Tech Info 114: Windows Printer (smbif) issue with Windows XP

HELIOS Tech Info #114

Wed, 20 Feb 2008

Windows Printer (smbif) issue with Windows XP

Printing to a Windows printer connected to a Windows XP machine might result in a “login denied” message. This is due to the introduction of the “simple sharing” functionality into Windows XP by Microsoft.
To turn off simple sharing, open the “Folder Options” from the Windows XP Control Panel. Switch to tab “View” and uncheck “Use simple file sharing”. This will disable the guest login and will authenticate users by user name and password.