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Simple File Sharing in XP Home - checkbox missing?
Windows XP Home on home network workgroup
Trying to take ownership of a file (done it before successfully on Win2000 and XP Pro PC's) which entails turning off Simple File Sharing to enable the view of the Security tab. (read several posts and MS articles on this and have done it successfully) The MS Knowledge Base articles state that this is possible in XP Home and Pro. I've tried to do this with XP Home and the check box isn't there to turn on/off Use Simple File Sharing? As per MS article: Turning on/off Simple File Sharing 1.Double-click My Computer on the desktop.2.On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.3.Click the View tab, and then select the Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended) check box to turn on Simple File Sharing. (Clear this check box to turn off this feature.) Is my Norton Antivirus stopping this from being displayed?? One MS MVP made quite a statement on a post, reiterating the fact that XP Home would only allow changing Simple File Sharing in Safe Mode. (Not mentioned at all in MS Knowledgebase article that describles how to turn on or off in XP Home). Tried it in safe mode. No box. The last listing in the Advanced area is "Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items" I tried it side by side with Win2000 machine and WinXP Pro machine. I could take ownership of a file on a USB Hard drive that was rescued from a dying Win XP Home laptop with both. Only XP Pro had the entry to Use Simple File Sharing to check or uncheck. Now the XP Home laptop is reinstalled with a new hard drive and I can't transfer some backed up files back to it because I can't take ownership. Clarify??? |
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Simple File Sharing in XP Home - checkbox missing?
Hi, What you were told is correct. Simple File Sharing is enabled by default in XP-home and the Security (Permissions) tab is not available, except in Safe Mode. However, you can add the Security tab. Doug Knox has a tweak he http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_home_sectab.htm |
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Simple File Sharing in XP Home - checkbox missing?
"02befree" wrote in message
. .. Windows XP Home on home network workgroup Trying to take ownership of a file (done it before successfully on Win2000 and XP Pro PC's) which entails turning off Simple File Sharing to enable the view of the Security tab. (read several posts and MS articles on this and have done it successfully) The MS Knowledge Base articles state that this is possible in XP Home and Pro. I've tried to do this with XP Home and the check box isn't there to turn on/off Use Simple File Sharing? As per MS article: Turning on/off Simple File Sharing 1.Double-click My Computer on the desktop.2.On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.3.Click the View tab, and then select the Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended) check box to turn on Simple File Sharing. (Clear this check box to turn off this feature.) Is my Norton Antivirus stopping this from being displayed?? One MS MVP made quite a statement on a post, reiterating the fact that XP Home would only allow changing Simple File Sharing in Safe Mode. (Not mentioned at all in MS Knowledgebase article that describles how to turn on or off in XP Home). Tried it in safe mode. No box. The last listing in the Advanced area is "Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items" I tried it side by side with Win2000 machine and WinXP Pro machine. I could take ownership of a file on a USB Hard drive that was rescued from a dying Win XP Home laptop with both. Only XP Pro had the entry to Use Simple File Sharing to check or uncheck. Now the XP Home laptop is reinstalled with a new hard drive and I can't transfer some backed up files back to it because I can't take ownership. Clarify??? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874 "INTRODUCTIION This article describes how to turn off simple file sharing. Note You cannot turn off simple file sharing in Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition." This page mentions how to get to the security tab in XP Home, which is probably what you're trying to do: http://www.wikihow.com/Disable-Simpl...P-Home-Edition HTH -pk |
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Simple File Sharing in XP Home - checkbox missing?
At the command prompt use the cacls command, in my opinion it's a lot
simpler and easier. You have to have administrative privileges to use the command. You can use the command while Windows is booted normally. Typical syntax: cacls "driveletter:\Some Folder Name" /E /G yourusername:F For help on the command do: cacls /? John 02befree wrote: Windows XP Home on home network workgroup Trying to take ownership of a file (done it before successfully on Win2000 and XP Pro PC's) which entails turning off Simple File Sharing to enable the view of the Security tab. (read several posts and MS articles on this and have done it successfully) The MS Knowledge Base articles state that this is possible in XP Home and Pro. I've tried to do this with XP Home and the check box isn't there to turn on/off Use Simple File Sharing? As per MS article: Turning on/off Simple File Sharing 1.Double-click My Computer on the desktop.2.On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.3.Click the View tab, and then select the Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended) check box to turn on Simple File Sharing. (Clear this check box to turn off this feature.) Is my Norton Antivirus stopping this from being displayed?? One MS MVP made quite a statement on a post, reiterating the fact that XP Home would only allow changing Simple File Sharing in Safe Mode. (Not mentioned at all in MS Knowledgebase article that describles how to turn on or off in XP Home). Tried it in safe mode. No box. The last listing in the Advanced area is "Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items" I tried it side by side with Win2000 machine and WinXP Pro machine. I could take ownership of a file on a USB Hard drive that was rescued from a dying Win XP Home laptop with both. Only XP Pro had the entry to Use Simple File Sharing to check or uncheck. Now the XP Home laptop is reinstalled with a new hard drive and I can't transfer some backed up files back to it because I can't take ownership. Clarify??? |
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