This is an excellent article but I found an article in Microsoft Article ID : 303248 which tells us that The Simple File Sharing user interface is enabled in Windows XP Home Edition. U made microsoft (site offering solution to the same prob)look like computer illiterate, thanks man. Tell us why you rated the content this way. You should see the security tab when you right click any file/directory and choose 'Properties':

Click on Tools -> Folder Options (See picture above)Īs seen in the screenshot above, make sure the option 'Use simple file sharing' is UNCHECKED.You should see a screen similar to the following: Open up Windows Explorer (easiest way is to double-click My Computer).Occasionally, more fine-grained permissions control is necessary.

In Windows XP Home, as well as Windows XP Professional that is NOT part of a domain, the advanced security settings are hidden by default and a simplified security and permissions interface is given to the user. Q10329 - HOWTO: Enabling the security tab in windows explorer Home : Enabling the security tab in windows explorer

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