Re: Switching off simple file sharing in Windows XP Home?

From: Tx2 (tx2newscollection-invalid-_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:57:25 +0100

In article <BD010B8F.72581%bingbong@spamcop.net>, bingbong@spamcop.net,
a.k.a Bonge Boo! says...
> On 24/6/04 11:34 am, in article L_yCc.46$da5.14@newsfe2-win, "Hairy One
> Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:
>
> >> Its silly. And it help MS selling XP Pro licences by crippling
> >> filesharing...
> >
> > ?
> >
> > They've actively removed the "Client for Microsoft Networks" and "I want to
> > share my files & printers" settings that've been there since Windows 3.11?
>
> I don't think I said that did I? I think I said you have no ability to
> create shares in the same way as previous versions, and certainly no ability
> to set access per user of per share. Its on, or off, and open to anyone
> looking.
>
> Unless someone can correct me?

[added comp.security.misc]

I think, and i'm not sure, that those who can gain access must be set up
as a user on that system. If they are not, then they get prompted for a
username/password.

Their is a guest account that can be switched on, but is switched off by
default. I think even with it switched on, certain restrictions still
apply.

I know MS have made some monumental ***-up's in terms of security in
Windows, but i'm not sure they would have made simple file sharing such
a risk as is being anticipated here?