How do I disable all my folder shares in WINXP in one shot?

slicksilver

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Is there anyway to do this? I have too many shares and disabling them one by one is an ass. Thanks!
 

RebateMonger

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The Computer Management screen in XP has a "Shares" section where you can disable all your shares with a couple of mouse-clicks. You can shift-click on multiple shares and disable them at the same time.

You could also remove "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" in the Network Properties panel, but that seems a bit drastic, since you may want to keep some shares.