how to unshare a folder or drive

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this is the weirdest thing as i am not part of a network and have not
personally created any shared folders ( unless certain programs on the
computer are sharing ). i have tried to unshare them but the box just says i
am not part of a network therefore it will not let me check the box that will
make the folder private.
 
toolman_fixit said:
this is the weirdest thing as i am not part of a network and have not
personally created any shared folders ( unless certain programs on the
computer are sharing ). i have tried to unshare them but the box just
says i am not part of a network therefore it will not let me check the
box that will make the folder private.
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What folder? If you have a shared folder, right-click on it and then
click on the Sharing tab and uncheck the box for sharing.

For making private, see:

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/private.htm - making stuff private
http://tinyurl.com/48x4w - MS website on How To Make Folders Private
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/undoprivate.htm - Ramesh - How to undo "Make
this folder private" option"

If you want more help, post back with more details. Remember that we
can't see your computer and you need to be descriptive. Here is a link
that will help you:

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Malke
 
nope i already tried that , it will not let me check any boxes under sharing.
not sure what you need to know about my computer for this question. i have xp
sp2. thanks
 
CAn the other users of ur network connect to You? If they cannot, it is
probably dat u do not have the right protocols.
Hope this helps
 
toolman_fixit said:
nope i already tried that , it will not let me check any boxes under
sharing. not sure what you need to know about my computer for this
question. i have xp sp2. thanks
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If you had gone to the "good post" link I gave you, you would know what
we need to know about your computer. A few things:

1. The version of your operating system - XP Pro or Home?
2. If sharing ever worked. If it did, what changed between the time
things worked and the time they didn't?
3. Network setup.
4. Antivirus and/or security software in place.
5. Virus/malware status of the machine(s) and if you think they are
clean, what you used to determine this.

Malke
 
sorry , XP pro home sp2 , not on any network ( not setup ) , have NOD32
antivirus , AD-AWARE se pro , spybot. i believe my machine is clean as i have
run all of the above recently.
 
toolman_fixit said:
sorry , XP pro home sp2 , not on any network ( not setup ) , have
NOD32 antivirus , AD-AWARE se pro , spybot. i believe my machine is
clean as i have
run all of the above recently.
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If you are not on a network, then why are you trying to share files and
with what/whom? If you want to share files with another user on the
same computer, use the Shared Files folder.

Malke
 
What is the name of the shared folders? There are several default shares
that Windows sets up for administrative use. If the share names end in $
then this is what you are seeing.
 
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