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Old February 1st 04, 02:02 AM
Zayd Romjon
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Dear sir,
i am using a network connection and i would
like to know how to put a password on my shared folder so
as others not to be avle to acess to my folder and that i
can only get acess to my folder from oher computer
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Old February 1st 04, 03:02 AM
Doug Knox MS-MVP
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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


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