Understanding is correct. Can I do anything you know of to bypass or gain access with file and print sharing turned off. Users don't have admin rights (they can't enable f/p sharing. I am trying no to go to each pc, login as admin to enable. One of the techs ran cisco works, it resolved ip/hostnames, newt won't even do that. I am looking for any reference of where file and print sharing can be turned on/off in registry, because i have been assured they have a utility that they currently run to make registry changes. It does involve adding the users to the pc admin group temporarily, but i need help identifying the reg key to change.