From: "Robert Comer" 

>   I haven't gone back to research what "simple file sharing" means;
> perhaps it does mean "no password required".

It means use guest profile for sharing and if guest has no password and
it's enabled.  (Guest default is no password.)

- Bob Comer


"Mike N."  wrote in message
news:najlk05b6dfat0crubl1536k9gbffepivk{at}4ax.com...
> On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 06:20:07 -0400, "Geo."
 wrote:
>
>>As soon as you install SP2 on a Windows XP PC with a certain
>>configuration, your file and printer sharing data are
>>visible worldwide, despite an activated Firewall.
>
>  This almost bit me in the worst way; I tried to get to the administrative
> share c$, not realizing that "simple file sharing" was enabled.   So I
> turned on the "C" sharing and used it on the lan for a while - until I
> realized that it didn't require a password.   There were a number of
> obtuse
> warnings and a reference to an online help page while enabling the C file
> share, but it never just said "no password will be
required".  Luckily, I
> never connected to a dialup or I would have been blown wide open.
>
>   I haven't gone back to research what "simple file sharing" means;
> perhaps it does mean "no password required".
>

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