i do not want other users of my system to get access to my folder in other ntfs drives.
when i right click a folder n take properties n take the sharing tab, the check box for 'make this folder private' is not enabled.
how do i enable it? is there any other win components to be installed?
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The option your trying 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.
Take a look at this aricle. It explains how compressed files can be password protected.
http://www.pcworld.com/how
Otherwise there are a lot of programs out there to purchase that will enable you to password protect your folders.
This issue can occur for either of the following reasons:
The folder is not in your user profile (Drive_letter:\Documents and
Settings\User_name, where Drive_letter is the drive on which Windows XP is
installed and User_name is your user name). The Make this folder private
option is available only for files in your user profile (the My Documents
folder and its subfolders, and the Cookies, Desktop, Start Menu, or
Favorites folders).
The Windows folder is located on a drive that is formatted with the FAT or
FAT32 file systems. The Make this folder private option requires the NTFS
file system.
More Information:
You Cannot Select the "Make This Folder Private" Option:
http://support.microsoft.c
See also:
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.c
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by: rindiPosted on 2005-07-12 at 06:47:35ID: 14421308
Right click the folder you want to restrict access to, select "Sharing and security", then select the "Security" tab and make sure yourself and the administrator is in the list. Select yourself and the admin and check the lower window to allow everything to these 2 users. Then again in the top window make sure users is in the list, if not add the users group and then select this group. Now again in the lower window make sure to deny all rights to this user group.