"Michael Price" <EmJay_Price@msn.com> wrote in message
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> "Roger" <roger_barrett******.com> wrote in message
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>>I have a networked disk running a samba server (NAS-347). I'm told the
>>reason I cant access the folders is that Vista uses NTLM-2 by default
>>but I cant find how to force Vista to use NTLM in the home edition.
>>Can anyone help?
>> Thanks
>> Roger.[/color]
>
> Google is your friend
>
> To allow NTLMv1 or LM challenge-response operations, first become a
> user with Administrator rights. Next, run the program secpol.msc.
> Under Local Policies then Security Options, there should be something
> that reads, "Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level." By
> default, "Send NTLMv2 response only" is selected. There are a few
> options available, but choosing "Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session
> security if negotiated" seems to make the most sense. Everything
> should now magically start to work if using non-NTLMv2 aware systems.
>[/color]

Unfortunately, since the OP is asking about a Home version, this doesn't
apply. MS did not include secpol.msc in the Home versions, you have to
edit the registry manually (which seems kinda backwards - home users are
the ones most in need of a GUI in front of the registry, business users
often have IT people to help with this stuff... Oh well)

Regards,

Dave