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01-05-2006, 04:05 AM
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Re: Attn: Steve - Sharing files securely
This is very interesting, Steve.
How is this accomplished automatically? Ted >> In article <1128457039.859897.288970@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>, >> "Eduardo" <eduardorp1@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Thanks. Why should the guest account be disabled? From what I found >>> out on the newsgroups, it's used for Simple File Sharing. Do you >>> recommend that I use the, uh... "complex" one instead?  >>> >>> Eduardo >> >> If a computer has Windows XP Home Edition, all access to that >> computer's shared disks and folders uses the Guest account. If you >> disable the Guest account for network access on that computer, no one >> will be able to access your shared disks and folders. The commands >> to disable and enable the Guest account for network access are: >> >> net user guest /active:no (disable) >> net user guest /active:yes (enable) >> >> Note that disabling or enabling the Guest account in Control Panel | >> User Accounts has nothing to do with networking. It determines >> whether someone can log on as Guest at the local keyboard. >> >> In Windows XP Professional, you can disable simple file sharing. >> Then, network access is controlled by user accounts and permissions >> that you create, not the Guest account. >> -- >> Best Wishes, >> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) >> >> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group >> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions >> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. >> >> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com 
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01-05-2006, 04:05 AM
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Re: Attn: Steve - Sharing files securely
In article <e0uYUqr8FHA.1484@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>, "Ted Brewer"
<theob2@nospam.wi.rr.com> wrote: >>> If a computer has Windows XP Home Edition, all access to that >>> computer's shared disks and folders uses the Guest account. If you >>> disable the Guest account for network access on that computer, no one >>> will be able to access your shared disks and folders. The commands >>> to disable and enable the Guest account for network access are: >>> >>> net user guest /active:no (disable) >>> net user guest /active:yes (enable) >>> >>> Note that disabling or enabling the Guest account in Control Panel | >>> User Accounts has nothing to do with networking. It determines >>> whether someone can log on as Guest at the local keyboard. >>> >>> In Windows XP Professional, you can disable simple file sharing. >>> Then, network access is controlled by user accounts and permissions >>> that you create, not the Guest account. > >This is very interesting, Steve. > >How is this accomplished automatically? > >Ted Hi, Ted. I'm sorry, but I don't understand your question. Please say more about what you want to accomplish. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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01-05-2006, 04:05 AM
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Re: Attn: Steve - Sharing files securely
>> In article <e0uYUqr8FHA.1484@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>, "Ted Brewer" >> <theob2@nospam.wi.rr.com> wrote: >>>>> If a computer has Windows XP Home Edition, all access to that >>>>> computer's shared disks and folders uses the Guest account. If >>>>> you disable the Guest account for network access on that >>>>> computer, no one will be able to access your shared disks and >>>>> folders. The commands to disable and enable the Guest account >>>>> for network access are: >>>>> >>>>> net user guest /active:no (disable) >>>>> net user guest /active:yes (enable) >>>>> >>>>> Note that disabling or enabling the Guest account in Control >>>>> Panel | User Accounts has nothing to do with networking. It >>>>> determines whether someone can log on as Guest at the local >>>>> keyboard. >>>>> >>>>> In Windows XP Professional, you can disable simple file sharing. >>>>> Then, network access is controlled by user accounts and >>>>> permissions that you create, not the Guest account. >>> >>> This is very interesting, Steve. >>> >>> How is this accomplished automatically? >>> >>> Ted >> >> Hi, Ted. I'm sorry, but I don't understand your question. Please >> say more about what you want to accomplish. >> -- >> Best Wishes, >> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) >> >> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group >> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions >> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. >> >> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Sorry Steve, How is the "net user guest /active:yes (enable)" line issued? In the autoexec.bat file?? Ted
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01-05-2006, 04:05 AM
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Re: Attn: Steve - Sharing files securely
In article <#uNTc$u8FHA.808@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>, "Ted Brewer"
<theob2@nospam.wi.rr.com> wrote: >>>>>> If a computer has Windows XP Home Edition, all access to that >>>>>> computer's shared disks and folders uses the Guest account. If >>>>>> you disable the Guest account for network access on that >>>>>> computer, no one will be able to access your shared disks and >>>>>> folders. The commands to disable and enable the Guest account >>>>>> for network access are: >>>>>> >>>>>> net user guest /active:no (disable) >>>>>> net user guest /active:yes (enable) >>>>>> >>>>>> Note that disabling or enabling the Guest account in Control >>>>>> Panel | User Accounts has nothing to do with networking. It >>>>>> determines whether someone can log on as Guest at the local >>>>>> keyboard. >>>>>> >>>>>> In Windows XP Professional, you can disable simple file sharing. >>>>>> Then, network access is controlled by user accounts and >>>>>> permissions that you create, not the Guest account. >>>> >>>> This is very interesting, Steve. >>>> >>>> How is this accomplished automatically? >>>> >>>> Ted >>> >>> Hi, Ted. I'm sorry, but I don't understand your question. Please >>> say more about what you want to accomplish. > >Sorry Steve, > >How is the "net user guest /active:yes (enable)" line issued? In the >autoexec.bat file?? > >Ted You only need to run that command once, in the Start | Run box, or in a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd). -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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01-05-2006, 04:05 AM
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Re: Attn: Steve - Sharing files securely
>> In article <#uNTc$u8FHA.808@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>, "Ted Brewer" >> <theob2@nospam.wi.rr.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> If a computer has Windows XP Home Edition, all access to that >>>>>>>> computer's shared disks and folders uses the Guest account. If >>>>>>>> you disable the Guest account for network access on that >>>>>>>> computer, no one will be able to access your shared disks and >>>>>>>> folders. The commands to disable and enable the Guest account >>>>>>>> for network access are: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> net user guest /active:no (disable) >>>>>>>> net user guest /active:yes (enable) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Note that disabling or enabling the Guest account in Control >>>>>>>> Panel | User Accounts has nothing to do with networking. It >>>>>>>> determines whether someone can log on as Guest at the local >>>>>>>> keyboard. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In Windows XP Professional, you can disable simple file >>>>>>>> sharing. Then, network access is controlled by user accounts >>>>>>>> and permissions that you create, not the Guest account. >>>>>> >>>>>> This is very interesting, Steve. >>>>>> >>>>>> How is this accomplished automatically? >>>>>> >>>>>> Ted >>>>> >>>>> Hi, Ted. I'm sorry, but I don't understand your question. Please >>>>> say more about what you want to accomplish. >>> >>> Sorry Steve, >>> >>> How is the "net user guest /active:yes (enable)" line issued? In >>> the autoexec.bat file?? >>> >>> Ted >> >> You only need to run that command once, in the Start | Run box, or in >> a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd). >> -- >> Best Wishes, >> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) >> >> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group >> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions >> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. >> >> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Thanks, Steve. Ted
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01-05-2006, 04:08 AM
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Update - Re: Attn: Steve - Sharing files securely
I finally have what I wanted/needed:
3 pcs: XP Pro SP2 - Server with ISS 5.1. Win 98. WFW. All 3 pcs can see each other in Network Neighborhood and access shared devices. I think the thing that helped me turn the corner was the "restrictanonymous" setting in the XP machine's registry. It was set to "1". I set it to "0". The "restrictanonymous" setting was not available in the Win 98 or WFW machines. After that, I re-booted all 3 machines, and it seemed to work correctely. Thanks to all, who gave me bits of info to resolve this. Ted >> This is very interesting, Steve. >> >> How is this accomplished automatically? >> >> Ted >> >> >> >> >>>> In article <1128457039.859897.288970@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>, >>>> "Eduardo" <eduardorp1@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Thanks. Why should the guest account be disabled? From what I >>>>> found out on the newsgroups, it's used for Simple File Sharing. >>>>> Do you recommend that I use the, uh... "complex" one instead? >>>>> >>>>> Eduardo >>>> >>>> If a computer has Windows XP Home Edition, all access to that >>>> computer's shared disks and folders uses the Guest account. If you >>>> disable the Guest account for network access on that computer, no >>>> one will be able to access your shared disks and folders. The >>>> commands to disable and enable the Guest account for network >>>> access are: >>>> >>>> net user guest /active:no (disable) >>>> net user guest /active:yes (enable) >>>> >>>> Note that disabling or enabling the Guest account in Control Panel >>>> | User Accounts has nothing to do with networking. It determines >>>> whether someone can log on as Guest at the local keyboard. >>>> >>>> In Windows XP Professional, you can disable simple file sharing. >>>> Then, network access is controlled by user accounts and permissions >>>> that you create, not the Guest account. >>>> -- >>>> Best Wishes, >>>> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) >>>> >>>> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group >>>> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions >>>> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. >>>> >>>> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program >>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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