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Disable file sharing on Windows XP
I want to disable file sharing (SMB) on Windows XP and I turned it off in the network properties dialog box, but the system is still listening on port 445. Is there a way to make it stop listening on ...
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Is Windows simple file sharing safe?
Windows (in this case XP) allows me to simply "share a folder" via its SMB protocol, and I can access it via Linux quite nicely (with Samba), no questions asked.
That's what bothers me, it just does ...
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Windows XP: resetting sharing permissions for a file to those of the directory it is contained in
Followup question for my previous one:
So I have a directory \etc\install\foo that allows file sharing.
I have a file NEW.zip from an unshared location that I moved into \etc\install\foo, and ...
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Is my PC less secure, by enabling XP Firewall - File and Printer Sharing exception?
I have 2 XP machines sitting behind a router (and it's firewall). I want to share files between them. I've shared C:\ but found the XP firewall was blocking access. I enabled the File and Printer ...
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