A XP Home computer will not turn on file sharing. I select the folder for
file sharing and then select turn on file sharing but the folder does not
change the folder icon with a hand. Note under cleints I do have file and
printer sharing checked. Does anyone have any idea as to why it won't turn
on file sharing?
Some network resources...
To access the Security tab when accessing the Properties of a file, folder, or drive:
Your hard drive must be formatted NTFS for this tab to show up.
XP Pro: Open Windows Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, View and uncheck Use Simple File Sharing.
XP home: You need to boot up into the Safe Mode as the Administrator, or download the x86
(Intel) version of the Security Configuration Manager from Microsoft via Doug Knox's site:
How Do I see the Security Tab in XP Home?
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_home_sectab.htm
Networking and File Sharing Tutorial
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/net.asp
http://www.practicallynetworked.com
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/j_helmig/guidshrh.htm
Get Help Setting Up Shared Computers
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4121732
Tips for Fixing XP File and Printer sharing
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article64-page1.php
How to configure file sharing in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=304040
How to troubleshoot home networking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308007
How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307874
How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418
How to set, view, change, or remove special permissions for files and folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308419
Unable to browse the network.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=192534
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=190648
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=193938
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=260214
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Both Windows XP Home Edition and XP Professional workstations that are not part of a domain, use
a network access model called "Simple File Sharing," where all attempts to log on to the
computer from across the network are forced to use the Guest account (to prevent them from using
a local Administrator account that wasn't configured with a password) This means that if you're
connected to the internet and don't use a secure firewall, your files contained within those
shares are available to just about anybody.
To disable Simple File Sharing on XP Professional:
Click Start, My Computer, Tools, Folder Options, and Select the "View" tab.
Go to the "Advanced Settings" section, and uncheck the box, "Use Simple File Sharing"
Click Apply, OK
Unfortunately, XP Home Edition doesn't allow you to disable Simple File Sharing and is unable to
join a domain, so the best you can hope for is to make sure you set your shared folders to be
read only, hide the file shares by using a $ sign after the folder name, or if your using the
NTFS file system, use the 'Make Private" option in the folder properties. Windows XP
Professional workstations that are part of a domain or that have Simple File Sharing disabled,
use the "Classic" NT security model that requires all users to authenticate before granting
access to shared folders. For more information on File Sharing in XP, see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=304040