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Timeline for Disable file sharing on Windows XP

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May 17, 2017 at 20:16 comment added Jimadine I've updated my answer based on your experience - belt n braces probably best! I'm seeing mixed results with regard whether you need to modify both registry setting & service state. On an XP box I tested, modifying the reg was enough, and on my own 7 box, stopping the service was enough. Possibly the order of modifications makes a difference.
May 17, 2017 at 7:51 history edited Jimadine CC BY-SA 3.0
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May 14, 2017 at 14:01 comment added Tyler Durden I already had Server turned off. It was still listening on 445. The port is owned by PID 4, which is basically the kernel, it is not a service. The service portion is, I think, just some kind of front end. The actual server itself is not actually in the "Server" service, so turning off Server, does not turn off the 445 listener.
May 14, 2017 at 11:56 history edited Jimadine CC BY-SA 3.0
Improved GUI method instructions
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May 14, 2017 at 10:09 history answered Jimadine CC BY-SA 3.0