choosing options in advanced sharing settings, 7starter ed

[stuck]

In Control Panel | Network and Sharing Center | Advanced sharing settings the text at the top says, "You can choose specific options for each profile."

So in 'Home or Work (current profile)' under 'Public folder sharing' I set 'Turn on...'
and in 'Public' I set Public folder sharing to off.

When I 'Save changes' the choice I made second (off) is set for both profiles. I've tried making the changes in each profile one at a time but the effect is the same, both options are set the same.

What am I missing?

Ken

[HansV]

I don't have an explanation or solution, but I can report that the same happens on Windows 7 Home Premium, so it's not a limitation of the Starter Edition.

[stuck]

OK, so it's the heading text that's misleading. I can set some of the other choices differently and they act independently just not this one.

Ken

[HansV]

I guess it's inherent to the concept of 'public' folders...

[viking33]

In Control Panel | Network and Sharing Center | Advanced sharing settings the text at the top says, "You can choose specific options for each profile."

So in 'Home or Work (current profile)' under 'Public folder sharing' I set 'Turn on...'
and in 'Public' I set Public folder sharing to off.

When I 'Save changes' the choice I made second (off) is set for both profiles. I've tried making the changes in each profile one at a time but the effect is the same, both options are set the same.

What am I missing?

Ken

See if this helps, Ken.

http://www.7tutorials.com/what-public-folder-how-use-it" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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By default, the Public folder is not shared unless you are connected to a HomeGroup. To enable or disable sharing this folder, you need to open the 'Advanced sharing settings' panel. To learn how to do this, read our guide on How to Customize Network Sharing Settings in Windows 7