Configuring Windows 2008 operating systems for using SMB

For Windows® 2008 operating systems, shares must be shared for the Guest or Everyone accounts, and password protected sharing must be disabled for the Microsoft® Windows Server Message Broker (SMB) protocol to be used.

About this task

To disable password protected sharing, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Click Control Panel > Networking and Sharing Center.
  2. Click the down arrow that is next to Password protected sharing.
  3. Click Turn off password protected sharing.
  4. Click Apply, and exit the control panel.

What to do next

In addition, you might need to disable User Account Control if your account is not a domain user account. For information about disabling User Account control, see Configuring Windows Vista operating systems for using SMB.

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