Windows 2000 Drive Sharing?

[BuckMaster]

Why is it when I right click on a drive and hit properties, sharing its highted to share my folders? I clicked on: Do not share this folder but everytime I reboot it gos back to Share this folder again by default? In my Network settings I have File and Print Sharing installed and shows the sharing Hand on the icon but I dont have a check in this box?

Well I just seen a post in the Tips for Windows 2000, but is that the only way and if so can I still click on the share drive if I want to share agian without any problems?

Thanks

 

[Orbit]

Hi, I posted that tip in the Tips and Tricks thread. This is the only way I know of to disable the automatic sharing. Just a minute ago I tried Sharing a drive again, and it worked fine without any problems.

The reason this happens is apparently to let Administrators manage your computer (where your computer is intended to be a workstation on a nwetwork), but of course if your computer is a stand-alone machine, then obviously you are going to log on as Administrator, and probably don't want these drives shared!

Of course, suffixing the share name with a '$' prevents other users from seeing the shared drive or folder, BUT, this alone does not prevent other users from seeing your files if they know the share name.

My advice is to do the registry tweak I suggest there, and if you have a problems afterwards, simply delete the created key from the registry.

 

[BuckMaster]

Thanks Orbit! I'll give it a try this week.

 

[kyoshozx]

"Of course, suffixing the share name with a '$' prevents other users from seeing the shared drive or folder, BUT, this alone does not prevent other users from seeing your files if they know the share name."

That is not totally true. They will only be able to see your files if they have the right permissions. Like Orbit said, thats an administrative share. Unless the person has or knows your administrator password they cannot access your drive.