Easily enable Windows XP management and sharing

Network administrators in Windows 2000 often use default Management Sharing for network management. They can add "$" after the shared name anywhere in the network to access the management shared folder of the Client Computer and manage it, for example, "Admin $" is the "SystemRoot" folder, which is "C: \ Winnt" by default (figure 1 ). Many articles have talked about how to disable Management Sharing, but have never talked about open methods. Here we will teach you how to enable it.

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We know that many settings, especially security settings, are implemented through group policies in Windows 2000. This is also true in Windows XP. Therefore, you can modify the Group Policy of the client computer to manage sharing.
The modification procedure is as follows:

1. Access Group Policy window. There are two ways to enable the Group Policy window.

Method 1: Enter the "gpedit. msc" command in "run" in the Start menu (Figure 2) to open the "Group Policy" window (Figure 3 ). In this example, this method is used.

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Method 2: click "Control Panel> Administrative Tools> Local Security Policy" to open the "Local Security Settings" window (figure 4 ). The content of this window is actually part of the "Group Policy". However, in this example, you only need to modify the local security settings to achieve management sharing, you can also use this method to open the Group Policy window.

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The modification procedure is as follows:

1. Access Group Policy window. There are two ways to enable the Group Policy window.

Method 1: Enter the "gpedit. msc" command in "run" in the Start menu (Figure 2) to open the "Group Policy" window (Figure 3 ). In this example, this method is used.

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Method 2: click "Control Panel> Administrative Tools> Local Security Policy" to open the "Local Security Settings" window (figure 4 ). The content of this window is actually part of the "Group Policy". However, in this example, you only need to modify the local security settings to achieve management sharing, you can also use this method to open the Group Policy window.

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2. In the "Group Policy" window, perform operations in the following order: "Local Computer Policy> Computer Configuration> Windows Settings> Security Settings> Local Policy> Security Options" (figure 5 ).

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3. find a policy named "Network Access: sharing and security mode of the Local Account" in "Security Options" (figure 5), and open its properties dialog box (figure 6 ), from the drop-down menu, select "guest-only local user-Guest identity verification" by default, change to "classic-Local User Authentication", and click "OK" to close the attribute box.

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In principle, management and sharing can be implemented. However, during Windows XP installation, a user-defined Administrator account with an empty password is usually created. If you want to use this account for access, you must modify the policy "Account: A local account with a blank password can only log on to the console" (figure 7 ), set it to "disabled" (figure 8), so that you can use an administrator account with a blank password to manage shared access. To ensure security, we recommend that you set a password for an account with administrator permissions.

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With the above settings, the management and sharing of client computers can be ensured. As long as the network administrator has the management permissions of the corresponding machines, the management and sharing can be accessed. At the same time, the changes to these group policies take effect immediately without restarting the computer.

We also want to remind you that many settings in group policies are critical. If you are not sure, do not modify them at will. Otherwise, your system may be locked and cannot be used.