Yes, if you can't see the Pcs from outside then they aren't vulnerable...from the outside! They are not connected to the Internet directly!

We do however have alot of Junior Doctors and senior consultants who reckon they have far more knowledge than the IT department because they read some computer magazines, and hence try to be clever with their PC, but instead 9 times out of 10, knacker the O/S.
This is one reason why I want rid of folder shares, just in case they decide to go browsing through Network Neighbourhood, and stumble across something they shouldn't.

Yes, most of the shared folders i have found have passwords, but it was my understanding that with the aid of a simple program, it is possible to get past these passwords. is this not the case?

The other reason I want rid of Folder shares is thanks to the recent viruses (Nimda and Kez) which propagated through Networks using folder shares. True, these viruses didn't affect our organisation, and we have antivirus software running On-access scanners on MOST machines. But what happens if a new virus appears before any of the AV vendors have a new identity for their software? Thats right...the virus runs haywire through all of the network shares that are currently open!

Oh...and feel free to email me, but you'd need the Admin email address for that!