Re: Sharing / Making Files/folders Private.

From: TheOne (none@none.com)
Date: 11/20/02 

From: "TheOne" <none@none.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 23:52:52 GMT

No, you can do that. Disable simple file sharing in folder options and you
will have all the access permissions you would need from right clicking a
file or folder . Just like windows 2000. NTFS only of course...
"Hamada S." <aliyyahsiam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:597a01c28eb0$aa02be50$8af82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA03...
> Kevin,
>
> My motive in upgrading to XP on a shared computer was to
> prevent other users from making system changes and to
> prevent access to and modification of critical files and
> folders. Your post is somewhat helpful.
>
> Are you saying that with the NTFS format, a computer
> administrator can prohibit other users of the same
> computer from accessing any system files that he chooses
> to make private?
>
> H.S.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Read Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:
> >HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder
> Permissions in Windows
> >XP (Q308418)
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> us;Q308418
> >
> >NOTE: To set permissions your hard drive must use a NTFS
> File System. If it
> >does not , Read Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:
> >HOW TO: Convert a FAT16 or FAT32 Volume to NTFS in
> Windows XP (Q307881)
> >http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?
> scid=kb;en-us;Q307881
> >
> >--
> >Kevin
> >Please reply to newsgroup so that all may benefit
> >
> >"Mike Shleimun" <shleimun@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:O6y62ifjCHA.1952@tkmsftngp09...
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I have a problem,
> >>
> >> I have three user accounts on my computer and several
> partitions on my
> >hard
> >> drive. I am the admin and I'm trying to make some
> folders on my partitions
> >> (other than C:) private so other users on my computer
> can't see them, but
> >I
> >> don't know how to do it.
> >>
> >> I've tried right-clicking on the folders and clicking
> on "sharing and
> >> security" and then "sharing" tab but I cannot check
> the "make this folder
> >> private" option.
> >>
> >> Please help me and let me know what's I'm doing wrong.
> >>
> >> I appreciate it.
> >>
> >> Mike Shleimun
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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