Installing Peer Resource Sharing

If you use custom setup scripts or choose the Custom option as the Setup Type in Windows 95 Setup, you can specify that File and Printer Sharing services be installed with Windows 95. Otherwise, you can add the service later by using the Network option in Control Panel.

Tip

For a computer that will share resources with other users on the networks, choose which File and Printer Sharing service to install based on what other users require:

· If most users who need to share these resources are running NETX, VLM, or Client for NetWare Networks, then install File and Printer Sharing for NetWare Networks.

· If most users who need to share these resources are running Client for Microsoft Networks, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups, or Workgroup Add-on for MS-DOS, then install File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks.

To install File and Printer Sharing after Setup

1. In the Network option in Control Panel, click Add.
2. In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, double-click Service.
3. In the Select Network Service dialog box, click Microsoft in the Manufacturers list. Then, in the Network Service list, click the File and Printer Sharing service you want to install.

For information about enabling File and Printer Sharing in custom setup scripts, see Chapter 5, "Custom, Automated, and Push Installations." For information about controlling peer resource sharing capabilities using system policies, see Chapter 15, "User Profiles and System Policies."