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Chapter 2: Sharing Your Network Resources
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Un-sharing drives, folders, and files
If you want to un-share a drive, folder, or file, use the following
instructions.
To un-share drives or folders:
1 Right-click the drive or folder that you want to un-share,
then click
Sharing and Security or Sharing.
2 In Windows XP, make sure that the
Share this folder on the
network check box is not selected.
-OR-
In Windows 2000, click
Do not share this folder.
-OR-
In Windows 98SE and Windows Me, click
Not Shared.
3 Click
OK.
Sharing printers
To share printers in Windows XP:
1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel
window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View,
click
Printers and Other Hardware.
2 Click/Double-click the
Printers and Faxes icon. The Printers
and Faxes window opens.
3 Right-click the name of the printer you want to share,
then click
Sharing.
4 Click
Share this printer.
5 Click
OK.