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"Windows Sharing" check box is not visible in the MAC system preferences. How do I make it visible?
What do I need to do to have this checkbox become visible. We wish to have the MAC connect to a windows network to have access to files from the windows 2003 server.
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To comment on one of your original points...the Windows sharing box is used as a step in setting up the mac to share files with a Windows PC. If you can't change it the lock at the bottom of the window is probably locked and you need to unlock it to make changes. Once you click on it you will be prompted to enter in the user name and password of someone with admin rights on the Mac. My guess is that once you do that you will be able to make changes..
Windows 2003 offers Apple Filesharing Protocol (AFP) support which makes specified shared folders more OSX-friendly. There are advantages and disadvantages of using the AFP tools in Windows 2003 server but it may explain why your users had damaged files. IF you DON'T use the AFP tools then OSX will use the SMB protocol to connect to Windows shares. This in turn can have issues with file extensions and resource data being lost. This particularly affects fonts and certain other filetypes.