Disabling Simple File Sharing On Windows Xp Sp2; Configuring User Access Control On Windows Vista And Windows 7 - Symantec ALTIRIS REAL-TIME SYSTEM MANAGER 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual

Disabling simple file sharing on Windows XP SP2

Configuring User Access Control on Windows Vista and Windows 7

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Click Enabled, and then specify the administrative scope in the Allow
unsolicited incoming messages from dialog box.
For example, to permit remote administration from a particular IP address,
type that IP address in the Allow unsolicited incoming messages from dialog
box. To permit remote administration from a particular subnet, type that
subnet by using the Classless Internet Domain Routing (CIDR) format. In this
scenario, type 192.168.1.0/24 to specify the network 192.168.1.0 with a 24-bit
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
For more information on how to specify a valid administrative scope, see the
Syntax area of the Setting tab in this policy.
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Click OK, and then click Exit on the File menu.
This is a Windows XP limitation caused by the "ForceGuest" option that is enabled
by default on all Windows XP computers that are members of a workgroup (in
contrast to domain members). All users who log onto such computers over the
network are forced to use the Guest account.
See "Troubleshooting connection through the Real-Time view"
To disable simple file sharing
Do one of the following steps:
Uncheck Use simple file sharing under the Control Panel > Folder Options
> View tab.
Set the "ForceGuest" DWORD value equal to 0 (zero) under the
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] key
in the Windows registry on the client computer.
For more information, see Microsoft knowledge base articles :
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;180548
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290403
You can turn off the User Access Control (UAC) from the Control Panel. This
applies only to the computers that are not in a domain.
For more information, see Microsoft article
windowsvista/aa905108.aspx.
See "Troubleshooting connection through the Real-Time view"
Troubleshooting connection through the Real-Time view
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/
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