Sharing/Security Tab Missing?

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Delbert

Hi there,
I've got this weird error in one of my users in Windows XP Pro.

For some reason when he is trying to share a folder - right click then
properties, he's not seeing his "share/security" tab. All he can see are
"General, WebShare, & Customize" tabs.

I tried googling this and found a few forums about it but none had resolved
the issue: http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/160486.html

I also configured his "simple sharing" under folder options but that didnt
help. His pc is WinXP Pro SP2 in an NTFS format. He is definitely an admin of
his local computer and the pc is a member of the domain - no GPO regarding
disabling the share/security tabs as others in the domain dont have this
issue. When I login using my credentials, same thing I also dont see the
Share/Security tab which is only this issue is specific to his machine.

Can someone point me to a fix to this? I'd appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!
 
Simple File Sharing is disabled automatically regardless of whether or not
the box is checked once the workstations becomes a memeber of a domain.

File sharing has to be established at the domain level.
 
Hi there,
I've got this weird error in one of my users in Windows XP Pro.

For some reason when he is trying to share a folder - right click
then properties, he's not seeing his "share/security" tab. All he
can see are "General, WebShare, & Customize" tabs.

I tried googling this and found a few forums about it but none had
resolved the issue:
http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/160486.html

I also configured his "simple sharing" under folder options but
that didnt help. His pc is WinXP Pro SP2 in an NTFS format. He is
definitely an admin of his local computer and the pc is a member
of the domain - no GPO regarding disabling the share/security tabs
as others in the domain dont have this issue. When I login using
my credentials, same thing I also dont see the Share/Security tab
which is only this issue is specific to his machine.

Can someone point me to a fix to this? I'd appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!
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You can try re-registering the dll. From a Command Prompt:

regsvr32 -u C:\windows\system32\rshx32.dll (hit enter)

regsvr32 C:\windows\system32\rshx32.dll (hit enter)

HTH,
John
 
Hi there,
I've got this weird error in one of my users in Windows XP Pro.

For some reason when he is trying to share a folder - right click then
properties, he's not seeing his "share/security" tab. All he can see are
"General, WebShare, & Customize" tabs.

I tried googling this and found a few forums about it but none had resolved
the issue: http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/160486.html

I also configured his "simple sharing" under folder options but that didnt
help. His pc is WinXP Pro SP2 in an NTFS format. He is definitely an admin of
his local computer and the pc is a member of the domain - no GPO regarding
disabling the share/security tabs as others in the domain dont have this
issue. When I login using my credentials, same thing I also dont see the
Share/Security tab which is only this issue is specific to his machine.

Can someone point me to a fix to this? I'd appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!
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Download, unzip, and run ShellExView from:

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html

Look at the two entries for "Shell extensions for sharing". If
they're disabled, right-click and enable them.
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Thanks for the feedback guys!

I tried both suggestions but still issue remains "unresolved."

I had him login to another computer and also he doesnt see the Share tab...

Could this be an account related in the domain?
You think this has something to do with his IIS component installed?
You think it has something to do with his SQL installed?

I tried logging into the computer he logged on to I see the Share Tab.

However when I login to his very own machine (where the issue originated) I
also dont see the Share tab, both adminstrator (locally) and my Domain
credential - this is by far the most confusing issue I have ever dealt with...

Any other ideas experts? :-)
 
Delbert said:
Thanks for the feedback guys!

I tried both suggestions but still issue remains "unresolved."

I had him login to another computer and also he doesnt see the Share
tab...

Could this be an account related in the domain?
You think this has something to do with his IIS component installed?
You think it has something to do with his SQL installed?

I tried logging into the computer he logged on to I see the Share Tab.

However when I login to his very own machine (where the issue
originated) I also dont see the Share tab, both adminstrator
(locally) and my Domain credential - this is by far the most
confusing issue I have ever dealt with...

Any other ideas experts? :-)
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You might run rsop.msc and see what it says.

I'm curious as to why a domain user is trying to share something himself
(your users shouldn't have admin rights) and why anything on a workstation
is being shared at all (data belongs on the servers), but that's neither
here nor there, I suppose.
 
I've ran rsop in his machine with him logged on to the domain but didnt find
anything that would prevent him on sharing his files/folders.

I'm almost leaning towards on uninstalling his SQL and/or his IIS component
(more on the IIS) and see if that'll resolve this issue.

I could've sworn that when I deployed this machine to him it had the sharing
tab feature in his machine so I'm guessing either one of his personal apps
might have taken over and decided to disable his share tab.

I'm still searching for answers out there but if come across one, please do
let me know!

Thanks!
 
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