You will also most likely need the network share to be on an NTFS partition...FAT32 won't cut it since it doesn't support all the advanced security features of NTFS. If the partition you're working with is FAT32 currently, you can use the command line util convert (i.e.:
convert f: /fs:ntfs /v
Which will drive F: to NTFS and verbosely (is that a word? heh) provide additional information while its doing it. I would also advise to unshare the folder in question while the convert runs to avoid having users trying to access it. As long as the drive doesn't have any files open and its not your system (OS) drive (i.e. C:), you'll be able to convert it right then. Otherwise, it will convert at the next system reboot.
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by: ocon827679Posted on 2001-06-12 at 04:37:43ID: 6180887
In all of the resources that you don't want the user to have acess, add the user to the security properties and select "deny" for access. Specifically,
1. Goto Windows Explorer
2. Open the path to the resource (file structure) in question.
3. Right-click on the resource.
4. Select the "Security" tab.
5. In the properties box, select Add.
6. In the Add users..., select the user in question and click Add, then click OK.
7. Back in the resource properties box, ensure the user in question is selected.
8. In the permissions area check the box under the column for Deny for the Read/Execute, List folder contents, and Read permissions.
9. If you want to apply this to all subfolders click OK. If only this folder click the Advanced button, select the user in question and view/edit. Select how you want to apply permissions using the "Apply onto" drop down box.
10. Click OK until you are finished.
You can do this with groups if you have more than one user. You just need to create a new group and place the users in the group, then apply the above group in the same way you would the user. Be careful with Deny. It has precedence over everything. If you place yourself in a group that is then applied as Deny, you will be denied. This becomes easy to do once you start nesting groups.
Good luck!