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Creating Hidden Shares in Windows

Creating a hidden share or converting a regular share into a hidden share is also essentially the same across all Windows versions and editions. To make a shared folder or drive hidden, simply add a dollar sign ($) to the end of the Share Name.

The following steps illustrate how to create a hidden share:

   1. In Windows XP, right-click on the folder or drive for which you want to create a hidden share and select Sharing and Security.

      The Folder Properties window will appear.
   2. In Windows Vista, right-click on the folder or drive for which you want to create a hidden share and select Properties. Then, on the Folder Properties window, click the Sharing tab and click the Advanced Sharing button.

      If User Account Control is active, enter an administrator's password if required, and click the Continue button. The Advanced Sharing window will then appear.

   3. Select the Share This Folder or Share This Folder on the Network radio button or checkbox.

      Tip: If the folder or drive is already been shared, but you want to change it to a hidden share, you must first disable sharing (deselect the Share This Folder option and click OK), and then come right back to enable sharing using these steps.

   4. Enter a name for the share, followed by a dollar sign, into the Share Name text box, as the figure illustrates.

   5. If you're using Simple File Sharing in Windows XP, check or uncheck the Allow Network User to Change My Files option. Otherwise, when using advanced sharing in XP or Vista, specify the remaining settings: Comments, User Limit, Permissions and Caching.

   6. Click the OK button.

      Now the folder or drive will be accessible manually from computers on the network. Of course, depending on which computers you've specified using the Permission settings, they can read/write to the folder.

Now, when you want to access the hidden share, bring up Internet Explorer or My Computer (or just Computer in Vista), enter the UNC path (\\computername\sharename$) of the share and hit Enter. Depending on the Permissions specified for the hidden share and the Windows account you're currently logged onto, you'll either have to enter a username and password or be given access right away.
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