Windows 2000 / nt, Configure the computer for file sharing – Storix Software SBAdmin (Enabling Backups for Windows and MAC OS X) User Manual

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3. Windows 2000 / NT

This section explains how to set up file sharing on Windows 2000.

Configure the Computer for File Sharing

You will only need to configure your computer for file sharing once. If the option for file sharing is already set up
on your computer or if you wish to set up another shared folder on your computer, continue to the instructions to

Share a Folder

.

1. Click on the

Start

button and then select

Settings

!Control Panel

.

2. Double-click on the

Network Dial-Up Connections

.

3. In the new window that appears, right-click on the

Local Area Connection

icon and select

Properties

from

the menu.

4. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, check that the

General

tab is selected. Under the

Components checked are used by this connection section, check that File and Printer Sharing for
Microsoft Networks
is listed and make sure that its checkbox is checked. If it is listed, the computer is
already configured for file sharing; click

Cancel

. If it is not listed, then:

a. Click

the

Install

button.

b. Click once on Service to select that option.

c. Click

Add

.

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