File Sharing
Windows 2000
PC
Windows 2000
PC
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File Sharing
Windows 2000 PC |
How to access a shared folder from a domain Windows 2000 computer
The following instructions explain how to access a shared folder from any faculty/staff, classroom or public lab computer running Windows 2000. The shared folder may reside on a domain Windows 98 or Windows 2000 computer. As reference, only computers owned by Wellesley College (i.e. faculty/staff or public lab computers) are domain members. Computers not owned by Wellesley College are NOT domain members.
For file sharing, Windows 98 and Me use share-level access while Windows 2000 and XP Pro use user-level access. Therefore, in order to access a shared folder on a Windows 98 or Me computer, only a password is necessary to access shared folders; it does not need to know who is accessing the folder. In contrast, Windows 2000 and XP Pro computers require each user to have a user account (username and password) on the computer, so only those who have been given access to a shared folder may view and or use files within that folder.
Before accessing
a shared folder
How to access
a Windows 98 shared folder
How to access a domain Windows 2000 or XP Pro shared
folder
How
to access a non-domain Windows 2000 or XP Pro shared folder
How to add a Network Place
- If you are not logged into the computer, log in as you normally would.
- Go to Start > Run and type in \\ComputerName. Hit Okay..
- Double-click on the name of the computer the shared folder resides on.
- Double-click on the folder you have access to.
- In the login window, type in the password for that folder; you may leave the username field blank.
- Click OK.
The folder's contents will now be displayed in a window. What you are allowed to do in this folder depends on the permissions the owner has given you.
- If you are not logged into the computer, log in as you normally would.
- Go to Start > Run and type in \\ComputerName. Hit Okay.
- Double-click on the folder you have access to.
The folder's contents will now be displayed in a window. What you are allowed to do in this folder depends on the permissions the owner has given you.
Note: The non-domain computer you are accessing must be connected to the Wellesley College campus network.
The folder's contents will now be displayed in a window. What you are allowed to do in this folder depends on the permissions its owner has given you.
Adding a Network Place creates a shortcut to the shared folder in the My Network Places window. If you are constantly accessing the same shared folder, adding the folder as a Network Place will give you easy access to the shared folder.
- If you are not logged into the computer, log in as you normally would.
- Double-click on My Network Places on the desktop.
- Double-click on Add Network Place.
- In the Type the location of the Network Place field, type \\computer name\shared folder name. For example: if the computer's name is bluebird and the name of the shared folder is My Pics, then type in: \\bluebird\My Pics.
- Click Next.
- You may change the name of this shared folder (as it appears on your computer) by typing a new name for it in the Enter a name for this Network Place field.
- Click Finish.
The shortcut to the shared folder will appear in the My Network Places window with the name you have specified. Double-click on this icon in order to access the shared folder.
