Re: file and directory permissions

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 07/25/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 17:50:19 -0500

To set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions:

1. Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder for which you want to set permissions.
2. Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the Security tab.
3. Do one of the following:
     --To set permissions for a group or user that does not appear in the Group or user names box, click Add.
       Type the name of the group or user you want to set permissions for and then click OK.
    --To change or remove permissions from an existing group or user, click the name of the group or user.
4. Do one of the following:
    --To allow or deny a permission, in the Permissions for User or Group box, select the Allow or Deny check
box
    -- To remove the group or user from the Group or user names box, click Remove.

Setting up an IPSec security policy with Windows XP Home
http://www.csys.com/tech/ipsechome.htm

Doug's Windows XP Security Console
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox] 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart!  Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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"sls" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:054801c471ce$a97a9040$3501280a@phx.gbl...
|I am using XP Home for the first time, but am familiar
| with 2000Pro. I like to install some programs in a limited
| account that need write permission into directories that
| normally are off-limits for writing by a limited account.
| Does the Home edition allow you to change file and
| directory permissions, and if so, where does one find this
| in XP? I have looked but cannot find it. We have XP Pro at
| work, and it shows up in the usual place, so I am
| wondering if XP Home even has the capability. And yes the
| drive is NTFS. Also, there is no Local Security Policy
| snap-in under Administrative Tools or under MMC. Thanks in
| advance.

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