Re: Want XP Pro file shares accessible on net when computer locked

On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 18:21:03 -0700, "Wildman" <vision@xxxxxxx(cramyerspam)>
wrote:

>I called the office today, spoke to the relevant girl, and was told that the
>problem was actually that before we upgraded the "server" from XP Home to XP
>Pro they could turn on her computer in the morning before she arrived and
>logged in and everyone on the network had access to the network shares on her
>pc anyway. Now it is necessary that she logon first. She told me that when
>the computer goes into screensaver password resume lock they can still access
>the network shares (DOH!!). Apparently they don't want her private files
>available to others locally so they don't want to share her logon. I told her
>next time I was in I would set up the Guest account so they could logon
>(locally as Guest) the XP Pro "server" and thereby use the network shares and
>that I would set it up so her personal files were inaccesible/private to the
>Guest.

Thanks for the clarification. I shall note the complications possibly caused
when using a computer a server, and as a personal computer.

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