setting up accounts & password protection

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Robin

I am trying to keep my 15 year old stepson out of my
files and limit what he has access to by creating a
password protected admin. account and a limited user
account. I did that but in his account, I can still
access my files! In My Computer, I right click on my
documents folder, go to sharing and security but it
doesn't give me the option of selecting keep folder
private. Can someone help me on doing this? I would like
to him be able to use most of the programs (but not all,
like my web-site program) but not access my files. Thanks,
Robin
 
This issue can occur for either of the following reasons:

The folder is not in your user profile (Drive_letter:\Documents and
Settings\User_name, where Drive_letter is the drive on which Windows XP is
installed and User_name is your user name). The Make this folder private
option is available only for files in your user profile (the My Documents
folder and its subfolders, and the Cookies, Desktop, Start Menu, or
Favorites folders).

The Windows folder is located on a drive that is formatted with the FAT or
FAT32 file systems. The Make this folder private option requires the NTFS
file system.

More Information:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307286

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Regards,
Ramesh [MS-MVP]
AIM: SRamesh2k


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I am trying to keep my 15 year old stepson out of my
files and limit what he has access to by creating a
password protected admin. account and a limited user
account. I did that but in his account, I can still
access my files! In My Computer, I right click on my
documents folder, go to sharing and security but it
doesn't give me the option of selecting keep folder
private. Can someone help me on doing this? I would like
to him be able to use most of the programs (but not all,
like my web-site program) but not access my files. Thanks,
Robin
 
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