Password protecting files on a network drive

[Carlos]

>-----Original Message-----
>Our workgroup shares a network drive, where all data=20
files are stored. I
>would like to password protect certain Folders and/or=20
files so that a
>password is needed to open them. All the files I want to=20
protect are on the
>shared network drive, none are on my local hard disk.=20
How can I accomplish
>this without third party software?
>
>1=BA All the user off your workgroup must have diferent=20
usernames and passwords (private passwords if everybody=20
noes the passwords no deal :-) )
2=BA the PC that shares the network drive must have Windows=20
2000 or XP
3=BA If it has XP you must disable the simple file share=20
option
4=BA You have to create all the users with their usernames=20
and passwords on the PC that shares.
5=BA Now you goto the properties tab of each folder and=20
select the security tab
6=BA Now you can remove everybody and then add the users=20
you want and set permissions
>.
>

[Z Man]

"Carlos" > wrote in message
...

>-----Original Message-----
>Our workgroup shares a network drive, where all data
files are stored. I
>would like to password protect certain Folders and/or
files so that a
>password is needed to open them. All the files I want to
protect are on the
>shared network drive, none are on my local hard disk.
How can I accomplish
>this without third party software?
>
>1º All the user off your workgroup must have diferent
usernames and passwords (private passwords if everybody
noes the passwords no deal :-) )
2º the PC that shares the network drive must have Windows
2000 or XP
3º If it has XP you must disable the simple file share
option
4º You have to create all the users with their usernames
and passwords on the PC that shares.
5º Now you goto the properties tab of each folder and
select the security tab
6º Now you can remove everybody and then add the users
you want and set permissions
..
Gee, that's a lot of work, and lots of configuration changes, just to
password protect a few files or folders. There's got to be a
better/faster/simpler way to accomplish my objective...

[rifleman]

use Winzip.

"Z Man" > wrote in message
...
> "Carlos" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Our workgroup shares a network drive, where all data
> files are stored. I
> >would like to password protect certain Folders and/or
> files so that a
> >password is needed to open them. All the files I want to
> protect are on the
> >shared network drive, none are on my local hard disk.
> How can I accomplish
> >this without third party software?
> >
> >1º All the user off your workgroup must have diferent
> usernames and passwords (private passwords if everybody
> noes the passwords no deal :-) )
> 2º the PC that shares the network drive must have Windows
> 2000 or XP
> 3º If it has XP you must disable the simple file share
> option
> 4º You have to create all the users with their usernames
> and passwords on the PC that shares.
> 5º Now you goto the properties tab of each folder and
> select the security tab
> 6º Now you can remove everybody and then add the users
> you want and set permissions
> .
> Gee, that's a lot of work, and lots of configuration changes, just to
> password protect a few files or folders. There's got to be a
> better/faster/simpler way to accomplish my objective...
>
>