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Making Folders Private
If someone wants to password / make private individual
folders "make private" grey) on XP pro. but the help section states they cant becuase ".... do not convert drive C to NTFS if you dual-boot Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) on the same computer, and do not convert other drives to NTFS I am using windows xp and do now want other users on the computer to view my folders. The little grey box can not be ticked. Is there a way to over come this problem? Any help would be much appreciatied Cheers Marie |
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Making Folders Private
Marie;
There is no security in FAT32. You need to be NTFS to Make Folders Private Windows 95, 98, ME can not exist on or read a NTFS partition. See this link: http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/Private.htm -- Jupiter Jones [MVP] An easier way to read newsgroup messages: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...oups/setup.asp http://dts-l.org/index.html wrote in message ... If someone wants to password / make private individual folders "make private" grey) on XP pro. but the help section states they cant becuase ".... do not convert drive C to NTFS if you dual-boot Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) on the same computer, and do not convert other drives to NTFS I am using windows xp and do now want other users on the computer to view my folders. The little grey box can not be ticked. Is there a way to over come this problem? Any help would be much appreciatied Cheers Marie |
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Making folders private
You cannot password protect individual folders in XP. You restrict =
access by assigning permissions to drives, folders and files. To do this, you must be running NTFS as your file system on the drive in = question. If your hard disk/partition is not NTFS you will need to = convert it. To do this, open a Command Prompt window and enter the = following command: CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS=20 Where X: is the drive letter you wish to convert. You may also want to = see http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm to ensure that you're getting the = optimal conversion. After this step is completed and you've rebooted the computer, if = necessary: 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 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 Do I Get the Security Tab in Properties - XP Home (makes the = Security tab appear outside of Safe Mode) http://www.dougknox.com, Win XP Tips section HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in = Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;308418 HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and = Folders http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;308419 HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a Shared Folder = in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;307874 --=20 Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. =20 "val" wrote in message = ... I share my pc with my children and going into their logons tonight, I = saw that they can access my documents, by going into documents and = settings and clicking on my name. When I tried to make my documents = private, the tick box is shaded out. What can I do to stop them from accessing my personal documents? |
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