Windows Vista®: Home Networking

Access Shared Folders from a Windows XP–Based PC

To access shared folders on a Windows Vista–based PC from an Windows XP–based PC, click Start, click My Network Places, and select the shared folder from the list offered. If you do not see the shared folder you want to access, click Add A Network Place, and browse to it.

Encrypting File System

EFS technologies are available only in Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate. If you have Home Premium, you can skip this part!

EFS is a technology that stores data in an encrypted format. EFS doesn’t require anything from you except that you turn it on. Files that are encrypted will be encrypted before saving them to the hard drive, and they will be decrypted when you need to work with them. To encrypt ...