Security Setting on Folders

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William E. Mahaffey

I have Windows XP Pro which was installed on a clean hard drive. The
Windows Help describes changing permissions on Files and Folders as Follows:

To set, view, change, or remove special permissions for files and folders

1.. Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder for which
you want to set special permissions.
2.. Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the
Security tab.
3.. Click Advanced, and then do one of the following:
I have my user ID set with Administrator Priviledges.

When I click on Properties, I have a "Sharing" tab but not a "Security" tab.
What do I need to do to make the Security Tab available?

Thanks,

William
 
Open Explorer.
Click the Tools menu, select "Folder Options".
Click the "View" tab, scroll to the bottom, and
uncheck "Use Simple File Sharing".

That'll get you the Security tab.
 
William E. Mahaffey said:
I have Windows XP Pro which was installed on a clean hard drive. The
Windows Help describes changing permissions on Files and Folders as Follows:

To set, view, change, or remove special permissions for files and folders

1.. Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder for which
you want to set special permissions.
2.. Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the
Security tab.
3.. Click Advanced, and then do one of the following:
I have my user ID set with Administrator Priviledges.

When I click on Properties, I have a "Sharing" tab but not a "Security" tab.
What do I need to do to make the Security Tab available?
Click to expand...

Did you format the drive with NTFS?

You will not be able to use file permissions if you used FAT32.
 
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