Disable simple file sharing in XP Home Edition

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Lee Higdon

I've read the article about how to do this in XP
Professional, but how does one accomplish this in XP Home?
Can one? I'd like to make sure that a password in required
before the shareddoc folder can be accessed. Can find what
I'm looking for in the KB. Thanks in advance.
 
Hi,
I'm afraid that if you have Home Edition simple file sharing is always
enabled, and can not be disabled.
Though, I have found a way to add a password to a network share with, simple
file sharing. In Home Edition the guest account seems to be the network
handler for a peer-to-peer network. If you add a password to your guest
account all communications outbound from the computer would be protected.
The only draw back is that you all shares will become protected.

To change Guest account password:
1. Make sure the guest account is enabled. (USERS applet in ControlPannel)
2. Then change the Guest password.
NB. If when logged on to guest it refuses to let you add a password use the
"NET USER" command in an administrator account.
eg. If I want to set a password for the guest account and the network shares
to "1234". Goto CommandPromrt (START->RUN->CMD) and type "net user guest
1234"
If you later wish to remove the password , goto the USERS applet, select
Guest and click "Remove Password".

NET USER -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;251394&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

I hope it works out.
TOM
 
Thanks. I'll play with that when I get home
-----Original Message-----
Hi,
I'm afraid that if you have Home Edition simple file sharing is always
enabled, and can not be disabled.
Though, I have found a way to add a password to a network share with, simple
file sharing. In Home Edition the guest account seems to be the network
handler for a peer-to-peer network. If you add a password to your guest
account all communications outbound from the computer would be protected.
The only draw back is that you all shares will become protected.

To change Guest account password:
1. Make sure the guest account is enabled. (USERS applet in ControlPannel)
2. Then change the Guest password.
NB. If when logged on to guest it refuses to let you add a password use the
"NET USER" command in an administrator account.
eg. If I want to set a password for the guest account and the network shares
to "1234". Goto CommandPromrt (START->RUN->CMD) and type "net user guest
1234"
If you later wish to remove the password , goto the USERS applet, select
Guest and click "Remove Password".

NET USER -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;251394&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

I hope it works out.
TOM
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