Re: Disable simple file sharing in XP Home Edition

From: Lee Higdon (leehigdon3_at_comcast.net)
Date: 07/14/03 

Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:07:22 -0700

Thanks. I'll play with that when I get home
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>I'm afraid that if you have Home Edition simple file
sharing is always
>enabled, and can not be disabled.
>Though, I have found a way to add a password to a network
share with, simple
>file sharing. In Home Edition the guest account seems to
be the network
>handler for a peer-to-peer network. If you add a password
to your guest
>account all communications outbound from the computer
would be protected.
>The only draw back is that you all shares will become
protected.
>
>To change Guest account password:
>1. Make sure the guest account is enabled. (USERS applet
in ControlPannel)
>2. Then change the Guest password.
>NB. If when logged on to guest it refuses to let you add
a password use the
>"NET USER" command in an administrator account.
>eg. If I want to set a password for the guest account and
the network shares
>to "1234". Goto CommandPromrt (START->RUN->CMD) and
type "net user guest
>1234"
>If you later wish to remove the password , goto the USERS
applet, select
>Guest and click "Remove Password".
>
>NET USER -
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;251394&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH
>
>I hope it works out.
>TOM
>---------------------------------------------------------- 

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>"Lee Higdon" <leehigdon3@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:03ae01c349ff$a00312f0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> I've read the article about how to do this in XP
>> Professional, but how does one accomplish this in XP 
Home?
>> Can one? I'd like to make sure that a password in 
required
>> before the shareddoc folder can be accessed. Can find 
what
>> I'm looking for in the KB. Thanks in advance.
>
>
>.
>

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