Re: XP Home SP2 OEM "Use Simple File Sharing" is not available

Thanks, Nepatsfan and VanguardLH, for clarifying the basic position and
offering a couple workarounds!

"John Hupp" <msnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In a fresh installation of XP Home SP2 OEM on a new hard drive, there is
no option for Use Simple File Sharing under Folder Options: View: Advanced
Settings.

By default, Simple File Sharing is enabled in Home, and that seems to be
functional. But I wanted to turn off Simple File Sharing and make fuller
use of Permissions for a temporary situation.

The Server service is running, by the way.

Is there another way to fix this - a Registry mod, for instance? I didn't
find anythign in the Knowledgebase.

--John Hupp



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