Re: Missing security tab

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 02/22/04

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    Joe.
    You can not disable Simple File sharing in Home, you need to go to
    Safe Mode:
    http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/Private.htm 

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"Joe D." <teckn0joe@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all.
>
> I am missing the 'security' tab when I select properties of a file
or
> folder.  I am running a single NTFS partition, Windows XP SP1a on
said
> computer.  All computers belong to the 'HOME' workgroup and no other
> computers in my network are missing the security tab.
>
> I've researched this problem and every solution I've found lists a
solution
> such as the following:
>
> "To reveal the Security tab, open Windows Explorer, and choose
Folder
> Options from the Tools menu.  On the View tab, scroll to the bottom
of the
> Advanced Settings and clear (click) the check box next to "Use
Simple File
> Sharing."  Click OK to apply the change, and you should now have a
Security
> tab when viewing the properties of a file on an NTFS volume."
>
> My problem is the 'Use Simple File Sharing' option in folder options
does
> not exist on this computer.  Are there any other solutions to fix
this
> issue, short of a complete OS reinstall?
>
> Summary and troubleshooting methods tried thusfar:
>
> - Computer is running Windows XP Home Edition, Version 2002, SP1a (I
have
> tried reinstalling SP1a, to no avail.)
> - Volume is NTFS
> - Windows Update patches are 100% up-to-date.
> - I have tried leaving and rejoining the 'HOME' workgroup many times
for
> every computer in the network.  After all this, this computer is the
only
> one suffering from the missing 'Security Tab'.
>
> Any suggestions for restoring my 'Security tab' would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> teckn0joe @ comcast . net
>
>
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