I think that I have made it clear that I only want to sharing printer
but not folder. Sharing printer poses less security risk. Even if
you don't explicitly share any folder. C$ is only shared by OS and
there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off, as a result, C$ is
subject to password cracking.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:42:40 -0500, "Jack [MVP-Networking]"
<jack@newsgroup> wrote:

>Hi
>What is functionally Sharable on your system if you turn File and Printer
>Sharing On but you do not enable individually any File Sharing Folder?
>Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).
>
><someone@newsgroup> wrote in message
>newsok5h51aldild0lc1np9h0m20duvdrncru@newsgroup

>> When you turn on file and printer sharing, both file and printer
>> sharing are turned on. Is there a way to turn on printer sharing
>> only?
>>
>> by default, c$ is always shared on windows XP pro, I am not sure about
>> vista/windows 7 home premium. So there is some security risk with
>> file sharing, while there is less risk with printer sharing.
>>
>> The PCs are behind the firewall, however, there is a possibility that
>> the PC used by the kids have trojan or are even hijacked (anti-virus
>> are installed but it's still not that secure). So I only want to share
>> the printer.
>>
>> Thanks.

How to disable the administrative shares? Thanks.

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:51:26 -0400, John John - MVP
<audetweld@newsgroup> wrote:

>
>You can disable the administrative shares.
>
>John
>
>someone@newsgroup wrote:

>> I think that I have made it clear that I only want to sharing printer
>> but not folder. Sharing printer poses less security risk. Even if
>> you don't explicitly share any folder. C$ is only shared by OS and
>> there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off, as a result, C$ is
>> subject to password cracking.
>>
>> On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:42:40 -0500, "Jack [MVP-Networking]"
>> <jack@newsgroup> wrote:
>>

>>> Hi
>>> What is functionally Sharable on your system if you turn File and Printer
>>> Sharing On but you do not enable individually any File Sharing Folder?
>>> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).
>>>
>>> <someone@newsgroup> wrote in message
>>> newsok5h51aldild0lc1np9h0m20duvdrncru@newsgroup
>>>> When you turn on file and printer sharing, both file and printer
>>>> sharing are turned on. Is there a way to turn on printer sharing
>>>> only?
>>>>
>>>> by default, c$ is always shared on windows XP pro, I am not sure about
>>>> vista/windows 7 home premium. So there is some security risk with
>>>> file sharing, while there is less risk with printer sharing.
>>>>
>>>> The PCs are behind the firewall, however, there is a possibility that
>>>> the PC used by the kids have trojan or are even hijacked (anti-virus
>>>> are installed but it's still not that secure). So I only want to share
>>>> the printer.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.