Various books and websites advise getting rid of certain administrative shares (usually FAX$ ,IPC$, & PRINT$) to better secure the OS. I've tried several ways to uninstall or disable, but every time I turn off the PC, these shares return. After a lot of searching, I found this explanation.
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administrative shares
computer management
disableshares
network shares
remote access
security
server service
system administration
uninstall
windows xp