Re: Sharing and Security button is missing


John;4580208 Wrote:
I am trying to allow a Folder Share on a Windows XP machine and when I
right-click the drive I can't see this button. Any idea where did it go
and
how to get it back?
(Yes, I am logged in with administrator privileges).

Thank you.

If everything fails, meaning you have all prerequisites met, and you
are still not getting the "Sharing" tab in the Drive Properties, it is
because you have 2 important registry keys missing (they were deleted
during uninstallation of some "exellent" application).

Both keys can be imported to the registry using the text files with the
".reg" file extension.

Contents of file 1:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Sharing]
@="{f81e9010-6ea4-11ce-a7ff-00aa003ca9f6}"


Contents of file 2:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\Sharing]
@="{f81e9010-6ea4-11ce-a7ff-00aa003ca9f6}"


When you create these 2 registry keys, the "Sharing" tab will appear in
the drive properties. And you computer does not have to be a member of
the domain, it can be the workstation as well. And the tab will show
even if you are using simple file sharing. You will also get the
"Sharing and Security..." item into your context menu when
right-clicking on the hard drive. I tested this on Win XP Pro, but it
should be applicable to Win 2000 as well.

Hope this helps...

Paul Sevcik


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