Re: Question: Hiding my computer on domain
From: Ron Lowe (ron-msng_at_{d.e.l.e.t.e.}lowe-family.me.uk)
Date: 08/15/04
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 22:14:28 +0100
"Tony" <tony_pitt.nospam@bellsouth.nospam.net> wrote in message
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>I would like for my Windows XP Pro laptop to be able to join a Windows
>domain, but not have the laptop show up in the computer list in network
>neighborhood.
>
> So far, I haven't been able to find instructions (that work) on how to do
> this.
>
> I did find a few posts that talk about modifying a setting in the
> registry, but that method did not work for me.
>
> The machine is not sharing any files. I'd like to remove it from the list
> of machines just to make sure that it is less of a target for a hack
> attempt.
>
> Can anyone point me in the direction of a solution for this?
>
> Tony
>
The server service advertises your PC name to the browser system.
If you are not sharing anything, then you can shut down the Server service.
Start | Run | Services.msc
Dbl-click Server service;
Stop the service, and set the Startup Type to Disabled.
A less drastic way is to let the server service run,
but stop the advertising:
Go to a command prompt, and issue the command:
net config server /hidden:yes
This will stop the periodic ( 12 mins ) browser announcements.
The machine will drop off the browse list after it misses a couple of
announcements.
Note that any shortcuts which are in other PC's 'My Network places' won't
dissapear.
You need to delete them manually.
But they won't re-appear.
-- Best Regards, Ron Lowe MS-MVP Windows Networking
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