XP Home safe file sharing (newbie)

From: Ben Hardy <ben@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:48:29 +0000

Can someone point me somewhere that instructs me how to set up file sharing on a home network that is secure. I have 2 pcs (both XP Home) connected to Hub/ADSL modem. Each PC can access the Internet but I want to share files between each PC but without compromising security re the Internet. I know how to do it but I have no idea if it is safe. Each PC has a software firewall (ZoneAlarm) and the Hub/ADSL Modem has a hardware firewall. However, when I set them up to do File & Folder Sharing there are all these warnings about security and that if I Share then anyone on the Net can access my files. There is a way to do this I assume but at present I am too stupid to work out how. Help! Ben .

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