Create Shared Folders Easily With Shared Folder Wizard

Creating shared folders in Windows does not have to be a time consuming task. Microsoft ships a Shared Folder Wizard with the operating system that provides all the means to create shared folders easily. The wizard is available in all recent Microsoft operating systems including Windows Vista, Windows XP Pro and Windows 7.

The easiest way to start the shared folder wizard is to press Windows-R and type shrpubw.exe in the opening run box. Administrative rights are needed, Windows might displays an UAC command prompt depending on the user launching the program.

shared folder wizard

Skip the introductory screen by clicking next. The shared folder needs to be selected on the second page. Use the file browser to locate it or paste the path directly into the application window.

selecting a shared folder

A share name, description and offline settings can be defined on the next screen. It is not necessary to change the information but it can be helpful if multiple shared folder exists on the system.

shared folder settings

The shared folder permissions are specified in the final screen of the shared folder wizard. Here it is possible to give read access to all users, full access to administrators and either read only access or no access to normal users or to customize permissions in detail.

shared folder permissions

A click on the finish button creates the shared folder with the permissions and settings defined in the Shared Folder Wizard.

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Author: Martin Brinkmann, Sunday July 4, 2010 -
Tags:folder shares, shared folder, shared folder wizard, shared folders, shrpubw.exe, windows tips

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1. paulus says:

   July 4, 2010 at 1:30 pm

   Hoi Martin, thanks for this article. Ferry handy indeed. Do you know a software program/way which makes it possible to share folders with main windows xp pro computer and main other computer with the ubuntu system on it.

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   • Martin says:

     July 4, 2010 at 4:42 pm

     Look here http://lifehacker.com/288033/mount-a-windows-shared-folder-in-linux

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2. paulus says:

   July 5, 2010 at 2:07 pm

   Great tip Martin a lifesaver proportion one. Thanks a lott

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