Is it possible to secure a shared folder so 2 of 3 users can access the folder using XP pro simple n

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Mr Mike

My wife and I would like to share a folder without our daughter being
able to access the folder. All three of us are using XP pro with
simple networking.
 
Mr said:
My wife and I would like to share a folder without our daughter
being able to access the folder. All three of us are using XP pro
with simple networking.
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Change the File and Folder Permissions so that only you and your wife's
accounts have access to the folder.
If your daughter has administrative rights to said folder - she can undo
everything you have done.
 
Shenan said:
Change the File and Folder Permissions so that only you and your wife's
accounts have access to the folder.
If your daughter has administrative rights to said folder - she can undo
everything you have done.
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Just to give a little more detail to Shenan's good advice:

1. Disable Simple File Sharing from Folder Options>View.

2. Create user accounts with passwords for all three people. If you are
doing file/printer sharing across your Local Area Network (LAN), you
need to create the user accounts/passwords on all machines on the LAN.
You can still automatically log into a user account for convenience if
desired.

Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

3. If your daughter has a user account on your computer, make her a
limited/standard user, not an administrator.

4. Right-click on the folder and set its Sharing/Security so that only
listed accounts (yours and your wife's) have access.


Malke
 
Even simpler, open a commandprompt and type:

net user guest {passwordof yourchoice}

Then, with simple sharing on, any network connection will require this
password, regardless which user.
 
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