File Permission - Help please

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Hello. Im running Windows Xp Home Edition and i wanted a second user account which i set up but id like this user account to ONLY be able to exectute like 3 programs. I cant figure out how to set up the file permissions either, i checked all over the microsoft website but got "dead" tabs and such. Can someone who has configured Xp Home Edition to limit files and folders please help me out.

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Josh Metcalf
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For a small amount you can have this utility solve your problem
and even if you decide not to pay for it, the settings will remain
after you delete it.

Windows XP Security Console.
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_seccons_scrn.htm

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm


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Jmet1223 said:
Hello. Im running Windows Xp Home Edition and i wanted a second user
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account which i set up but id like this user account to ONLY be able to
exectute like 3 programs. I cant figure out how to set up the file
permissions either, i checked all over the microsoft website but got "dead"
tabs and such. Can someone who has configured Xp Home Edition to limit files
and folders please help me out.
 
There's no need to pay for the utility, Juan, unless they want the few features that are only available in the licensed version

1) Being able to restrict applications on a per-user basis.
2) Being able to modify another user's profile (or multiple users) from a single logon.

However, version 1.4 does not include the ability to easily allow only 3 programs, per this user's example. It would require restricting everything but. Version 2, which I hope to release shortly after SP2 goes final, is planned to have the ability to restrict a user to a list of applications and/or block specific applications.
 
For your question on File/Folder permissions in XP Home:

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

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 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 TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308419

HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a Shared Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;307874

NOTE: Do NOT use DENY permissions for Groups of users. If you need to use Deny, apply it to specific usernames, not groups. For example, if you Deny permission to a particular file or folder for the Users group, even Administrators will not be able to access this file, since Administrators are also members of the Users group. When ever possible, uncheck Allow, rather than Deny.
 
Thanx for the info Doug... we'll be waiting for Version 2......


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"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <[email protected]> escribió en el mensaje
There's no need to pay for the utility, Juan, unless they want the few
features that are only available in the licensed version

1) Being able to restrict applications on a per-user basis.
2) Being able to modify another user's profile (or multiple users) from a
single logon.

However, version 1.4 does not include the ability to easily allow only 3
programs, per this user's example. It would require restricting everything
but. Version 2, which I hope to release shortly after SP2 goes final, is
planned to have the ability to restrict a user to a list of applications
and/or block specific applications.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
 
The NTFS security dialog is available for Home edition is a safe mode boot.
One may also use the cacls commandline utility in any type boot.
Configuring an account in Home so that it can only do three things is not
at all simple.
 
Ok there ive payed for my pirating days, after Home was being retarded i went and bought Professional. Ok, so can anyone tell me how to restrict it in professional please? I want to restrict ALL files from one drive or even folder by folder. (This is not across a network, just locally but once its restricted locally it should be across the network as well.)
 
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