Re: How to disable remote access on Windows XP

From: Ron Lowe (ron-msng_at_{d.e.l.e.t.e.}lowe-family.me.uk)
Date: 02/04/04 

Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 11:15:27 -0000

Go to the network connections folder;
right-click the LAN connecton, choose properties.
Un-check 'File and Print Sharing for MS Networks'.
OK your way out. 

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Best Regards,
Ron Lowe
MS-MVP Windows Networking
"Andrew" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9d6a01c3eadf$cbea6a90$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I'd like to know how to disable remote access without using
> Network Setup Wizard.  I am NOT talking about Remote
> Assistance.  I am talking about file sharing over a local
> network.
>
> When the clean installation of Windows XP Home Edition on a
> computer completes, Windows disables remote access to the
> computer as a security measure.  However, once remote
> access is enabled by Network Setup Wizard, it seems that
> the Wizard does not know how to disable back remote access.
>  I would like to disable back remote access.
>
> By the way, let me point out an evidence that remote access
> is disabled when Windows XP is initially installed.  Try to
> share the following folder immediately after the clean
> installation of Windows XP.
>
>    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents
>
> Right-click on the above folder and issue "Sharing and
> Security" command.  In the "Network sharing and security"
> section under "Sharing" tab, you will see the following notice.
>
>         As a security measure, Windows has disabled
>         remote access to this computer.  However, you
>         can enable remote access and safely share
>         files by running the Network Setup Wizard.
>
>         If you understand the security risks but want
>         to share files without running the wizard,
>         click here.
>
> Once Network Setup Wizard enables remote access, I cannot
> find any means to disable back remote access, which would
> bring back the above notice.
>
>
> P.S.    It is not an acceptable option to manually disable
> shared folders one by one, by opening the "Sharing" tab of
> each shared folder and unchecking its sharing option, if
> there are too many shared folders without counting their
> subfolder. It might take an hour to disable all of them.  I
> may not remember which folders are shared, either.  Also, I
> do not want to use System Restore to just disable remote
> access.

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