Re: Unsharing Printers

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/16/04


Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 17:10:05 -0400

No, that's incorrect. That prevents it from being shared to other networked
computers.

What needs to be done is to logon as administrator and access the security
settings. In a WinXP Home system you have to logon in Safe mode for this. In
WinXP Pro you must disable "simple file sharing" in folder options/view.
Once on the security tab, you need to remove print permissions for everyone,
then add just the accounts that you want to have this right.

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Andre Da Costa" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:OVvzc87sEHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Right click the Printer icons in (Printers and Faxes, Control Panel) 
> choose sharing > Do not share this printer > OK.
>
> Andre
> "Bah~Bah~Briggsey" <Bah~Bah~Briggsey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
> message news:A65C2932-72EE-4B3E-BF9A-95BD3EC3F997@microsoft.com...
>>I have an uncle whom I let use my computer. He gets on this things and 
>>prints
>> out masses of documents and its burning up my cartridges like mad. I've 
>> tried
>> disabling printers both through my Acct and through the Administrator 
>> with no
>> success~
>>
>> Is there something else I need to know?
>> Or do I contact the printer/software manufacturer?
>>
>> I'm using WindowsXP Home Ed.
>
> 


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