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02-19-2003, 11:43 PM
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Password Protected folders
Is there anyway to set a password for a specific folder in winxp?
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02-20-2003, 12:18 AM
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Hi,
Do you mean for instance when sharing it across a network? Then of course the answer is yes. Otherwise, I think you can also restrict access to certain items, depending what type of user you are. For instance if you are in the "administrators" group you can access everything (I'm using my knowledge from win2k here-- I'm assuming XP ought be similar). I bet for other users you can somehow set what they can have access to (if they aren't administrators), i.e. setting the permissions on items (who can have access and of what type). I guess I never really checked into it, someone else might know more. HTH. Last edited by Floppyman; 02-20-2003 at 12:20 AM. |
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02-20-2003, 12:23 AM
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Yes, Floppyman, the Admin group in XP can access everything.
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02-20-2003, 01:13 AM
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Yeah, Im the admin. on my system, I was wondering cause my dad thinks hes Bill Gates, and he gets on my computer and runs defrag, scan disk, and ANY file he think *THINKS* I dont need...he deletes...and he will mess with setting an everything, Im just gonna restrict him to nothing but solitair and IE, I hate when I come home and all of my files are moved around and deleted, drives me up a wall...
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02-20-2003, 05:16 PM
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Why not make another limited User Account for your Dad?
Don't make him member of Admininistrator Group. If he will not get mad though. or errr.. hmm???...just a thinking here. |
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02-23-2003, 06:01 PM
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I had a similar question. i would like to password protect certain folders from other users when they are on my computer. (i'm at school and we all use each other's comps from time to tome).
is there any way in XP or from a free/cheap program that will let the administrator password protect certain folders? |
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02-23-2003, 06:38 PM
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02-23-2003, 07:45 PM
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If you have simple file sharing disabled you can protect any folder you want. This works for Pro don't know about Home Edition.
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02-23-2003, 09:15 PM
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Here is some info on file sharing and folder permissions for XP PRO and Home.
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q308/4/18.asp
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