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Disable &quot;file and printer sharing&quot;:<br />
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<a href="http://security.uchicago.edu/windows/netbios/index.shtml" rel="ugc">http://security.uchicago.edu/windows/netbios/index.shtml</a><br />
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To connect to a file share you need just to have the &quot;client for MS networks&quot;.<br />
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A software firewall can also block file &amp;&nbsp;printer sharing.<br />
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Do not enable remote desktop or disable it if you need to. &nbsp;It does not be running to connect as a RDP client. <br />
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Hope this helps.
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Disable "file and printer sharing":

http://security.uchicago.edu/windows/netbios/index.shtml [http://security.uchicago.edu/windows/netbios/index.shtml]

To connect to a file share you need just to have the "client for MS networks".

A software firewall can also block file & printer sharing.

Do not enable remote desktop or disable it if you need to.  It does not be running to connect as a RDP client.

Hope this helps.

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You need to leave TCP/IP installed also (if you want to connect to the Internet).
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You need to leave TCP/IP installed also (if you want to connect to the Internet).

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How can I restrict a computer from &nbsp;file sharing and remote desktop but allow it to make make connection to other computers who do allow file sharing and remote desktop 
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How can I restrict a computer from  file sharing and remote desktop but allow it to make make connection to other computers who do allow file sharing and remote desktop 

restrict file sharing and remote desktop on a computer running Win XP Pro

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