XP Pro Security Setting

[swimdad16]

I bought a new HP PC with XP Pro pre-installed.

The only way I can view/change security rights on a file is to login under
Safe Mode.

In addition, I cannot access files on the PC or share the printer from other
PC's on the network.

What do I need to change to allow users with Administrative rights the
ability to view/change file permissions?

Is there anything in the security settings that would prohibit file/print
sharing? I can view other PC's from the HP but every time I try to access
shared files on the HP the system request a login and it will not accept the
userid/password even though they are correct.

 

[Malke]

I bought a new HP PC with XP Pro pre-installed.

The only way I can view/change security rights on a file is to login
under Safe Mode.

In addition, I cannot access files on the PC or share the printer from
other PC's on the network.

What do I need to change to allow users with Administrative rights the
ability to view/change file permissions?

Is there anything in the security settings that would prohibit
file/print sharing? I can view other PC's from the HP but every time I
try to access shared files on the HP the system request a login and it
will not accept the userid/password even though they are correct.

You've got two issues going on here - the need to be able to set
fine-grained permissions that XP Pro gives and the need to set up a
local area network (lan).

You do not need to go into Safe Mode to set security on XP Pro. You've
probably got Simple Sharing (guest authentication) turned on. Look in
Folder Options>View and uncheck "Use Simple Sharing". The drive must
also be formatted NTFS, which yours probably is already.

As for setting up the lan:

Network problems are most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall.
Run the Network Setup Wizard on all computers, making sure to enable
File & Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will
turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party
firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like
Norton 2005/06) which acts as a firewall, then you're fine. If you have
third-party firewall software, configure it to allow the Local Area
Network traffic as trusted. I usually do this with my firewalls with an
IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would
substitute your correct subnet.

Since you want to use XP Pro's advanced security abilities, create
identical user accounts/passwords on all machines on the lan for
authentication.

Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
Shared Documents folder.

If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

Malke

 

[swimdad16]

Thanks Malke! Unchecking "Simple File Sharing" did it! It actually fixed
both problems.

 

[Malke]

Thanks Malke! Unchecking "Simple File Sharing" did it! It actually
fixed both problems.

Lovely! Thanks for taking the time to let me know.

Malke