Help - User Accounts in XP

[Guest]

Hi...

I have a win XP system.I have the computer administrator account & my friend
shares the same system with a limited account.But even if her account is of
limited type she is able to view all my files & folders other than the ones
in Shared folders.

Can somebody please help to prevent the access of my files & folders from
the limited account?

Thanks,
lotlil

 

[Guest]

there's an option in the user settings of the admin account that says hide
this account from others or something to that affect. I can't tell you the
exact path right now, because my home pc is XP pro and my work pc is 2000 pro

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your help Comp Techie...
I couldn't figure out how to have the administrator account as private.But I
found out one thing . Whatever files I store in 'My Documents' folder are not
visible for the limited account type while the files & folders under the C-
Drive are visible. There's only one partition on my hard drive - C- drive
alone.

Suggestions please...

- lotlil

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

If using NTFS, see:

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418
--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
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