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XP question
« on: March 22, 2007, 09:27:11 AM »
I don't use XP, but I have a lot of clients who do on their local workstations.

You know the process by which XP will do an auto-discovery of shared printers on a workgroup? 

Do any of you XP experts know how to shut that off?
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Re: XP question
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2007, 09:41:13 AM »
Go into My Computer, Pick tool then Folder Option. Click On the View tab. At the top under Files and Folders, uncheck "Automatically search for network folders & Printers"

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Re: XP question
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2007, 09:50:55 AM »
What about disabling the UPnP service?
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Re: XP question
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2007, 02:11:55 PM »
That's not in the BIOS? UPnP?
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Re: XP question
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2007, 02:15:41 PM »
Wait - you're probably wanting to turn off it "Finding New Hardware", so you can do it yourself and not have 15 pop-ups interrupt your install trying to install themslves. I dont know that. Sorry.
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Re: XP question
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2007, 02:20:41 PM »
Hey; I found it. It's in the Services.
Read this:
http://www.updatexp.com/upnp_security.html

**edit- He's kinda wordy; scroll towards the bottom of the page.
« Last Edit: March 22, 2007, 02:23:14 PM by 12AX7 »
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Re: XP question
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2007, 05:35:16 PM »
Quote from: 12AX7 on March 22, 2007, 02:20:41 PM
Hey; I found it. It's in the Services.
Read this:
http://www.updatexp.com/upnp_security.html

I know.  That's what I was referring to up there.  :)
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Re: XP question
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2007, 06:10:18 PM »
You might encounter problems with suckers that want to plug in a USB stick if you disable UPnP.
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Re: XP question
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2007, 09:54:49 PM »
Plugging suckers.
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