making user files private

[larry]

Right clicking a user folder and selecting "sharing and
security (sharing tab)" leads to a box offering the option
to "make this folder private."

I find that on my computer this option is inactive--that
is, I'm not allowed to make that selection. This is true
of all user profiles, including the administrator.

Do I have a setting wrong? Did I screw something up
inadvertently?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Is your drive formatted NTFS.....it needs to be.

Converting FAT32 to NTFS in Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm

[Courtesy of Alex Nichol, MS-MVP]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Right clicking a user folder and selecting "sharing and
| security (sharing tab)" leads to a box offering the option
| to "make this folder private."
|
| I find that on my computer this option is inactive--that
| is, I'm not allowed to make that selection. This is true
| of all user profiles, including the administrator.
|
| Do I have a setting wrong? Did I screw something up
| inadvertently?