Re: Two questions after reinstalling WIN XP home..

From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 10/19/04 

Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:57:22 -0700

You need to disable Simple File Sharing in order to have the Security tab in
folder properties. If you have XP Pro, you need to open Windows Explorer,
go to Tools, select Folder Options, go to the View tab, scroll to the bottom
of the list, remove the check from "Use simple file sharing" and click apply
and ok.

If you have XP Home Edition, Simple File Sharing is hard wired into the
system at the OS level and you need to boot to Safe Mode in order to perform
the above task. Boot the system, start tapping F8, when the menu appears,
select Safe Mode, press enter and log in to an Administrator account, then
perform the above steps. 

-- 
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
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"Tokakeke" <Tokakeke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:99533FCE-B2AE-4038-9B5A-65A295B8EE76@microsoft.com...
> Also, there is no "security" tab on the folder I want, nor any folder on 
> my
> computer. I can't 'get ownership' of the folder I want (desktop)
>
> "Tokakeke" wrote:
>
>> I installed XP Pro on my computer, and my programs refused to run. So I 
>> went
>> back to XP home and now I have two problems:
>>
>> 1. I get an error occasionally:
>>
>> "This system is shutting down. Please save all work in progress and log 
>> off.
>> Any unsaved changes will be lost. This shutdown was initiated by NT
>> AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
>>
>> Message- WINDOWS MUST NOW RESTART because the remote procedure call (RPC)
>> service terminated unexpectedly"
>>
>> Looking in windows help, I see this has to do with the windows 
>> firewall...so
>> I go to connection setup and click my connection- where is "network 
>> tasks"?
>> When I try to go into properties of that connection, nothing happens. I 
>> want
>> to turn off that firewall!
>>
>> 2. When I installed XP pro and then went back to home, my old files 
>> remained
>> but all registry entries, shortcuts, etc.. disappeared. I still have very
>> important files stuck on my old user account's desktop. But when I 
>> attempt to
>> access them through My Computer, it gives me an "access is denied" error.
>> Help!

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