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Creating a User Account for Accessing a Shared Folder (Windows XP)

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You need to create user accounts for users who access the shared folder in advance. This section describes the procedure for creating a new account on your computer.


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  • Log on to Windows with administrator privileges.
  • Even if you do not create a new account by following the procedures below, you can add a pre-registered account for users who are permitted to access the shared folder. In such case, you need to create a password if one has not been set for the pre-registered account. Once the password is created, the user is prompted to type it when he/she logs on to a computer.
  • Windows XP Home Edition supports only simple file sharing and you cannot set any access permissions on the folders.
  1. On the [start] menu, select [Control Panel] to open [Control Panel] window.
  1. Click [User Accounts].
  1. In the [User Accounts] dialog box, click [Create a new account].
  1. Type a user name in [Type a name for the new account], and then click [Next>].
  • A user name can be up to 20 alphanumeric characters.
  • It is recommended that you write down the user name you created here. You will need it in "Specifying Destinations."
  1. Check [Limited], and then click [Create Account].
  1. Click the created user, and then click [Create a password].
  1. Type a password in [Type a new password] and [Type the new password again to confirm], and then click [Create Password].
  • A password can be up to 14 alphanumeric characters.
  • It is recommended that you write down the password you created here. You will need it in "Specifying Destinations."
  1. Close the [User Accounts] dialog box.

Proceed to "Setting a Shared Folder and Access Permissions (Windows XP)."


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