Re: Adminstrator, password protected files
From: hvac computer dude (hvaccomputerdude_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/31/05
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Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 11:24:02 -0700
This does not help me. I've unchecked simple file sharing. I had also
restored the computer and this time as admisistrator I did not check the box
to protect the files and folders in my documents. There are no other user
sccounts. Giving groups persmission is very confusing when there are no
groups. I have no user accounts at this time, just the administrtor. I can
find some of the document folders now, but where are the pictures? I can't
find the folders with the pictures that were protected. Let's say I named the
folder Ted's pictures. Now Ted's pictures are no where to be found, so I
can't enable sharing for it. At this point, since this is more complicated
than it should have been, I want to remove the whole adminstator thing period
and put the files back just the way they were before I told it to protect
them the first time I did this.
"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
> 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 these, or 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 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
>
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> "hvac computer dude" <hvac computer dude@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A3169484-AFDE-422C-A8CE-6AE856F3305D@microsoft.com...
> >I don't wish to waste anyone's time, but I haven't seen the answer I'm
> > looking for. My gilrfriends son messed up her Media Center computer and his
> > father used F10 instead of system restore, but the files are still there. To
> > prevent this from occurring again, my girlfriend asked me to password protect
> > the computer. I set myself up as the adminstrator, since I build computers
> > and have the most knowledge, but have only been using XP for the past 6
> > months. I've read that the account is now hidden and know how to access it
> > from safe mode. When I set it up, it asked me if I wanted to protect the
> > files and folders, such as My Documents. Stupid me did this. Now even though
> > I have set my girlfriend up with an adminstator account, I can't find a way
> > to share or allow her to access those files, and all her pics are there. I
> > also can't delete the admistrator account I made, even though it says that
> > can be done through her adminstrator account, but there is no option there. I
> > want to do two things. I want to unprotect the files and folders I made
> > private, and I want to delete the adminstrator account I made. F10 restore or
> > system restore won't even do this. Please give me the easiest way to do these
> > things. Thanks.
>
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