Re: Making My Pictures folder private
From: Yoly (jrogers7REALLYDONTWANTNOSPAM_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 11/28/03
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Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 09:29:37 -0600
Thanks so much for your input. Are there any disadvantages to using NTFS?
I basically only will interact with Win 98 computers and more current
windows systems. I have been hesitating about making the change since I am
afraid I will lose some capabilities I now have with fat32.
Thanks,
Yoly
"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> To do this, you must be running NTFS as your file system on the drive in
> question. If your hard disk/partition is not NTFS you will need to
convert
> it. To do this, open a Command Prompt window and enter the following
> command:
>
> CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS
>
> Where X: is the drive letter you wish to convert. You may also want to
see
> http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm to ensure that you're getting the
optimal
> conversion.
>
> After this step is completed and you've rebooted the computer, if
necessary:
>
> XP PRO: In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, View and
uncheck
> Use Simple File Sharing. Now, when you right click on a drive, folder or
> file (on an NTFS partition) and select Properties, you'll see a Security
> tab. Here you can assign or deny permissions based on user name or user
> group membership.
>
> XP Home: By default, you can only make files and folders under My
Documents
> "private". This is done by right clicking a folder or file and selecting
> Properties, Sharing. To change the permissions on other folders, you need
> to boot the computer to Safe Mode and log in on the built in Administrator
> account. In this mode, you'll see the Security tab in Properties, and you
> can assign permissions based on user name or group membership.
>
> How Do I Get the Security Tab in Properties - XP Home (makes the Security
> tab appear outside of Safe Mode)
> http://www.dougknox.com, Win XP Tips section
>
> HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in
Windows
> XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418
>
> HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and
> Folders
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308419
>
> HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a Shared Folder in
> Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;307874
>
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
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> "Yoly" <jrogers7REALLYDONTWANTNOSPAM@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:u7AzrNRtDHA.1088@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > I am the administrator and only user of my computer. I run winxp pro
and
> > have shared the My Pictures folder. I would like to make this folder
> > private, but I find that the option is greyed out and unavailable. Have
> > tried dragging, moving, etc, and cannot make the change. Is there a
> special
> > way to do this?
> > Thanks so much for any help
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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