Re: Share Directory Password
From: Steve Winograd (winograd@pobox.com)
Date: 11/01/02
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From: Steve Winograd <winograd@pobox.com> Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 03:20:28 -0700
In article <utDm#GYgCHA.1688@tkmsftngp09>, "Jafery"
<Jafery_vince@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>I have to share my folder to users in my network. In the past,windows 9x, I
>can set password to my folder depend on type(read only , full access). But
>in XP I can not find the way to set password folder. How does XP do things
>like the day before?......
>
>thank you,
>Jafery
I'm sorry, but Windows XP doesn't have passwords for shared disks and
folders.
XP Home Edition uses "Simple File Sharing", which is even simpler than
what's available in Windows 95/98/Me. It has practically no security,
but you can create a hidden share and only tell selected people about
it. I've written a web page with details:
Windows XP Simple File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm
XP Professional allows you to disable Simple File Sharing and use its
very powerful access control list feature. Ron Lowe and I have
written a web page with details:
Windows XP Professional File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm
If you'd like to see password-protected shares (or any other new
feature) in Windows XP, go to this site and let Microsoft know:
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
I've already done it on this issue. Perhaps, if enough of us do it,
they'll change the product.
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