How do I password protect my shared folders on my network?

I am trying to share a folder on the network and have it password protected. I am using Windows XP Service Pack 3 Professional. I have simple file sharing turned off in Folder Options. All my computers are in the same workgroup. For the folder I would like

to share I have the following settings:

Under the sharing tab, I have "Share this folder", filled in the share name and maximum user limit. In the "Permissions" button, I have removed "Everyone" and put in a user account I created specifically for folder share login and gave it full control. Everything

else left as default.

For the Security tab, I have everything as default except added the user account I created and have it allowed for full control.

When I look from any computer on the network, I can see the computer and it's shared folders in the workgroup. There is a default "SharedDocs" folder that I can open. But if I try to enter the folder I created, I get the following Error:

"You do not have permission to access \MYCOMPSharedFolder. Contact your network administrator to request access.

If I do everything I have said above, but instead of adding the user account I put in either "Guest" or "Everyone, then the folder can be viewed on my other computers without the error but no password is prompted. What should I do so that when I try to enter

the folder, it will prompt for a login and password.

As a side note, my other computers don't have this problem with their shared folders. When I click on the computer under "View workgroup computers". Instead of it opening a list of shared folders it opens a prompt for a login and password and if it is correct,

it will show all shared folders and files shared for that user. If having specific folders password protected isn't possible, what settings would I need to change so that it functions like this instead?

Apologies if this should've been in the Files, Folders, and Search topic.

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