Re: Make a folder private
From: janne (janne.lundberg_at_telia.com)
Date: 07/12/03
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Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 08:04:15 -0700
>-----Original Message-----
>janne wrote:
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> When I go to properties then sharing, I always find
the
>>> box for "Make this folder private" grey (not active)
so I
>>> cannot activate this function.
>>> What can be the problem? I use Windows xp and the hard
>>> disk is "ntfs" formated.
>>> .
>>> Hey Samir
>> I've got the same problem. I've installed a second
slave
>> harddrive and formated it as "ntfs" but I still
>> can't "Make it private". I talked to a computerpro
that I
>> know and even he failed to solve the problem. His idea
>> was that if You are running a single computer it can
not
>> be done but if You are in a network of others, for
>> instance at work, then its possible to make a folder
>> private.
>
>Your Computer Pro is not much of a pro at all I'm
afraid. The presence or
>absence of a network has no bearing on whether or not
NTFS security (which
>drives making folders private) will work.
>
>If you are running XP Pro then in an explorer window go
to the tools menu,
>then folder options. Scroll to the bottom of the list of
options and remove
>the tick from "Use Simple Folder Sharing".
>
>You then get a security tab available in a folder's
properties and you can
>use this to set who has access and who does not. It's
slightly more complex
>than the one tick "Make this folder private" thing but
easy enough to get
>the hang of.
>
>If you are running XP Home, then as I recall (don't run
home at all so I
>can't test this I'm afraid), you need to be in safe mode
to get the security
>tab in a folder's properties.
>
>In either case... You don't need a network or a book of
spells to secure a
>folder.
>
>
>--
>--
>Rob
>MS MVP
>http://www.robertmoir.co.uk
>
>
>
>.
>Hey Rob
Thanks for the advice. One thing though, how do I do to
be in "safe mode"? I'm not to good with this as You might
understand by now.
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