RE: Folder access...

From: Andrew (madmax_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/10/03


Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 18:04:37 -0700


Simple file sharing is probably turned on. Go to Tools-
>Folder Options and click the View tab. At the bottom of
the list, there is an option for Use Simple File Sharing.
Simply uncheck that box and the familiar Sharing and
Security tabs should be available.

Andrew
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello, I'm trying to set user access to a folder on an
NTFS drive running XP
>Pro. I'm logged on as an administrator but when I right
click on the folder
>from within windows explorer and click properties the
dialog I'm presented
>with does not have a security tab. I've seen this once
before on a Windows
>2K box but the problem at that point was the drive was
FAT32. Can anyone
>point me in the right direction?
>
>Thanks a lot!
>Don
>
>
>.
>



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