HDD SECURITY

[Guest]

I have two hard drives that have been partition and I would like to restrict access to a few of the partitions. Does anyone know how to keep these partitions secure retricting access to other users?

R,
Manny

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have two hard drives that have been partition and I would like to
restrict access to a few of the partitions. Does anyone know how to
keep these partitions secure retricting access to other users?

Yes.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have two hard drives that have been partition and I would like to
restrict access to a few of the partitions. Does anyone know how to
keep these partitions secure retricting access to other users?

If you meant to ask "how" you do this, then you could have typed in
something like "secure files and folders" in the built in Windows XP Help
and Support feature and found this:

Protecting files and folders on your computer
You can protect the files and folders you store on your computer to make
them more secure. Because viruses and other privacy violations can threaten
the integrity of your files and folders, there are several ways you can
protect them.
- Set permissions on your files and folders to regulate which users can
gain access to them and in what manner.
- Make some folders private, so only you can access them.
- Lock your computer to prevent others from accessing it while you are
away.
- Set up a screen saver password to automatically lock your computer when
the screen saver starts.
- Securely transfer your files over the Web.

Which likely would have lead you down the path of "how to set permissions on
files and folders" - and a search for that in the built in Windows XP Help
and Support would have shown you something like this:

To set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions
- Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder for which you
want to set permissions.
- Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the
Security tab.
- Do one of the following:
- To set permissions for a group or user that does not appear in the Group
or user names box, click Add. Type the name of the group or user you want to
set permissions for and then click OK.
- To change or remove permissions from an existing group or user, click
the name of the group or user. Do one of the following:
- To allow or deny a permission, in the Permissions for User or Group
box, select the Allow or Deny check box.
- To remove the group or user from the Group or user names box, click
Remove.

Notes
- To open Windows Explorer, click Start, point to Programs, point to
Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.
- In Windows XP Professional, the Everyone group no longer includes
Anonymous Logon.
- You can set file and folder permissions only on drives formatted to use
NTFS.
- To change permissions, you must be the owner or have been granted
permission to do so by the owner.
Groups or users granted Full Control for a folder can delete files and
subfolders within that folder regardless of the permissions protecting the
files and subfolders.
- If the check boxes under Permissions for user or group are shaded or if
the Remove button is unavailable, then the file or folder has inherited
permissions from the parent folder.
- When adding a new user or group, by default, this user or group will have
Read & Execute, List Folder Contents, and Read permissions.

A google search or search of this and other Microsoft newsgroups might have
also turned up something along these lines:

HOW TO: Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=279783

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and
Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308419

Doug's Windows XP Security Console
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm


So, as you can see, what you want to accomplish is fairly simple but
requires a little tweaking on your end. You have to be using NTFS (in
Windows) to set File and Directory permissions - and you should make sure
the other users are not administrators or know an administrator's
username/password - or they can simply take ownership and undo whatever you
think you did.