Re: Passwords for File Shaing

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OK, I got it working and here's what I see.

With XP Home, network visitors accessing your shared files always come in through the guest account. You can't change this behavior because simple file sharing and the guest account are always on in XP Home. Therefore the guest account must have a password.

When you go into safe mode, XP Home exposes the security tab and deceives you into thinking you can set up separate users with individual passwords and privileges. You can't because unlike XP PRo, you cannot turn off simple file sharing in XP Home.

One point of possible confusion. Once you set things up, you get the sense that your shared files are not password protected, because members of your workgroup only have to give the password once and thereafter are automatically logged in. Users outside the workgroup always have to use their password.
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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Passwords for File Shaing
    ... You can't change this behavior because simple file sharing and the guest account are always on in XP Home. ... Once you set things up, you get the sense that your shared files are not password protected, because members of your workgroup only have to give the password once and thereafter are automatically logged in. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment)
  • Guest Account - Password?
    ... I'm trying to set up the guest account so that people in ... the same workgroup as me on my network can access my ... shared files by using a password. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
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  • Re: Win XP Home Security
    ... You can change the password on your Guest account. ... shared files and such. ... Go back to User Accounts and click on the Guest account. ... | I have my computer set up on a network. ...
    (microsoft.public.security)
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