Re: Simple File Sharing question

I don't know for sure that it would work as I should have said it "could"
work. Now that I think about it more, for a domain computer the best option
is to enforce the security option network access:sharing and security model
to be classic. --- Steve


"Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNoSpam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Whoa, I have never thought of trying that to see if it works.
> (not that I would like a system that way, but I had thought the
> switching on domain join was hard-wired).
>
> --
> Roger Abell
> Microsoft MVP (Windows Server : Security)
>
> "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OWU%23he0AGHA.3840@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> If the user is not a local administrator then that logon script would
>> fail though a Group Policy startup script would work but you are right in
>> that for domain computers this should already be done. Maybe the users
>> are local administrators and decided to change it back to simple file
>> aring. --- Steve
>>
>>
>> "M Irusalimsky, MCSA" <irusalimsky@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:e2Q6ZaWAGHA.264@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> if im not mistaken, it suppose to get disabled when you join xp clients
>>> to domain.... looks like its not, or it didnt......
>>> anyways here is the registry key, put it in logon script......
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
>>> "forceguest"=dword:0
>>>
>>> enjoy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "PeterW" <pW@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:Otp2odSAGHA.312@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Not sure if this is the right group but here goes.
>>>>
>>>> I have an application I wish to roll out over the network.
>>>> It requires "simple file sharing" be disabled in "my computer => tools
>>>> => folder options =>view" of the xp clients
>>>>
>>>> Is there a group policy setting or a reg key that can be used to save
>>>> walking around to each PC?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> Peter W
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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