File and Printer Sharing unchecks after every restart

  • Thread starter David Fazenbaker
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David Fazenbaker

Several Windows XP SP2 workstations on our domain are having problems with
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks.

Specifically, I put a check in the checkbox for "File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks" and after the machine restarts, the box is unchecked
again.

The Windows Firewall is OFF.

None of our group policies are doing this, if they were, it should be
affecting all our pcs.

Any suggestions?
 
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Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)

It could be a third party software. For a test, start the windows with clean
boot. The following links may help. Please post back with the result.

How to run Windows OS with a clean ...With MSCONFIG, you also can configure
a clean boot to disable common startup ... To perform a clean boot, please
follow these steps: 1) Run MSCONFIG.EXE. ...
www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=57

File and Printer sharing turned off on reboot
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=2790


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