Password protecting simple shares...

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I have a simple home network on a wireless router. I have 3 computers that I
use simple sharing on, to have the ability to transfer files between
computers.

Recently I used nLite "www.nliteos.com" to customize my windows setup. I
also used the services tweaks found at www.tweakhound.com

Now I have a problem. The computer where I used the customized setup and
service tweaks now asks me for a password whenever I try to access its shared
folders from another computer, and it never did this before. I don't know
how to disable it.

I am wondering if one of the tweaks I used is causing this, but I have no
way of knowing which one. So what I need to know is if someone can tell me
what services I should be running to keep my home network password free,
and/or what common tweaks from tweak websites I shouldn't be using.

I'd like to narrow the problem down a bit if nothing else. I just don't
know where to start.

Also, after fixing this problem, I'd like to know how to re-enable password
protection on my shares, for future reference. It seems that it would be a
feature I could make use of in the future when I have friends over who like
to go poking around in my files when I let them use one of my computers.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
 
I should add that all computers in question are running WinXP Pro SP2, with
all applicable hotfixes and updates installed.
 
Simple Sharing uses the Guest account.

The logic here is that if a user has a matching account, then the password
for that account must be supplied. However, if the user trying to access a
share has no account on the computer, then the guest password must be
supplied.

Note that when I say 'Guest' I'm referring to the Guest account under
Control Panel > Adminstrative Tools > Computer Management > Local Users and
Groups - Not the 'Guest' which you might find on the Welcome screen.
Confusing, ain't it?

Therefore if you set a guest password, this will make your 'simple mode'
shares reasonably secure.
 
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