I'm troubleshooting SMB authentication issues between a MAC & Vista(premium home) file & printer resources. Part of the suggested solution (posted elsewhere) is a change toa Security Setting/Local Policies/Security Options policy. Typically, Iaccess this MMC snap-in via a cmd/run/secpol.msc or via Control Panel/Admin Tools, but on this newHP Vista system, this snap-in is no where to be found. Also noticed that gpedit.msc has gone missing.... Point of purchase (Best Buy/Geek Squad) has assuredme that they didn't install a restricted image, so do I work with HP or Microsoft on this issue? Or can I recover this functionality with a reinstall? Since this is my first look at Vista, any advice or suggestions would be welcome. Thx.

With a quick google search to verify my results, Vista Home Basic and Premium DO NOT have secpol.msc or a few of the others that ARE available in Business and Ultimate. I wanted to use it to make NAS firewall changes, but will have to google this to find someone that has been able to work on the "homes"....