"Show me all the files and folders I am sharing" problem

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vistafreaker

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I know very little about sharing in Vista though I've done a bit of reading.

My problem is, when I click on the link "Show me all the files and folders I am sharing" in the Network And Sharing Center, I get a couple of (expected) folders and a gazillion files.

Now I think it's the case that only folders can be shared; that files have no sharing attribute. Files are only shared if they are within shared folders.

My question is, why does the above link give me such a huge list of "shared" files? It's not as if any of them are within the shared folders.
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett-Packard SR5019UK
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 processor 3800 + 2.40GHz
    Motherboard
    M2N68-LA (Narra)
    Memory
    2.50GB
    Graphics card(s)
    nVidia GeForce
    Sound Card
    Realtec ALC888 Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" LCD Monitor
    Hard Drives
    160 Gb Usable Hard Drive
    Other Info
    HP G56 Laptop Win 7 64bit. 4Gb Ram DDR2's. Hitachi 450Gb Hard Drive. Pentium(R) Duel-Core CPU.

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett-Packard SR5019UK
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 processor 3800 + 2.40GHz
    Motherboard
    M2N68-LA (Narra)
    Memory
    2.50GB
    Graphics card(s)
    nVidia GeForce
    Sound Card
    Realtec ALC888 Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" LCD Monitor
    Hard Drives
    160 Gb Usable Hard Drive
    Other Info
    HP G56 Laptop Win 7 64bit. 4Gb Ram DDR2's. Hitachi 450Gb Hard Drive. Pentium(R) Duel-Core CPU.
Thanks for suggesting the links. Looked at them but the info is no help for the problem described.

To be a little more explicit. I have two laptops connected via wireless LAN. I have explicitly shared one folder on one laptop and it comes up on the other laptop. All well and good. No other shared folders/files are visible. Fine.

But ... why when I click the link to "Show me all the files and folders I am sharing" does the list include *thousands* of files?
 

My Computer

System One

Having done a little research, unfortunately I personally did not come up with anything, at the moment to help you.

Not giving up will look into it further, but for me, I now have to be away from the computer for a few hours, sorry.
Other members may have alternative suggestions.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett-Packard SR5019UK
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 processor 3800 + 2.40GHz
    Motherboard
    M2N68-LA (Narra)
    Memory
    2.50GB
    Graphics card(s)
    nVidia GeForce
    Sound Card
    Realtec ALC888 Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" LCD Monitor
    Hard Drives
    160 Gb Usable Hard Drive
    Other Info
    HP G56 Laptop Win 7 64bit. 4Gb Ram DDR2's. Hitachi 450Gb Hard Drive. Pentium(R) Duel-Core CPU.

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
    Motherboard
    Asrock P67 Extreme4
    Memory
    16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    auria eq2367
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD 1TB WD Blue 1TB Hitachi
    PSU
    SeaSonic X 650W 80 Plus Gold
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian 750D
    Cooling
    Corsair H60, Three 140mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless Mouse M310
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K520
    Internet Speed
    Wave Broadband ~ 100 down 5 Up
    Other Info
    Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx / CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics / RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) / SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F / GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G / OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
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