Re: No security permissions

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/26/03


Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 20:49:18 -0700


It also makes sense to disable simple file sharing in the Folder Options
control panel, if your volume is already NTFS, as most OEM installs are.
(most w9x upgrades are FAT32.)

-- 
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
"wayne" <wayne.chris@bigpond.com> wrote in
message news:067f01c33a04$a875d2c0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks...that makes sense.
>
> Wayne
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Your drive is probally FAT32 now. You need to convert
> >your drive to NTFS file format to see the "Security" tab
> >and set perrmissions on all the folders on the drive.
> >With FAT32 you can only very simply secure your own
> >folder in "Documents and Settings" folder and nothing
> >else.
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>I am using XP Pro.
> >>On the machines I have used elsewhere when I set sharing
> >>of a folder, one of the tabs is title "security". In
> >here
> >>I can do the old NT stuff with allocating permissions.
> >My
> >>XP Pro at home does not have this Tab and therefore I
> >>can't set any of the permissions.
> >>Can anyone tell me how to change this so the tab appears
> >>and I can change the permissions.
> >>
> >>Wayne
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >


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