Clear the default share for Win 2000

In operating systems above Windows 2000, the system automatically creates a portion of the resources to share, based on the configuration of the computer, for ease of administration and use by the system itself. If you do not set the system password or the password is too simple, the use of some software can immediately find the computer password and intrusion into the computer. Now let's tell you how to suppress these default shares.

An easy way to do this in Windows 2000 is to use the System Policy Editor, which is a feature inherited from Windows NT. Select Run from the Start menu and enter "Poledit" to start the editor. From the File menu, choose Open Registry , and then double-click the Local Computer pop-up Properties dialog box.

There are two options under sharing in Windows NT network: Create a hidden drive share (workstation) and create a hidden drive share (server). Just remove the hook for the appropriate option (figure), press OK, go back to the System Policy Editor, select "Save", and then reboot the system to delete the default share.

Tip: Windows Professional system computers should have Windows management tools (including Poledit.exe) installed. Access the i386 directory on the system installation disk and double-click Adminpak.msi to install it.