Chapter 17. Managing Sharing

Windows Vista includes both new ways for users to share information and enhancements to existing sharing technologies. File sharing has now been enhanced to include built-in support for Access-Based Enumeration (ABE), a technology that was first included in Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003. A redesigned file sharing user interface also makes it easier than ever for users to share files with each other. Administrators can now publish shared folders in Active Directory more easily by using Computer Management to connect to a file server from their Windows Vista workstations. And Windows Vista’s Windows Media Player 11 includes ...

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