Thursday, May 31, 2012

Windows XP security tab missing on folder properties

On fresh install of xp in workgroup mode security tab was missing.

I tried various registry hacks as specified in different posts, but what worked is follows:
Solution from microsoft help:


To display the Security tab
  1. Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
    • Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
    • Double-click Folder Options
    • .
  2. On the View tab, under Advanced settings, clear Use simple file sharing [Recommended].

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