Re: Simple File Sharing question

Actually there is a way to add it to GPO, by making your own custom *.adm
file, im no expert but it should look like simmilar to this:

CLASS MACHINE

CATEGORY !!WindowsComponents
POLICY !!SimpleFileSharing
KEYNAME "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa"
EXPLAIN !!SimpleFileSharing_Explain
VALUENAME "ForceGuest"
VALUEON NUMERIC 1
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END POLICY
END CATEGORY
END CATEGORY

[strings]
category = "Custom Policy Settings"
SimpleFileSharing = "Simple File Sharing"
WindowsExplorer = "Windows Explorer"
SimpleFileSharing_Explain = "Enable to enable Use simple file sharing.
Disable to disable Use simple file sharing."


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M Irusalimsky
MCP, MCSA, MCSE
"Books are your friends"


"Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNoSpam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:euljVgfBGHA.2704@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Yep, and as I do not recall seeing the policy for forceguest being
> set in local or AD based policy so as to be effective on join, I do
> think it is in the wiring so it cannot be reversed by policy after join.
> But, then again, as I have no use for simple sharing mode, I have
> not gone there and investigated.
>
> "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uCbHONQBGHA.2036@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>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
>> news:%236bp8xFBGHA.2664@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> 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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