Re: Simple File Sharing

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/10/03 

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:31:33 -0700

My advice was aimed toward a small, home network. As Alaa pointed out,
you can't overcome the simple remote sharing restrictions in XP Home
with a security tab tool, you can only tweak the local access
privileges, something you can already do in safe mode.

You are likely to trip over more Home Edition limitations in your large
network. 

-- 
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
"Elijah" <pitpawten@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OH09HtjRDHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Freakin A'!
>
> Best suggestion ive found yet nice program.
>
> I knew it was just a matter of time until people started to make the
> programs to convert XP Home to Pro, this is the first step i would
take.
>
> Do you know of any more programs (as that site is in danish i think),
that
> do this kind of thing, add things that are "only available" (not
hidden) in
> XP Pro?
>
> Thanks again you just helped a small company IT guy stop screwing
around and
> going into safe mode to administrate 50 xp home computers on a network
that
> the company built.
>
> Elijah
>
> "Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23uNDNlcRDHA.1720@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > You can't disable simple file sharing, but you can add the security
tab
> > back, if you like.
> > http://www.fajo.de/sware/files/xpfse/FJXPFileSecExt_0_2_Setup_EN.exe
> > This is safe, I've tested it. It just brings it up from safe mode to
> > normal mode in a slightly different context.
> >
> > If you don't know anything about NTFS permissons, post back with a
> > description of what you want to do and we can give you some advice.
> > There are pitfalls that inexperienced users always fall into when
> > fiddling with NTFS permissions. Experiment on a folder that you can
> > afford to lose.
> >
> > -- 
> > Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
> >
> >
> >
> > "Tom Petrocelli" <tom_petrocelli@yahoo.com> wrote in
> > message news:798a01c344ae$4c739f70$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >
> > > That doesn't work unfortunately since I want to share
> > > directories with some other users/computers and not
> > > others. Since my kids and I operate on the same network
> > > and I have a laptop that I use as well, having open
> > > sharing or completely private shares are not good options.
> > >
> > > Thwe knowledgebase seems to indicate that XP Home has
> > > this option though it doesn't appear.
> > >
> > > Any other options? Registry magic perhaps?
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >Tom;
> > > >Simple File Sharing is hardwired in Windows XP Home and
> > > can not be
> > > >disabled.
> > > >
> > > >Do you want to make folders private:
> > > >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-
> > > US;Q307286&
> > > >
> > > >-- 
> > > >Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
> > > >An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> > > >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/s
> > > etup.asp
> > > >Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >"Tom Petrocelli" <tom_petrocelli@yahoo.com> wrote in
> > > message
> > > >news:094001c344a6$d2ed8ff0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > > >> I'm trying to turn off simple file sharing on my XP
> > > Home
> > > >> system but the option is not showing up in the Folder
> > > >> OPtions | View | Advanced Setting section. Anyone know
> > > >> why thath may be or another way to turn it off.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >.
> > > >
> >
>
>

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