Re: Missing Security Tab - can't map shared printer in home network

On Jun 7, 12:10 am, "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote:
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On Jun 6, 10:13 pm, camde...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Jun 6, 9:45 pm, "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote:

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I'm running XP Pro SP2 and I'm trying to share my printer on my home
network. When I try to add the printer from another computer running
XP SP2 I'm asked to log in as:
Username: <computer #1>\Guest (this entry is greyed out - I have to
access the printer using this account)
Password: (fill in password here)

I've tried changing the password to something simple on computer #1
and filling in that password, but get the error "Windows could not
complete that operation".

As I can't see the Security Tab I can't set access to "Everyone".
Furthermore - when I try to access the printer via mapping it from
another computer

1) I've disabled "Use simple file sharing" - but still no Security
Tab on my shared printer.

2) I've opened gpedit.msc - navigated to \\Computer Configuration
\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer to look
for the "Hide Security Tab" to Disable this (per other posts) - I
can't find that entry.

3) I've opened the registry and gone to:
\\HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer
\\HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer

In both folders I looked for the "NoSecurityTab" DWORD to see if it
was set to 1. Neither entry existed - so I created that entry in both
folders and set it to 0.

Still can't find the security tab.

Any help/advice would be appreciated - thanks

Have you tried "Disabling" the Guest account?

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additional info:
Computer #1 (trying to share printer) is in a workgroup: MSHOME
Computer #2 (trying to access printer) in a member of my work's
domain. BUT: for what it's worth when I log on it at home I log on
as the local Administrator

So we're on the same page.
The printer is connected to the XP Pro machine in your home LAN.
LAN is a workgroup (MSHome).
File and Print Sharing is installed in Network Properties.
F&P is enabled in the firewall settings.
Simple file sharing is disabled.
Printer Properties has Sharing tab but no Security tab.
Printer is Shared in Properties > Sharing tab.
**Note: If a reboot doesn't help to get the Security tab, boot to Safe Mode as the
Administrator and the Security tab should be available.

Work computer will not install/add drivers/printer in Printers and Faxes.
Work computer is in a Domain.

Are you trying to access using a UNC or URL?
Home and Work firewalls are configured to allow F&P Sharing?
Home and Work firewalls are configured to allow IP's as trusted from each network?

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
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Thanks for the response and detailed summary :)

For clarification in case others come across this:
I was able to get it working (see my previous response detailing 2
changes I needed to make - after many assorted other attempts)
Rebooting in Safe Mode doesn't help me get the Security tab in
Printers & Faxes since Safe Mode apparently doesn't allow me to start
the "Print Spooler" (at least, that was the error I got when I tried
to manually start that service so I could access the printers).
To add the printer I mapped it and then was asked for a Username/
Password - I logged in as Computer #1's local Administrator - but
after that the mapping stayed. Maybe a reboot of Computer #2 means I
have to remap.... but that's easy enough - and nothing I'm worried
about.



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