How to Protect you PC from being hacked

A Secret Revealed so Nobody Can Hack Your Computer While You Are Using the Messenger or Navigating on Chat Rooms

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Click with the left button of mouse on your computer START menu.

2. Place the cursor on Settings. When the drop-down menu appears, click on Control Panel.

3. Control Panel will open new window. Double Click on the Network Connections icon.

4. Right click in the LAN or high speed Internet icon.

5. A new window will be opened. Uncheck the option "File and printer sharing for Microsoft networks" and click OK (never forget to click OK whenever you change something).

Tips & Warnings

• As "secondary benefit", is possible that your machine starts making some functions faster. Now you can enjoy your messenger and chat room experience in a more relaxed way!
• If you spend a lot of time in chat rooms, ICQ, Messenger, or any other program of instantaneous mailing, take care of your computer's IP address so it cannot be seeing by anybody since anyone could access your computer while you are online!!

[Kilogramm]

on 7/25/2008 With so many hackers going around, this is great information and an excellent how to.

[Elizabethknows]

on 7/10/2008 Never heard of this I will try it thanks!

[AbbyNormal]

on 7/6/2008 Thank you so much for this info!

[acole]

on 7/6/2008 Cool. Mine was already unchecked, but thanks for the info! Good article!