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Exercise 1.3: Exploring the NT Workstation Service
Objective: Examine the effect of stopping Windows NT’s redirector: the Workstation service.

Estimated time: 15 minutes
1.Log on to a Windows NT Workstation system as an Administrator.
2.Browse a shared directory on another computer by using Network Neighborhood or the Network Neighborhood icon in Explorer. You should see a list of the files on the shared directory.
3.From the Start menu, click Settings and choose Control Panel. Double-click the Services icon to start the Control Panel Services application.
4.From the Control Panel Services application, scroll down to the Workstation service and click the Stop button. This stops the Workstation service on your computer. Windows NT asks if you want to stop some other dependent services also. Click Yes.
  1. Now try to access the shared directory by using Network Neighborhood. Without the redirector (the Workstation service) you will be unable to access the other computers on the network.