Sergey,

Thanks. I'll take it from there.
Having said that, I'll leave it enabled for the moment (as you suggested) since I'm just starting with sqlserver - and I'll stay out of any trouble - too much to learn for the moment

>It's possible to connect to SQL Server w/o SQL Server Browser running. See SQL Server Browser Service in BOL or online at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181087.aspx
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>>I just want to disable it. And fix the ports, if at all possible
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