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File and Print sharing issue

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by al_alonzo

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I have a Windows 2000 pro machine with SP3 installed. I'm logged into the network w/ admin rights and can see all shared folders on the all the servers OK. File/Print sharing is set up/checked off in Network properties and WAS working fine..now it is not. It looks normal in the Network Properties window, but if I select to highlight it the "properties" button stays grayed-out. I have removed and re-installed it.
In windows explorer I can't set sharing on any files/folders. Are there policies I should look at?

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by cptomlly

There are no properties for File and Print sharing. Its simply on or off.

Do you get an error when you try to share folders? If so, when do you get the error?

by al_alonzo

I don't get any errors when I try to share a file. I right click a file/folder and select the properties option and there is simply no option for sharing.

by stuart_at_oz

try turning file and printer sharing off, rebooting, and turning it back on again... That might 'jog' it and get it running. (Gee, that sounds like I'm talking about my old lawn mower...)

Stu

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