I NEED TO PROTECT DISK

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I have XP Professional Edition in my HP PC. I work in home and I need protect
the volumen. How I can protect this if I don't have a Security Option?
 
Convert to NTFS.
Who are you trying to protect from? Internet? Get a firewall or enable the
XP firewall.
Use a good password on your account - and make sure you're the only one who
knows the XP default admin credentials/pwd.
Keep your system patched with Windows Updates regularly.
 
In addition:

If you are connected to Broadband Internet, get a Cable/DSL Router, preferably one with a
built-in FireWall. However, even the simplistic FireWall of any NAT Router is better than
none.

Dave




"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <[email protected]>
wrote in message | Convert to NTFS.
| Who are you trying to protect from? Internet? Get a firewall or enable the
| XP firewall.
| Use a good password on your account - and make sure you're the only one who
| knows the XP default admin credentials/pwd.
| Keep your system patched with Windows Updates regularly.
|
|
| gdvdream wrote:
| > I have XP Professional Edition in my HP PC. I work in home and I need
| > protect the volumen. How I can protect this if I don't have a
| > Security Option?
|
|
 
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 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.

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
 
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