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More info?)
It sort of breaks networking in some subtle ways and has some cascading
effects.
You can try leaving that service stopped, but if you're running a LAN it
will break some things.
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Walter Clayton
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
"NETCRAMMER" <netcrammer@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:gaoTd.171$ad.31@fe06.usenetserver.com...
> stopping ther server service seems to remove these shares. what kind of
> problems would
> stopping the server service create?
>
> -NET
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> "Walter Clayton" <w-claytonNO@SPmvps.AMorg> wrote in message
> news:O0Rf4cfGFHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> "NETCRAMMER" <netcrammer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23U0kzxRGFHA.4060@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > The following shares are on my pc.
>> > ADMIN$
>> > C$
>> > IPC$
>> >
>> > do these pose a security risk?
>>
>> Yes. They are well known.
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>> > and how can I disable them?
>>
>> You can't permanently. As soon as you reboot the machine they're
> recreated.
>>
>> > or will this affect the OS to function properly if removed?
>>
>> Question is moot. ;-)
>>
>> --
>> Walter Clayton
>> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
>>
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