Frequently Asked Questions of 'Easy Lan Folder Share'



: I encounter a message box said "No network provider accepted the given network path".
A: First you need to run "Setup a home or small office network" application in the "Control Panel/Network Connections", or run "Network Setup Wizard" application in the "Control Panel" once.


: All the folders I shared on my desktop PC still have this "You do not have permission to use this network resource" error message when accessed from my laptop.
A1: You may access the desktop pc by entering their IP in the address bar of a folder on your laptop. ie: \\192.168.1.103 or whatever had been asigned by the router.
A2: Someone resolve the problem by adding "NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatable Transport Protocol " to network properties list on each computer.


:Where can i find my computer name or IP?
A:You can find them on our software(the bottom of main form). besides,your visitors can access your shared folders using following command in the Run... dialog, like "\\computername" or "\\ip". for example: \\my_pc or \\192.168.1.5   .


: I get the message: "failure to set data for retrictanonymous".
A: You may need to run our software with 'administrator' user on Vista. find "EasyLanFolderShare.exe" on your harddisk, then right click on the file, on the popup menu, click "run as..." item, then choose "administrator" role. In this way, you can run our software on vista normally.


: Do I need to install it on every computers?
A: For example, you have 3 computers, A B C, You just need to install our software on the computer A that will share folder to others. Do not need to install it on every computers. You need to log on the computer A with the 'Administrator' user . then start our software. choose "Easy Share" mode. and click "Apply" button. then use our software to share any folder. Now you can use \\computer A" or \\IP A" or any method you used before on other computer B C to visit folders shared by computer A.


: I'm still having 10 user limit folder share connections. May be is something wrong?
A: There is a software can fix this limit. You can download and try it. It is very easy to use.http://www.mostgear.com/en/download/EvID4226Patch.zip


: I left it installed & set to "EASY SHARE" with several folders shared, what would happen once the trial period expires?
A: Our software will keep the status that you have choosed even when it have been removed or trial period expires.



Some Good Advices:



Log on your computer using 'Administrator' user.



Make sure all PCs are in the same workgroup.



Disable your third-party firewall(for example: Norton Internet Security).



Install "File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks".(Maybe you need to Uninstall it first)

  1. Click Start, click Run, type ncpa.cpl, and then click OK.
  2. Right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Properties.
  3. Click the General tab, and then click Install.
  4. Click Service, and then click Add.
  5. In the Network Service list, click File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks, and then click OK.
  6. Click Close.


Install "NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatable Transport Protocol".

  1. Open Network Connections. Right-click local area connection
  2. click Properties
  3. On the General tab, click Install
  4. In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, click Protocol, and then click Add.
  5. In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, click NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol, and then click OK.



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