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"leontet" <leontet@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi again, Robert!
> The network is "private" all the time. This is a state that doesn't
> change.
> Still, file sharing state is not remembered by the system. I'm starting to
> think, as you say, that it is something related to a third party piece of
> software that came preinstalled on my system (Lenovo Access Connections)
> that
> automatically changes networking settings based on some user defined
> locations. Anyway, even disabling this software the malfunction continues
> to
> occur.
> I forgot to mention I also installed SP1 for Vista a couple of days ago -
> don't know if this might be a factor in what's going on.
> Thanks again for your effort and patience!
>
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Sharing and public on/off may cause be network location. Could you
>> please
>> post back if the network location is public when the share and public off
>> and the network location is private when the sharing is on? Or it could
>> be
>> the 3rd party software. This post may help too.
>>
>> File and Printer sharing turned off on reboot
>> http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...hp?p=6432#6432
>>
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>> "leontet" <leontet@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1A2409D6-908C-4AE2-A968-137273EB634B@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > Thank you for the quick reply, Robert!
>> >
>> > Unfortunatelly, it seems my bad english has driven you in the wrong
>> > direction. I have no troubles working with mapped volumes, and I have
>> > no
>> > volume on my Vista machine mapped on another PC on my home network.
>> >
>> > I was talking about two of the settings in "Network and Sharing
>> > Center":
>> > files sharing and pub folder sharing. They turn by themselves from ON
>> > to
>> > OFF
>> > every time I boot the PC, but only if a third setting, password
>> > protected
>> > sharing, is set to ON. The mentioned settings are not stuck or blocked,
>> > as
>> > I
>> > can turn them to ON and everything works just fine till the next boot
>> > up.
>> > As
>> > you imagine, the situation is more than annoying...
>> >
>> > Any idea on this one? Thank you very much!
>> >
>> >
>> > "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The Vista Home edition doesn't remember the credentials. Create a
>> >> logon
>> >> batch to map the drive. Or this post may help.
>> >> Vista doesn't remember mapped drives
>> >> Mar 27, 2008 ... I have a users using Windows Vista Home
>> >> Premium.
>> >> ...
>> >> Which version of Vista are you using? Home versions can't cache
>> >> credentials.
>> >> ....
>> >> http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...pic.php?t=1570
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
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>> >> "leontet" <leontet@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:09A6D173-3627-42F0-B74E-8E8CC09C2DEA@xxxxxx
>> >> > Hi!
>> >> >
>> >> > I just bought a new Lenovo 3000N200 laptop which came with Vista
>> >> > Home
>> >> > Premium preinstalled. I connected it wirelessly to my home network.
>> >> > The
>> >> > other
>> >> > PCs in this network are wired to the same ASUS wireless router and
>> >> > run
>> >> > WinXP.
>> >> > All the machines are in the same workgroup. The network profile of
>> >> > my
>> >> > Vista
>> >> > laptop is "Private".
>> >> >
>> >> > Everything works fine until I enable password protected sharing
>> >> > (file
>> >> > sharing ON, public folder sharing ON, password protected sharing ON)
>> >> > and
>> >> > reboot the machine. I mention the system is working as expected
>> >> > until
>> >> > reboot.
>> >> >
>> >> > After each reboot, I find both the file sharing and public folder
>> >> > sharing
>> >> > set to OFF. Of course, the shared folders are not accessible via
>> >> > network.
>> >> > I
>> >> > can set the two options back to ON and everything works fine again,
>> >> > but
>> >> > this
>> >> > is unacceptably annoying!
>> >> >
>> >> > If password protected sharing is set to OFF, file and folder sharing
>> >> > keep
>> >> > their ON state even after reboot. But I want the protected sharing -
>> >> > it
>> >> > fits
>> >> > my needs like a glove!
>> >> >
>> >> > Does anyone have any idea what is going on with my Vista machine???
>> >> > I
>> >> > love
>> >> > the new network features in Vista, but this little malfunction is
>> >> > driving
>> >> > me
>> >> > crazy! Any input would be greatly appreciated -- thanks in advance!
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> >>
>>