turning off file sharing in Windows XP!

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I am after some advice!

I do not use any peer 2 peer programmes at all such as kaaza etc. I have no plans either to start using such programmes.

I have read that file sharing is a bad thing, so I want to switch off file sharing from my computer. My computer is at home. So I am talking about a family computer.

How do i switch it off? If I switch it off will it have a negative impact on my computer. Will it cause any problems in the long run?

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Hello Omar,
please read here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199346/en-us

Bye, Fast :slight_smile:

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Hi Omar

I have read that file sharing is a bad thing
That depends entirely on the types of files that you're sharing. The files Available on [url=http://bob3160.no-ip.org:4445/] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/bob3160/MySharedFiles.jpg [/url] are perfectly acceptable for sharing. :)
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File sharing is on default disabled.
If you have not enabled it yourself, you don’t have to change anything

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Omar, if you have XP and Windows Firewall, don’t forget to disable the file sharing THERE.
So your files can’t be shared in the Internet (or stolen ;D).