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Unsharing the C drive

by pasobueno Aug 2, 2007 3:29PM PDT

Hi guys, just a question, what happens to your pc in the network if you unshare the c drive

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If I understand your question correctly ...

by Kees Bakker Aug 2, 2007 8:56PM PDT

the only consequence is that other PC's on the network can't access it anymore.

Kees

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Thanks

by pasobueno Aug 3, 2007 1:00AM PDT

Thanks for your reply, I was just under the impression that unsharing the c drive would stop you from accessing the network or internet, is this correct?

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(NT) I don't think so. Why not try? Easy to undo.

by Kees Bakker Aug 3, 2007 1:02AM PDT

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by Steven Haninger Aug 3, 2007 9:11AM PDT

What is and isn't shared on your PC doesn't affect your accessing the internet. But, I'd suggest it unwise to share C: if it's where Windows resides. If you have another drive, share that one or just create shared folders where files can be made public on a network. Don't share the Windows folder. XP makes that rough anyway.

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great answer

by pasobueno Aug 3, 2007 4:56PM PDT

good answer, thanks steve

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