password?

Answer Question   |  September 11, 2010  8:00 PM
Security in 2010, Shared folders, Windows XP, Windows XP Security
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90 pts.

Can I Create Network Shared Folder Access Based On Computer Group Membership?
Noob to AD here, trying to solve a problem. Any help is greatly appreciated. [strong]Can you assign access to a network shared folder based on a computer’s group membership?[/strong] I originally created a script that assigns a shared network folder (Drive S) according to user group membership, BUT some users work in different departments and [...]

Answer Question   |  September 11, 2010  12:04 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Permissions, Network Shared Folder, Shared folders, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Shared Folders
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15 pts.

Group policy setting to enable shadow copies on any drive with a shared folder on Windows Server 2003
Is there a group policy setting to enable shadow copies on any drive with a shared folder?

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2010  5:37 PM
Group Policy, Shadow Copy, Shared folders, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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1,695 pts.

Cannot Access Shared Folders in Fedora with Windows XP
Hello everyone, here is my situation……….. One of the staff told the director that one of our chairwoman cannot access shared folders offered by the Windows XP Professional computers through her computer running Fedora. what solution can we do to make this possible for her??? if you know of a solution, please briefly explain how [...]

Answer Question   |  December 17, 2010  10:09 PM
Fedora, Folder Sharing, Shared folders, Windows XP
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25 pts.

Cannot access shared folders remotely
Hello, I have a shared folder (e.g. MyFolder) on a Win XP SP2 computer (e.g. MyPC) with share permission for ‘Everyone’ having full control and security permission for ‘Users’ and ‘Administrator’ of the computer (MyPC). When I try to access the shared (MyFolder) from another computer I get the following message \MyPC\MyFolder is not accessible. [...]

Answer Question   |  April 1, 2010  8:04 AM
Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Remote access, SHARED DATA PATHS, Shared folders
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5 pts.

Not able to access shared folder in XP
Hi I’m not able to access shared folders on the network. I am able to ping the machines but not access it. I get no error msg. I have started all the appropriate services but still no difference. Others are able to access my machine. Using Windows XP.  Please advice. Thanks in advance.

Answer Question   |  December 18, 2009  9:29 AM
Network Shared Folder, Shared folders, Windows Server Shared Folders, Windows XP
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10 pts.

Exclude domain computer from shared folders
I have a Win 2000 Domain controller. One of my users (a teacher) has a laptop for her personal use and a desktop for students to use in her office. She needs to access all of our shared network resources (shared drives, etc.) from her laptop (which she can). I need to set up the [...]

Answer Question   |  September 11, 2012  7:50 PM
Shared folders, Win XP (Pro), Windows 2000 Domain Controller, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Server Domain
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30 pts.

FOLDER DUPLICATION
SAP adds many TXT files to a folder in IFS, I need to replicate or duplicate this TXT files in a Windows Server folder automatically or share the iSeries folder with the Windows Server users. How can I do this? Thanks

Answer Question   |  October 9, 2009  2:36 PM
iSeries, Shared folders, V5R4
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5 pts.

Add quota to shared folders on Windows Server 2003
We have a Windows 2003 server with a shared HDD and lots of shared folders, I want to put a quota on all the shared folders,

Answer Question   |  July 30, 2009  2:50 PM
Group Policy, Shared folders, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration
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16,755 pts.

Folder sharing problem in Windows XP client
i am using windows xp OS. The problem is when i am trying to share a folder from my pc i can’t . because the share option is disable there. normally there should be an option to enable the sharing , but that also not coming. why? is there any service to enable for sharing [...]

Answer Question   |  June 22, 2009  7:15 AM
Enterprise Desktop, Shared folders, Windows XP
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160 pts.

Dell MD3000i and shared folders
Hi all. We have an MD3000i connected to an HP Proliant DL380G5. Occasionally when the server is restarted after, say, an update or software change, the shared folders on the MD3000i are no longer shared. I believe this is because the storage device is not available at the time that Windows tries to activate the [...]

Answer Question   |  May 18, 2009  5:48 AM
Dell MD3000i, Dell PowerVault MD3000i, HP ProLiant DL380 G5, SAN, SAN arrays, Shared folders
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5 pts.