Re: One PC / Multiple Users newbie help needed

From: sandy (nospam_at_nothanks.com)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:25:58 GMT

thanks. Very helpful.

Sandy.

"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
news:OVY%23$v26EHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> sandy wrote:
>> I have one PC with XP Pro, but wish to have several different user
>> accounts, each with permissions to access certain files / apps only.
>>
>> My newbie question is; to do the above would the disk have to be NTFS ??
>>
>> I tried this with a FAT32 partition, but no permissions tabs are visible
>> on folder properties.
>>
>> Andrew.
>
> Yes, the hard drive partitions in question would have to be using the NTFS
> file system. FAT32 has *no* security capabilities.
>
> You can safely convert the partition to NTFS whenever desired, without
> having to format the partition and reinstall everything. As always when
> performing any serious changes, back up any important data before
> proceeding, just in case. A little advance preparation is also strongly
> recommended, so you can avoid any performance hits caused by the default
> cluster size:
>
> Converting FAT32 to NTFS in Windows
> http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm
>
>
> HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783
>
> HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q308418
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
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