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How to block useres from accessing folders in Windows XP
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:30 am
by eepberries
How can I block users from accessing drives and folders? I'm going to password protect my computer and put a guest account on, but I don't really want them doing anything likes saving stuff to the computer and looking through my files.
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:33 am
by eepberries
Can you go into a little more detail?
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:25 am
by zolborg
Permissions. Start, HELP.
Set up an account just for you and set a secure password. Right click on a folder and select sharing and security. Click the security tab and simply DO NOT allow anyone else access to that folder.
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:34 am
by eepberries
It says the only folders you can block are those under your documents and settings/username folder though. If you try to do it anywhere else, it doesn't give you the option
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:39 am
by SoM
no help but tell em to f off and buy their own
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:47 am
by FragaGeddon
To set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions
1. Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder for which you want to set permissions.
2. Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the Security tab.
3. Do one of the following:
- To set permissions for a group or user that does not appear in the Group or user names box, click Add. Type the name of the group or user you want to set permissions for and then click OK.
- To change or remove permissions from an existing group or user, click the name of the group or user.
4. Do one of the following:
- To allow or deny a permission, in the Permissions for User or Group box, select the Allow or Deny check box.
- To remove the group or user from the Group or user names box, click Remove.
Important
- If you are not joined to a domain and want to view the Security tab, see To display the Security tab.
Notes
- To open Windows Explorer, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.
- In Windows XP Professional, the Everyone group no longer includes Anonymous Logon.
- You can set file and folder permissions only on drives formatted to use NTFS.
- To change permissions, you must be the owner or have been granted permission to do so by the owner.
- Groups or users granted Full Control for a folder can delete files and subfolders within that folder regardless of the permissions protecting the files and subfolders.
- If the check boxes under Permissions for user or group are shaded or if the Remove button is unavailable, then the file or folder has inherited permissions from the parent folder. For more information on how inheritance affects files and folders, see Related Topics.
- When adding a new user or group, by default, this user or group will have Read & Execute, List Folder Contents, and Read permissions.
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:01 am
by Underpants?
Sounds like you're not connected to a domain / using XP Pro.
If so, the only option is privatification of your folders:
Open My Computer.
Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:), unless you have more than one drive on your computer).
If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive.
Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.
Double-click your user folder.
Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties.
On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box.
Notes
To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
This option is only available for folders included in your user profile. Folders in your user profile include My Documents and its subfolders, Desktop, Start Menu, Cookies, and Favorites. If you do not make these folders private, they are available to everyone who uses your computer.
When you make a folder private, all of its subfolders are private as well. For example, when you make My Documents private, you also make My Music and My Pictures private. When you share a folder, you also share all of its subfolders unless you make them private.
You cannot make your folders private if your drive is not formatted as NTFS. For information about converting your drive to NTFS, click Related Topics.
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:56 am
by eepberries
Thanks Frag, I have it working now. What I didn't know was that there was the simple file sharing option in folder view, and that it had to be disabled.