And not the two byte hack , but after home is installed, putting on pro features. Disabling simple file sharing is simple. I'm trying to get group policy editor working now. I put some registry entries on, and files like gpedit.dll and gptext.dll have been put on and registered. I am now interested in getting HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\GPExtensions from someone with XP pro. Also can someone please tell me whether i'm likely to be going in the right direction or not?