Sharing grayed out

[Lawton]

Private network. In network and sharing center I have network discovery, file
sharing, print sharing, public sharing and printer sharing all turned on.
When I try to share a disk the sharing option is grayed out same with the
printer. What am I overlooking?

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
For security reason sharing of whole Drive is blocked.
You can share public folders, or create new folders, and establish for them
your own rules.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

These search results may help.

a.. Why the Share is grayed out on Vista
A: If you disable File haring Wizard on the Vista, the Share would be
grayed out . Please refer to this how to for more information: How to
disable/enable ...
www.chicagotech.net/vista/sharing2.htm


a.. grayed out for a root drive in Vista. It is recommended to share a >>
folder ... . On my Vista Laptop, the Share is grayed out because of the File
....
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforum...iew=next&sid=de469eb7a50e2ba8fd8037f203c0b2e0


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