2009/8/24 Gary <workinginb...@gmail.com>

> Clue for anyone else who comes across this: you have to switch off
> file sharing to be able to even see the place you need to make the
> changes - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308419. FFS, MS...
>

Ah - you hadn't said Windows XP, so I'd assumed a server-class OS!  Yes, XP
comes with brain-damaged "simple file sharing" turned on by default, which
both hides and breaks the normal Windows file permissions model.

Glad you found it.

- Peter

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