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Cannot make folders private....
I recently installed a second hard drive on my computer. When I tried to
make a folder on the drive private, the check box wasn't available. The drive works fine otherwise, and is formatted to NTFS. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Pat |
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Cannot make folders private....
Try going to start, control panel, folder options, go all the way to the
bottom, and you will see 'use simple file sharing', make sure it is 'unchecked' and then go back and check your drive. You will now see the 'sharing' tab is available.. regards, Jerry.. "Pat & Dawn" wrote in message ... :I recently installed a second hard drive on my computer. When I tried to : make a folder on the drive private, the check box wasn't available. The : drive works fine otherwise, and is formatted to NTFS. Any help would be : greatly appreciated. : : Pat : : |
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Cannot make folders private....
Pat & Dawn wrote:
I recently installed a second hard drive on my computer. When I tried to make a folder on the drive private, the check box wasn't available. The drive works fine otherwise, and is formatted to NTFS. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Pat Making folders private only applies to the user's home directory (My Documents). If you are trying to limit access to the data on your second hard drive, see: XP does not use passwords to protect resources. It uses permissions instead. Here is information to help you with that: HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418 By default in XP Home, you can only make files and folders under My Documents "private". Otherwise, to see the security tab in WinXP Home, restart in Safe mode and log on with an account that has administrator privileges. To get into Safe Mode, repeatedly tap the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get you to the menu where you can choose Safe Mode. Note that the file system must be NTFS, not FAT32. Passwording of folders is not supported unless you zip them. When you do (right click a folder, then "send to compressed folder") and then open the zip file, you will find an option under file"add a password". Otherwise, use third-party software. Google "password protect folders". If this is a shared computer, look at the MS Shared Computer Toolkit or MVP Doug Knox's Security Console: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...s/default.mspx http://www.dougknox.com/ Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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