Re: Setting network share permissions

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From: Alexander Nickolov (agnickolov_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 00:56:02 -0800

Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View:
Uncheck "Use simple file sharing (Recommended)"

Actually I recommend this should get unchecked as
a mandatory step in the standard machine installation
procedure in any corporate IT department... It's one
thing to have it on WinXP Home, but for the professional
OS it's simply ridiculous! 

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Alexander Nickolov
Microsoft MVP [VC], MCSD
email: agnickolov@mvps.org
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"David Thielen" <thielen@nospam.nospam> wrote in message 
news:57434CED-ABCC-4C63-B8BA-397613151BE1@microsoft.com...
> Hi;
>
> This is not a network programming question - but I figure someone here 
> will
> know the answer to this.
>
> One of my computers at home, when I select sharing for a drive/folder, has 
> a
> button for permissions (which I want). My other computer doesn't - all it 
> has
> is a checkbox for share this folder on the network.
>
> Any idea how I get it to show me permissions? (I am running WinXP
> professional - not on a domain on both).
>
> -- 
> thanks - dave

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