Permissions on a workgroup

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I need to know how to set up permissions for file sharing, recently I found a couple of e-mail messages infected with viruses that ranged from nimda to Mydoom contained in a shared folder on my laptop. I connect to a network at my house to transfer files between 4 desktop PC’s and one laptop, and one network at school. Obviously, the e-mail messages got into my laptop via the school network thanks to the Windows feature that searches for network resources automatically. I tried setting the permissions on the laptop, but after that I can’t connect to it from the desktops. I was trying to add computers to groups without success, is it because I’m not on a domain? What am I missing? I want the computers at home to be the only ones with access to the shared folders on my laptop, not the people at school.
 
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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

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


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