How to create shared network folders

1. What methods enable you to create shared network folders?

Right-click a folder in My Computer or Windows Explorer, select Sharing and Security, click the option button Share This Folder, and click OK.

Open the Run dialog box, type fsmgmt.msc, press OK, right-click the Shares node, and click New File Share. Follow onscreen instructions for the Create Shared Folder Wizard. Note: Simple File Sharing must not be enabled to create a New File Share using this command.

Open the Computer Management console, expand Shared Folders, right click the Shares node, and click New File Share. Follow the on-screen instructions for the Create shared Folder Wizard. Note: Simple File Sharing must not be enabled to create a New File Share using this command.

Open a command prompt window. Type Net Share share_name=x:\folder_name, where share_name represents the name you want to assign to the shared folder, x: represents the drive letter where the folder resides, and folder_name represents the actual name of the folder.

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