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Password protect folders on XP
Hi Guys
Is it possible to password protect individual folders on XP pro? You see im on a network and there are items on my C drive that anybody can access using the "computername\C$". Thanks |
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Password protect folders on XP
"Johny Bravo" wrote in message
... Hi Guys Is it possible to password protect individual folders on XP pro? You see im on a network and there are items on my C drive that anybody can access using the "computername\C$". Thanks Not everyone can access the C$ share, only Administrators as defined by you on your machine. In otherwords, they either be logging on to their machine with a username / password which exists as an Admin account on your machine, or they must know an Admin username / password which exists on your machine to supply when prompted. So you simply need to look at the Admin accounts which you have set up on your machine, and prevent this account info becoming known. Note that someone who is an admin on their own machine does not have any admin rights over your machine, unless you have created an admin account for them. If you are on a Domain, the Domain Admins are automatically Admins of your machine. There's nothing you can do about that. In order to set up specific share permissions in XP-Pro, you need to set up user accounts and then add those users to the share or NTFS Access Control Lists. This article attempts to show you how: http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...p_filesharing/ -- Best Regards, Ron Lowe MS-MVP Windows Networking |
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