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Book:   Fixing Windows XP Annoyances
Subject:   RE: 5.1.7. Turn Off Administrative Shares
Date:   2007-02-13 16:05:21
From:   magillaGor
If the following was addressed in the book it's my error for not finding it.


Book:
- To patch this hole, open the Registry Editor (go to Start Run and type regedit), and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters. In the right pane, double-click the AutoShareServer value, type 0 in the "Value data" field, and click OK. Then double-click the AutoShareWks value, type 0 in the "Value data" field, and click OK. Close the Registry Editor when you're done.


Problem:
- My Windows XP Pro SP2 doesn't have those two entries (AutoShareServer AutoShareWks). The book makes no reference to this situation. Do I need to add the keys if they're not there? If yes, it's unknown what type of "Key" to create in the Registry. If I want to add both keys, "AutoShareServer value, type 0" "AutoShareWks value, type 0", are they a String or DWORD?