File & Printer Sharing Disable
One of the most often overlooked and seldom required
addtions to Windows is also one of the largest security holes. That being File
and Printer Sharing. If you do not need this option for something you are
doing it is best to disable it until or unless needed. It is very easy to do.
Click on START, then go to SETTINGS, then Network and Dialup connections.
Select the connection you are using to get online, then right click on it and
choose Properties. It should open a small window like the one shown below.
Choose
Networking, and remove the check in the Network File sharing and
Printer Sharing box to disable file and printer sharing. Changes made here
will not take effect until you close
and reopen the dial up connection if it is currently in use. There are also a
few security patches for this function if you do use it that you be applied and
are available at
Windows Update.
These instructions are for Windows 98.
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If these do not apply for your version of Windows look at the Window 2000
version. You should be able to figure out how to enable ot disable other
versions from the information on these two sets of instructions. If not try
Start, Help, then search for File and Print Sharing.
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Left click on the Start button, ( lower left corner of desktop )
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Settings
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Control Panel
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Network
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Configuration
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You should see the button for File and Printer sharing.
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Click on the button and it should display check boxes which allow you to allow
file or printer sharing.
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Once you finish, click ok and then ok again and close the remaining control
panel window.
This should disable or enable the file and printer sharing as you desire.
These instuctions below are the same as the Help file for Windows 2000. If you
are using a different version of Windows you may wish to try the Help file for
that version if Windows in your case. To find these instructions for your
version of Windows, try this.
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Left click the Start button on the lower left on your screen.
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Select Help and left click on it.
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Then type in -
Configure File and Printer sharing
for a search arguement.
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To configure File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
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Open Network and Dial-up Connections.
Right-click a connection, and then click Properties.
Do one of the following:
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If this is a local area connection, on the General tab, in Components checked
are used by this connection, click File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft
Networks, and then click Properties.
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If this is a dial-up, VPN, or incoming connection, on the Networking tab, in
Components checked are used by this connection, Click File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks, and then click Properties.
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Do one of the following:
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To optimize the server for a small number of clients, click Minimize memory
used.
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To optimize the server for a mixed usage of file and printer sharing in
addition to other services, such as serving as an interactive workstation,
click Balance.
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To dedicate as many resources as possible to file and print server services,
click Maximize data throughput for file sharing.
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To optimize server memory for distributed applications that perform their own
memory caching, such as Microsoft SQL Server, click Maximize data throughput
for network applications.
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To specify that LAN Manager 2.x clients on your network can browse for shared
resources on this computer, select the Make browser broadcasts to LAN Manager
2.x clients check box.
Notes
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To open Network and Dial-up Connections, click Start, point to Settings, and
then click Network and Dial-up Connections.
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You can only configure File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks on a
computer running Windows 2000 Server.
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To share local folders, you must enable File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft
Networks. For more information, see Related Topics.
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The File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks component is the equivalent
of the Server service in Windows NT 4.0.
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