Article ID: 174489
Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q174489
SYMPTOMS
When you share a folder on the Favorites menu in Internet Explorer by right-clicking the folder on the Favorites menu, and then clicking Sharing, the folder icon does not change to indicate that the folder is shared.
RESOLUTION
To determine if a folder is shared, follow these steps:
- In Internet Explorer, right-click the folder on the Favorites menu.
- Click Sharing on the menu that appears. If the Share As option is selected, the folder is shared.
- Click Cancel to close the folder's properties.
MORE INFORMATION
Typically, when you share a folder, its icon appears as a hand under a folder.
Windows Explorer correctly shows the Favorites folders as shared. To view the Favorites folders in Windows Explorer, follow these steps:
- Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.
- Locate the Favorites folders. The default location for these folders is
where <name> is the name you used to log in to Windows.
c:\Windows\Profiles\<name>\Favorites
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