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How to Disable Net Crawl Functionality

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Article ID:276322
Last Review:January 29, 2007
Revision:1.2
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/EN-US/) Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

This article describes how to disable the net crawl functionality that is included with Windows Millennium Edition (Me).

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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To disable the net crawl functionality:
1.Double-click My Computer.
2.On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.
3.Under Advanced settings, click to clear the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box.
4.Click Apply, and then click OK.
NOTE: If the preceding steps do not disable the net crawl functionality, change the NoNetCrawling data value to 1 in the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
For additional information about net crawl functionality, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256248 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256248/EN-US/) My Network Places Net Crawler Functionality
APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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