help me pleeeease (re: password protected files))

[captain!]

please help me. i am at my wit's end. i have searched all over trying to
figure this out:

i have winXP home. i have tried to make one of my files private from the
other user on my computer. i right clicked on it, then hit properties. i
then clicked on the "sharing" tab. i am presented with the options to make
the folder private. the thing is; i am not "allowed" to check the box. it is
as though this feature is disabled somehow. i have searched the net and in
the tutorials i have found, nothing had dealt with this.
the closest that i have found are sites talking about options that are NOT
EVEN AVAILABLE TO ME on the same menu.

[Richter]

in home you have to do this in safe mode

Matt


"captain!" > wrote in message
news:qoJvb.459386$pl3.414942@pd7tw3no...
> please help me. i am at my wit's end. i have searched all over trying to
> figure this out:
>
> i have winXP home. i have tried to make one of my files private from the
> other user on my computer. i right clicked on it, then hit properties. i
> then clicked on the "sharing" tab. i am presented with the options to make
> the folder private. the thing is; i am not "allowed" to check the box. it
is
> as though this feature is disabled somehow. i have searched the net and in
> the tutorials i have found, nothing had dealt with this.
> the closest that i have found are sites talking about options that are NOT
> EVEN AVAILABLE TO ME on the same menu.
>
>
>
>
>

[Ramesh [MVP]]

This issue can occur for either of the following reasons:

The folder is not in your user profile (Drive_letter:\Documents and
Settings\User_name, where Drive_letter is the drive on which Windows XP is
installed and User_name is your user name). The Make this folder private
option is available only for files in your user profile (the My Documents
folder and its subfolders, and the Cookies, Desktop, Start Menu, or
Favorites folders).

The Windows folder is located on a drive that is formatted with the FAT or
FAT32 file systems. The Make this folder private option requires the NTFS
file system.

More Information:
You Cannot Select the "Make This Folder Private" Option:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307286

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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"captain!" > wrote in message
news:qoJvb.459386$pl3.414942@pd7tw3no...
please help me. i am at my wit's end. i have searched all over trying to
figure this out:

i have winXP home. i have tried to make one of my files private from the
other user on my computer. i right clicked on it, then hit properties. i
then clicked on the "sharing" tab. i am presented with the options to make
the folder private. the thing is; i am not "allowed" to check the box. it is
as though this feature is disabled somehow. i have searched the net and in
the tutorials i have found, nothing had dealt with this.
the closest that i have found are sites talking about options that are NOT
EVEN AVAILABLE TO ME on the same menu.

[captain!]

"Ramesh [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> This issue can occur for either of the following reasons:
>
> The folder is not in your user profile (Drive_letter:\Documents and
> Settings\User_name, where Drive_letter is the drive on which Windows XP is
> installed and User_name is your user name). The Make this folder private
> option is available only for files in your user profile (the My Documents
> folder and its subfolders, and the Cookies, Desktop, Start Menu, or
> Favorites folders).
>
> The Windows folder is located on a drive that is formatted with the FAT or
> FAT32 file systems. The Make this folder private option requires the NTFS
> file system.
>
> More Information:
> You Cannot Select the "Make This Folder Private" Option:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307286
>
> --
> Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> ~ Please reply to newsgroup ~
>
>
> "captain!" > wrote in message
> news:qoJvb.459386$pl3.414942@pd7tw3no...
> please help me. i am at my wit's end. i have searched all over trying to
> figure this out:
>
> i have winXP home. i have tried to make one of my files private from the
> other user on my computer. i right clicked on it, then hit properties. i
> then clicked on the "sharing" tab. i am presented with the options to make
> the folder private. the thing is; i am not "allowed" to check the box. it
is
> as though this feature is disabled somehow. i have searched the net and in
> the tutorials i have found, nothing had dealt with this.
> the closest that i have found are sites talking about options that are NOT
> EVEN AVAILABLE TO ME on the same menu.
>
>

thanks.