Windows Server 2008

About this task

On Windows® Server 2008 shares must be shared for the Guest or Everyone accounts, and password protected sharing must be disabled. To disable password protected sharing on Windows Server 2008, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Click Control Panel > Networking and Sharing Centre.
  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.

Results

Additionally, on Windows Server 2008 you might need to disable User Account Control if your account is not a domain user account. For more information about disabling User Account Control, see Configuring user account control. If the firewall is enabled, select the File and Printer Sharing box and the remote registry box in the Exceptions tab of the Windows Firewall configuration to allow access.