Re: "use simple file sharing" will not stay disabled

From: Galen (galennews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/09/05 

Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 17:10:14 -0400

In news:B4C07266-4C57-42C8-A2B2-C2B2A43F360C@microsoft.com,
Simple file share <Simple file share@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to
say:

 My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hello,
> I have one windows XP sp2 machine in a workgroup that will not
> remember the setting to disable the simple file sharing. If I logon
> with admin rights it will stay uncheck for that session. But after a
> restart it will enable the simple file sharing again. If I logon with
> a limited account it allows me to disable it but as soon as I open
> the folder options back up it will be re-enabled.
>
> Is there something that could be setting this on startup?

Is this XP Pro or XP Home? Home is set to have simple file sharing always on
according to the KB...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040

I have an idea but I've never tried it... You *could* try this:

Start > run > type regedit > enter > dig down to this:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

Right click and edit the ForceGuest REG_DWORD and change the value to
decimal 0.

Exit regedit and it might require logging off or rebooting but hopefully the
security tab will be enabled. I don't play with Home that much.

Just so you know editing the registry isn't the brightest thing to do though
many of us do it all the time. However, you have been warned. For a better
warning:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/regedit_warn.html

Galen 

-- 
"But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
without them."
Sherlock Holmes

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