How to access shared documents windows xp

Learn more. How to access shared folder on Windows 10 from Windows XP? Ask Question. Asked 3 years, 5 months ago. Active 1 year, 3 months ago. Viewed 52k times. Any ideas how to access file share from XP hosted on Windows 10? Improve this question. Is that even possible? Windows XP is far, far out of support now, and you should have gotten rid of it years ago.

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I have a wireless printer. I had to install the software that came with it on each computer. Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit 5 people found this reply helpful. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Right click the folder and select Sharing and Security Choose the Sharing tab.

If this is the first time to use the feature, you will see the following screen. Then click on the If you understand the security risks but want to share files without running the wizard, click here Choose Just enable file sharing and click OK. From the Network sharing and security group, check the option Share this folder on network in order to enable the the Sharing feature. If you don't want others to change or modify you files, you should uncheck the option Allow network users to change my files We suggest use not more than 12 characters for the share name , if any Windows 9x user would access this share folder Press OK to confirm this operation.

This is a more secure default configuration; users have to knowingly and actively enable file sharing for it to work. However, getting file sharing to work on a Windows XP computer that is a member of a workgroup can make for a wild ride. The wizard helps set up home networking features, such as IP address configuration and workgroup name.

Just click on the latter option to start sharing files and folders. Figure A Avoid the sharing wizard, which is targeted for home users. Figure B Again, refuse XP's persistence that you use the wizard. Figure C The Sharing tab appears after you allow file sharing. Figure E This last check box will enable or disable simple file sharing.