If you haven??™t done so already, open the User Accounts window in
Control Panel and click Create a password.
Now, any user account on your PC could be used as a backdoor
to gain access to your data, which is why every account
should have a password. To have Windows enforce passwords
for your administrator-level accounts, open Parental
Controls in Control Panel. If you see a yellow box that says
One or more administrator accounts do not have a password,
click the box. On the Ensure Administrator Passwords
page, turn on the Force all administrator accounts to
set a password at logon option, and then click OK.
Next, open the Network and Sharing Center in Control Panel, shown in
Figure 8-15, and make sure the network type (just above Access) is set to
Private network. If it isn??™t, or if the File sharing option below is Off, click
the Customize link on the right side, select Private, and then click Next.
When you??™re done, Network discovery should be set to either On or Custom,
and File sharing should be On.
Vista??™s default sharing mechanism leaves a lot to be desired, so go ahead and
change it. In Control Panel, open Folder Options, and choose the View tab.
At the bottom of the Advanced settings list, turn off the Use Sharing Wizard
option and then click OK.
Finally, if you don??™t already know it, determine the name of your PC, as
described in the upcoming ???What??™s My PC??™s Name???? sidebar.
Now you??™re ready to share.
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