xp folders permissions, no security tab offered

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running xp home sp2. trying to set folder permissions for antivirus program
(symantic shared folder). i go to control panel, appearance/themes, folder
options, view tab and uncheck simple views as told to do by windows help. it
never allows me to get a "security" tab like it says, so i can set
permissions for that folder. what am i doing wrong? probably missing
something obvious, but don't know what. would appreciate the help.
 
evad said:
running xp home sp2. trying to set folder permissions for antivirus
program (symantic shared folder). i go to control panel,
appearance/themes, folder options, view tab and uncheck simple views
as told to do by windows help. it never allows me to get a
"security" tab like it says, so i can set permissions for that
folder. what am i doing wrong? probably missing something obvious,
but don't know what. would appreciate the help.
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XP Home doesn't work that way - you need to either be in safe mode to use
the security tab, or you need to use the CACLS command line tool.

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