"Use simple File Sharing" (recommended) with checkbox is missig atall!!??

[Michael Dirksen]

Hello
in my windows xp home the option "Use simple File Sharing (recommended)"
with its checkbox ( in Show tab of the folder options of explorer) is
missig at all. How do I get it again??? Whats happening?
Thanks
MIchael

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Is your hard drive formatted FAT32 or NTFS?

"Your hard drive must be formatted NTFS for this tab to show up."

How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties?
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

Converting FAT32 to NTFS in Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm

[Courtesy of Alex Nichol, MS-MVP]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| Hello
| in my windows xp home the option "Use simple File Sharing (recommended)"
| with its checkbox ( in Show tab of the folder options of explorer) is
| missig at all. How do I get it again??? Whats happening?
| Thanks
| MIchael

 

[Mikhail Zhilin]

Michael,

There is no this option in Home version.

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Mikhail Zhilin
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
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[GTS]

XP Home can only use Simple File Sharing. The option to change it exists
only in XP Pro.