Environment and requirement:
On the print server 10.158.100.34 there are 8 shared printers, two of which are using the $ suffix as the share name. I hope these two shared printers are not able to be "seen" by users.
There were not any problems while a Windows 7 client trying to access the print server by \\10.158.100.34.
However, while a Windows XP client tried to access the print server by \\10.158.100.34, although those two shared printers with $ suffix as share name were not able to be seen, there was a "Printers and Faxes" icon. After opening this
"Printers and Faxes", all the 8 printers installed on the print server were able to be seen, including those two $ printers.
Is there a way to prevent Windows XP clients from "seeing" the shared printers with $ suffix as share name? Thanks very much!