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.
Procedure
To disable password protected sharing, complete the following
steps:
- Click .
- Click the down arrow that is next to Password
protected sharing.
- Click Turn off password protected sharing.
- 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.