Re: Configure Folder Options

From: Bruce Sanderson (bsanders_at_junk.junk)
Date: 11/08/04 

Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 21:04:45 -0800

I have Windows XP SP2 computer that has Simple File Sharing turned on in a
Windows 2003 domain (very small domain in my house) and I don't experience
this problem. I can Offer Remote Assistance successfully to that computer.

I'll check some other computers (XP SP1) at work tomorrow (Windows 2000
Domain), but I don't recall that having Simple File Sharing turned on caused
a problem for Offer Remote Assistance either.

Are you sure that the user offering assistance is in the set of "Helpers" in
the Offer Remote Assistance GP setting?

Also, if you have a firewall (e.g. XP SP2 Windows Firewall) on the XP
computer, you have to add some exceptions for Offer Remote Assistance to
work; see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555179. 

-- 
Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing
It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.
"kjetil" <kjetil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:C1F18064-1DCD-402A-9F49-1343E417ADD6@microsoft.com...
> The reason why I want to turn of simple file sharing is this:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310629
>
> I would like to use Remote Assistant in my domain.
> When I try to use remote Assistant to take control over the xp klients in
> the domain I get the following error: "access to the requested resource 
> has
> been disabled by your administrator"
>
> I have configured the following two settings under group policy\computer
> configuration\administrative templates\remote assistance\
> Solicited remote assistance - enabled
> offer remote assistance - enabled - allow helpers to remotely control the
> computer
> Helpers = domain.local\administrator
>
> As I can see I have to disable simple file sharing to get the remote
> assistance to work.
> Any other way?
>
> Regards
> Kjetil
>
>
>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> Kjetil wrote:
>> > How can I configure Folder Options with a group policy?
>> > Is this possible?
>> > I want to turn of Simple file sharing on all my XP machines in the
>> > domain
>>
>> I'm not sure, and this is OT, but why would you want file sharing on
>> workstations in a client/server domain? Keep all data on the servers. 
>> Normal
>> domain users can't create shares anyway (and they shouldn't be in the 
>> local
>> admins group).
>> >
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > Kjetil Hvarnes
>>
>>
>>

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