turn off simple file sharing

[Guest jerrydy]

Is there a centralized way to turn off simple file sharing in all

workstations in a domain? I've tried to look for it in group policy, but

couldn't find one that applies. We use W2K3 and all clients use WinXP Pro.

 

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

-Jerry

[Guest z1z1z1]

Re: turn off simple file sharing

 

=?Utf-8?B?amVycnlkeQ==?= <jerrydy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

news:912E7C5C-5243-4BD9-984F-A53916EA5E92@microsoft.com:

> Is there a centralized way to turn off simple file sharing in all

> workstations in a domain? I've tried to look for it in group policy,

> but couldn't find one that applies. We use W2K3 and all clients use

> WinXP Pro.

>

> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

>

> -Jerry

>

 

When machines are joined to a domain, simple file sharing is normally

disabled by default (I don't think that you can turn it on even if you want

to). Note that this applies to WinXP Pro. WinXP home can't join a domain.

[Guest Dragos CAMARA]

RE: turn off simple file sharing

 

hi,

 

Use the following Administrative Template:

 

;-----------------------------------------------

 

CLASS MACHINE

 

 

CATEGORY !!category

CATEGORY !!WindowsExplorer

 

 

POLICY !!SimpleFileSharing

KEYNAME "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa"

EXPLAIN !!SimpleFileSharing_Explain

VALUENAME "ForceGuest"

VALUEON NUMERIC 1

VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0

END POLICY

 

 

END CATEGORY

END CATEGORY

 

 

[strings]

category = "Custom Policy Settings"

SimpleFileSharing = "Simple File Sharing"

WindowsExplorer = "Windows Explorer"

SimpleFileSharing_Explain = "Enable to enable Use simple file sharing.

Disable to disable Use simple file sharing."

;-----------------------------------------------

 

--

Dragos CAMARA

MCSA Windows 2003 server

 

 

"jerrydy" wrote:

> Is there a centralized way to turn off simple file sharing in all

> workstations in a domain? I've tried to look for it in group policy, but

> couldn't find one that applies. We use W2K3 and all clients use WinXP Pro.

>

> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

>

> -Jerry