Windows XP Home file sharing question (JSF)

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Joseph Ferraro

First, let me apologize if I posted this in the wrong places, I really
couldn't find a good fit.

I have a home network that I have set up using the documentation in Windows
XP, so I am not a network person. There are six computers on the network and
using file sharing it is working very well. My question is that there are
some people in the house that don't need access to everything in a directory
and I want to know if there is a way to password a directory (or
subdirectory) so that they cannot get into it.

I have checked all the documentation, and I will be damned if I can find
anything. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, but please keep in
mind that while I am not stupid, I am not a networking person and I
certainly am not on the same upper levels as the people in this group.

Thanks in advance
Joe Ferraro
 
Joseph Ferraro said:
First, let me apologize if I posted this in the wrong places, I really
couldn't find a good fit.

I have a home network that I have set up using the documentation in
Windows XP, so I am not a network person. There are six computers on
the network and using file sharing it is working very well. My
question is that there are some people in the house that don't need
access to everything in a directory and I want to know if there is a
way to password a directory (or subdirectory) so that they cannot get
into it.

I have checked all the documentation, and I will be damned if I can
find anything. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, but
please keep in mind that while I am not stupid, I am not a networking
person and I certainly am not on the same upper levels as the people
in this group.

Thanks in advance
Joe Ferraro
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if you boot up in Safe Mode with networking, log in as The administrator,
and disable simple file sharing, you will see a Security tab on the
properties dialog of a file or folder. You should then be able to deny
individual uers access to that file or folder.
 
Joseph said:
First, let me apologize if I posted this in the wrong places, I really
couldn't find a good fit.

I have a home network that I have set up using the documentation in
Windows XP, so I am not a network person. There are six computers on
the network and using file sharing it is working very well. My
question is that there are some people in the house that don't need
access to everything in a directory and I want to know if there is a
way to password a directory (or subdirectory) so that they cannot get
into it.

I have checked all the documentation, and I will be damned if I can
find anything. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, but
please keep in mind that while I am not stupid, I am not a networking
person and I certainly am not on the same upper levels as the people
in this group.

Thanks in advance
Joe Ferraro
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Joe

If you are in doubt about where to post a message, simply post it to the "General" group or look at the list of newsgroups that are available and subscribe to that group. The problem with your post is that you included 3 incomplete newsgroup names and these must be deleted from a reply before the reply can be sent?

Go to the following to learn everything you need to know about setting up file and folder access permissions on your network.

Windows XP Professional File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm
 
Joseph said:
First, let me apologize if I posted this in the wrong places, I really
couldn't find a good fit.

I have a home network that I have set up using the documentation in Windows
XP, so I am not a network person. There are six computers on the network and
using file sharing it is working very well. My question is that there are
some people in the house that don't need access to everything in a directory
and I want to know if there is a way to password a directory (or
subdirectory) so that they cannot get into it.

I have checked all the documentation, and I will be damned if I can find
anything. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, but please keep in
mind that while I am not stupid, I am not a networking person and I
certainly am not on the same upper levels as the people in this group.

Thanks in advance
Joe Ferraro
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Like Win2K, 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

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, if you actually prefer Win9x's way, you
can place the file in a compressed folder, and set a password to
uncompress the folder to view/access its contents.


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