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well the link and program i provide gives u access to the security panel in
properties, but you cannot specify anyone other than users on that machine,
everyone & various internal things (system, etc).
it's a question i've been trying to address for a long time, but have never
found a satisfactory answer and don't really want to open the machine to
'everyone'. i think you might need PRO to do this. thanks
"Christopher Muto" <muto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> perhaps i am mistaken. after all, security/joining a domain is the big
> difference between home and pro. i don't have any xp home machines to
look
> at to confirm, and believe you when you say that you looked and could not
> find it... so perhaps the link that you provided is the only answer to
this
> problem, but i have no experience with it.
>
> this article seems to refer to home and might help...
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318825
>
>
> "David Rothman" <drothman@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Christopher Muto" <>
> > Newsgroups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 1:59 PM
> > Subject: Re: Upgrading from XP Home to XP Pro - Any hints/suggestions?
> >
> >
> > > david,
> > > i don't follow what that article you referred to accomplishes, but
will
> > look
> > > at it when i have time
> >
> > the program installs the 'security' tab when you look at a folder's
> > properties.
> >
> > <more below>
> >
> > ... but, what i was talking about is a way to make xp
> > > home behave like windows 2k did. with xp home users that are only a
> > > workgroup member you cannot map to a network share like your
> > \\basement\dad
> > > folder. this is because of the default security policy in xp home
which
> > can
> > > be changed. specifically, go to
> > >
> >
>
start-controlpanel-performanceandmaintence-administrativetools-localsecurity
> > > policy then click on the 'security options' key in the left pane and
> then
> > > look for 'network access: sharing and security model for local
> accounts'.
> > > by default this key is set to 'guest only - local users authenticate
as
> > > themselves'. if you change it to 'classic - local users authenticate
as
> > > themselves' and you have created a local workgroup account on each
> system
> > > with the same password... then presto, you can do what i think you
want
> to
> > > do (and what i thought the op might have been looking for as well).
> >
> > "
> >
>
start-controlpanel-performanceandmaintence-administrativetools-localsecurity
> > policy"
> >
> > this is something i've seen in other posts, but i've never found it in
> HOME.
> > i don't have any 'local security policy'. i am logged in as an
> > administrator and te disk is NTFS.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > "David Rothman" <drothman@optonline.net> wrote in message
> > > news
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> > > >
> > > > I use the modification where u can install security service (ala
PRO)
> in
> > > > HOME specified at
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_home_sectab.htm
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > This lets you add 'Everyone' to the My Documents folder and thus u
can
> > > > access them thru a lan (my docs cannot be shared over a network in
> HOME
> > > > under the default simple file sharing)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > But what I really want to do is specify individual users (e.g.,
> > > > \\basement\dad or \\upstairs\dad ) namely me, the admin, to all the
My
> > > Docs
> > > > folders so that I can access them from somewhere else on the
network.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Each machine on the network has the same roster of users and
passwords
> > but
> > > I
> > > > 've never figured out how to get it to work.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Your email implies it may be possible, but I haven't been able to
> > > > authenticate any users cuz the 'local groups' (something like that)
> > isn't
> > > > available in HOME
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > any ideas? thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Christopher Muto" <muto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:glzmc.23192$L8.13604@nwrdny02.gnilink.net...
> > > > > that the number one reason to get xp pro.. you need to be able to
> > join
> > > > the
> > > > > school's domain and you can't do that without pro. but if you get
> > bsod
> > > > now
> > > > > then you should sort that out before upgrading... you simply
should
> > not
> > > > see
> > > > > them with xp.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Bob Pownall" <repownall@netscape.net> wrote in message
> > > > > news:409a7053$0$198$75868355@news.frii.net...
> > > > > > Christopher Muto wrote:
> > > > > > > i am curious what networking feature you find lacking in xp
> home.
> > > > > > <deleted>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm having problems connecting to shared network drives at my
> > > university
> > > > > > while using my personal I8500 laptop.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The people in my department's network support group say that
> > upgrading
> > > > > > to XP Pro will fix the problem.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I hope they're right, otherwise I'm out the cost of the upgrade
> > disk.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Other than problems connecting the shared network drives, I
> haven't
> > > had
> > > > > > any problems with XP Home. (Other than the standard Windows
> lockups
> > > and
> > > > > > BSOD, of course.)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bob Pownall
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
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