Re: Workgroup issue, can see shares, but can`t browse to computer

Ron Lowe wrote:
> "Matt" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:xjPxe.72819$4g1.41071@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>>Hi all, I need to pick your brains again
>>
>>I have a workgroup with 3 home PC`s on it, 2 XP (Professional SP2) and
>>one 2000 (Workstation, SP4). One of the machines has about 3 shares on
>>it, that the other PC`s can see, but recently I added a new share to it,
>>and went to try and browse to that PC through my network places/view
>>workgroup PC`s. My PC (its called Matts XP Gaming Box (XP-MAIN) ) shows
>>up as a PC in the workgroup, but if any of my PC`s try and browse to it,
>>they instantly get an "access is denied" error message. Even though they
>>can access its shares without a problem. I have studied my textbooks on
>>security settings for XP (I`m trying to learn to be a DST myself :) )
>>but i`m drawing a blank, can anyone help?
>>
>>Much appreciated
>>
>>Matt.
>
>
>
> Are you using Simple File Sharing on XP-Pro machines?
>
> If so, then what you describe:
> ( shares accessible, but machine will not enumerate it's shares, error is
> 'Access Denied' )
> sounds like a problem with the RestrictAnonymous setting.
>
> Try this for a fix:
>
> On the machine you are trying to contact, go to:
>
> start | Run | type 'Regedit' in the box.
>
> On the left hand pane, navigate to:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA\
>
> In the LSA folder, look in the right-hand pane.
> look for the value 'RestrictAnonymous'.
>
> It needs to be zero.
> If it is not, double-click it and set it to zero.
>
> ( The value of RestrictAnonymousSam can be left at 1. )
>
> Close regedit, and re-boot the server machine.
>
> See if that helps.
>
>
>
>
Problem solved, thanks ever so much!!
.

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