File and Printer sharing does not stick

[Jim Wray]

Running XP Pro SP3 w/all updates on Thinkpad X200

Can anyone think of a reason File and Printer Sharing settings won'tstick? I
can check the File and Printer Sharing checkbox on the network properties
sheet and everything works fine. However, if I turn the computer off, the
next time I turn the computer on the checkbox is unchecked and I can't share
files with i over the network until I check the boxes again. I logged on as
administrator so that shouldn't be a problem


Any ideas would be appreciated.



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[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
applications may be disallowing the changes from "sticking." These include
anti-spyware applications (e.g., Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy, WinPatrol, etc),
anti-virus applications & security suites (Norton, McAfee, ESET/NOD32,
Kasperky, Trend Micro, etc.), and third-party firewalls (e.g., Zone Alarm,
etc.).

Note that temporarily disabling the application(s) or rebooting into Safe
Mode may not disable the application's system protections.

PS: Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email [let alone posts
to newsgroups!]
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm