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The computer I use at work is used by many differnt employees. We are on a
network. I am the Administator I have one person who uses the internet and
allways goes into the folder for cookies and deletes them and somtimes
changes other settings. We do not have seperate User account on my computer.
I want to be able to block access to certian files and folders without
blocking access to the internet. They have to have access to the internet.
Have tied changing permissins on folders but cannot block anyone from
changing the permissins, doing what they want in the folder and resetting
permissons back.
 
zg1286 said:
The computer I use at work is used by many differnt employees. We are
on a network. I am the Administator I have one person who uses the
internet and allways goes into the folder for cookies and deletes them
and somtimes changes other settings. We do not have seperate User
account on my computer. I want to be able to block access to certian
files and folders without blocking access to the internet. They have
to have access to the internet. Have tied changing permissins on
folders but cannot block anyone from changing the permissins, doing
what they want in the folder and resetting permissons back.
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The easiest way is to create separate user accounts and set permissions
and/or restrictions with Group Policy (if you have XP Pro). Only one
person (you) should have an account with administrative privileges (not
counting the built-in Administrator account, which should have a strong
password).

If there is some strange reason that you cannot create different user
accounts, then you can put restricted files in a zipped archive and
password-protect the zip file.

If you want more focused help, please post back with the version of XP
that you are running, if it is on a domain or workgroup, and why you
can't create separate user accounts. Also, are you the systems
administrator or just a regular employee who wants privacy on a
corporate computer? If you are the latter, there is no privacy on a
corporate computer and you should keep all personal files at home. This
may also be an issue for your Human Resources and IT Depts.

Malke
 
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zg1286 said:
The computer I use at work is used by many differnt employees. We are
on a network. I am the Administator I have one person who uses the
internet and allways goes into the folder for cookies and deletes
them and somtimes changes other settings. We do not have seperate
User account on my computer. I want to be able to block access to
certian files and folders without blocking access to the internet.
They have to have access to the internet. Have tied changing
permissins on folders but cannot block anyone from changing the
permissins, doing what they want in the folder and resetting
permissons back.
Click to expand...

You can't do this. Whatever you can do, they can do, if they are logged in
as you.

Create additional user accounts for them, and make them limited users.
That's the first place to start. Without that, you can do nothing else.
 
zg1286 said:
The computer I use at work is used by many differnt employees. We are on a
network. I am the Administator I have one person who uses the internet and
allways goes into the folder for cookies and deletes them and somtimes
changes other settings. We do not have seperate User account on my computer.
I want to be able to block access to certian files and folders without
blocking access to the internet. They have to have access to the internet.
Have tied changing permissins on folders but cannot block anyone from
changing the permissins, doing what they want in the folder and resetting
permissons back.
Click to expand...


Like WinNT and Win2K before it, WinXP's file security paradigm
doesn't rely on, or allow, the cumbersome method of password protection
for individual applications, files, or folders. Instead, it uses the
superior method of explicitly assigning file/folder permissions to
individual users and/or groups.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q308418

HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and
Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q308419

HOW TO Set the My Documents Folder as Private in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298399

Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sharedaccess/default.mspx

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

Of course, if you have WinXP Pro, you can encrypt the desired
files/folders.

Best Practices for Encrypting File System
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;223316

As a crude work-around, you can place the file in a compressed
folder, and set a password to uncompress the folder to view/access its
contents. Also, some applications allow the user to password-protect
their specific data files. Read the specific application's Help files
for further information on this capability.


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