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File Shareing question - Sidewinder - 07-19-2007
The story:
My friend and I wanted to share a file between our computers using a crossover cable so we decided to enable file sharing on windows XP. In order to do this, I selected my computer right clicked on the local disk C:, I then hit properties, tabbed over to sharing and hit a link that said, "I understand the risk of file sharing but I still want to share the root of the drive" I hit this and then it brought up a menu that asked of I wanted to enable file sharing. I selected this box. Then windows offered two options. Configure my file sharing using a wizard or just allow file sharing. I hit "just allow file sharing" I then hit "ok" and transferred the file to my friend.
The problem:
This morning I wanted to disable file sharing but I cannot seem to make my hard drive become a non-shared drive. My drive always appears in My Network Places and is accessible despite the fact that I have tried turning off file sharing on C: in several different ways, including: disabling small file sharing between folders, deselecting the file sharing box that I originally selected in hard drive properties and disabling the file sharing protocol in my network connections. NONE OF THIS WORK!! I am totally stumped as to why my drive is not hidden from other users
PLZ HELP I dont want to share my hard drive with the world!!!!!
File Shareing question - vpdm - 07-22-2007
Win caches old network connections.
I guess thats why your old shared folder appears in your network overview.
File Shareing question - DBoy1612 - 07-22-2007
Heres a question, you have set your C drive to un-shareable, though it still pops up in My Network Places.
So, are you still able to access the drive from the other computer? Or do you get an access denied error?
File Shareing question - Exile - 07-22-2007
acces denied here.