Home does not contain the permissions tabs.
If you get Access Denied when reading the directory contents from a remote
machine, you can get the default ACLs back on the print$ share by stopping
the spooler service, stop sharing print$, then starting the spooler. The
spooler service will add the print$ share back with the proper security.
You should be able to do the three steps using the Computer Management
snapin on XP Home.
The big question here is what changes the security of these default shares?
I'm assuming anti virus software but not really sure since this is a
security issue.
--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"GP" <GP@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
>I have the same problem. My computer that the printer is connected to uses
> XP Home. I was able to get to the Print$, but a right click only brings
> up
> Refresh. How do you disable simple sharing?
>
> Thanks in advance, GP
>
> "Mike J" wrote:
> Quote:
>> I found that I had to disable simple sharing on the XP Pro machine to
>> view
>> the properties of the print$ share. Once I did that, I could see the
>> Everyone group, etc. I am now past the Access Denied point in the
>> install of
>> the printer but as the driver was installing, the Vista machine
>> complained of
>> an Out of Memory condition so I rebooted and haven't gotten back to it.
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
>> Quote:
>> > Yes something has changed the security setting on the print$ share.
>> >
>> > Since you are running XP Pro you can reset this and allow everyone read
>> > access. Right click My Computer / Manage
>> >
>> > Shared Folders / Shares / Print$ right click Properties
>> >
>> > Share Permissions
>> >
>> > Admins and Power Users have full access
>> >
>> > the Everyone group should be there with Read access. I am assuming the
>> > Everyone group is missing.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Alan Morris
>> > Windows Printing Team
>> > Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>> >
>> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> > rights.
>> >
>> > "Mike J" <MikeJ@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:6633E8A8-A209-4E26-B38E-B4E361F5E471@xxxxxx
>> > > Alan,
>> > >
>> > > I got the access denied when I executed the dir command to the XP
>> > > machine.
>> > > I then ran the XP network configuration wizard and set it up for a
>> > > home
>> > > network with file and printer sharing. I still get the access denied
>> > > after
>> > > rebooting both machines and cannot connect to the printer. I found
>> > > the
>> > > print$ folder on the XP machine but don't see anything about setting
>> > > read
>> > > permissions or setting permissions at all.
>> > >
>> > > I have Norton Internet Security and from what I can see, the correct
>> > > ports
>> > > are open per a technet note I read on file and print sharing. I
>> > > turned
>> > > off
>> > > the firewall in NIS to test it but the same response came back to the
>> > > dir
>> > > command.
>> > >
>> > > Any other ideas? Thanks in advance.
>> > >
>> > > "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> open a command window on the Vista machine
>> > >> type
>> > >>
>> > >> dir \\xpmachine\print$
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> 02/01/2008 04:29 PM <DIR> color
>> > >> 01/16/2008 12:55 PM <DIR> w32x86
>> > >> 07/21/2006 05:42 PM <DIR> WIN40
>> > >> 10/05/2007 11:29 AM <DIR> x64
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> you should see a similar directory structure. If this returns
>> > >> access
>> > >> denied, you will need to enable read permissions on the XP print$
>> > >> share
>> > >> which is the default configuration.
>> > >>
>> > >> If you have not run the XP network configuration wizard be sure to
>> > >> run
>> > >> that
>> > >> tool.
>> > >> --
>> > >> Alan Morris
>> > >> Windows Printing Team
>> > >> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
>> > >> http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>> > >>
>> > >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> > >> rights.
>> > >>
>> > >> "Mike J" <MikeJ@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > >> news:92D55802-104A-44C5-B132-83538F7B1DBC@xxxxxx
>> > >> >I have an XP Pro PC on my home network and am trying to connect to
>> > >> >a
>> > >> >Lexmark
>> > >> > X215 printer that is shared off of the XP Pro machine. I am
>> > >> > connecting
>> > >> > with
>> > >> > a new Vista Home Premium Dell XPS M1530 laptop. The rest of the
>> > >> > network
>> > >> > is
>> > >> > working fine - shared files, folders, access to the Internet, etc.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > The message I get when I try to connect is that Windows cannot
>> > >> > connect
>> > >> > to
>> > >> > the printer. Access is denied.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Any thoughts?
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> >
>> >
>> >