Re: No 'Security' Tab - Likely Answer

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers@nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 10/22/02 

From: "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospam.cableone.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 13:38:53 -0600

Greetings --

    That'll do it. FAT32 has no security capabilities.

HTH&GL,

Bruce Chambers
Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User
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"Dave" <dkirk@va.adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:abbe01c279e6$cb156090$35ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA11...
> NOthing like answering your own question...
>
> It looks like the descrepancy is likely due to the fact
> that Computer#1 was formatted using NTFS, while
> Computer#2 is FAT32
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Two computers, both running XP Pro. On computer#1 under
> >Win Explorer if I right click on a shared folder and
> >select Properties, it brings up a window with 6 Tabs,
> one
> >of which is 'Security'. On computer#2, the same action
> >brings up a window with only 4 tabs (missing Security
> and
> >Quota). Both computers are configured to run on my home
> >workgroup.
> >
> >I feel as though the only explanation for the consistent
> >differences in these two interfaces (and there are
> >many!), has to be the result that computer#1 was once
> >configured with Win 2K and part of a domain, while
> >computer#2 was a clean install (reformatted hard
> drive).
> >While the 'Computer Name' tab of computer#1 shows no
> sign
> >of a domain, I don't think it 'has really accepted that
> >fact'!
> >
> >All help appreciated.
> >.
> >

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