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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 Sharing Settings
Sharing Files with Unrestricted Access
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 has had special folders (public folders) for file sharing available from the beginning. Set up unrestricted shared folders using the public folders.
Sharing Public Folders
1
From the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel], and click on [View network status and tasks].
2
Click [Change advanced sharing settings].
3
Select [Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can read and write files in the Public folders].
4
Select [Turn off password protected sharing], and click [Save changes].
When [User Account Control] appears
Click [Yes].
Creating a Folder for Storing the Files
1
Display [Public] folder.
(1)
From the [Start] menu, select [All Programs] - [Accessories] - [Windows Explorer].
(2)
Open the hierarchy inside [Computer], and click on the [Public] folder.
2
Create a new folder inside the [Public] folder.
Example: share
Use single-byte alphanumeric characters for the folder name.
The folder name created here is needed by "How to Save to a File Server (A Shared File Server)." We recommend that you make a note of it so that you do not forget.
Sharing Files with Access Restrictions
1
Create a shared folder.
We recommend creating the shared folder in a location that would be easy to find later, such as directly under the C drive.
Example: C:\share
Use single-byte alphanumeric characters for the folder name.
The folder name created here is needed by "How to Save to a File Server (A Shared File Server)." We recommend that you make a note of it so that you do not forget.
2
Right-click the file you created, and select [Shared with]-[Specificpeople…].
3
Click [] to on the left of [Add], select the user with whom you wish to share, and click [Add].
4
Set permissions for the added user.
(1)
Click on the [Permission Level] column for the added user.
(2)
Select [Read/Write].
(3)
Click [Share].
 When [User Account Control] appears
Click [Yes].
NOTE
[Permission Level]
[Read]: Can only view files.
[Read/Write]: Can create, change and delete files.
5
Click the [Done] button.
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