2nd hard drive privacy?

[Guest]

i have just installed a 2nd hard drive on my pc just solely for storing pics
and music etc, the problem is others use my pc in seperate accounts and i was
wondering whether its possible to not share this drive with other users, i'm
a experienced newbe lol so if anyone replys to this thread plz keep it simple
thanks guys

 

[Malke]

i have just installed a 2nd hard drive on my pc just solely for
storing pics and music etc, the problem is others use my pc in
seperate accounts and i was wondering whether its possible to not
share this drive with other users, i'm a experienced newbe lol so if
anyone replys to this thread plz keep it simple thanks guys

XP does not use passwords to protect resources. It uses permissions
instead. Here is information to help you with that:

How to disable Simple Sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in
Windows XP (Pro only)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307874

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418

By default in XP Home, you can only make files and folders under My
Documents "private". Otherwise, to see the security tab in WinXP Home,
restart in Safe mode and log on with an account that has administrator
privileges. To get into Safe Mode, repeatedly tap the F8 key as the
computer is starting up. This will get you to the menu where you can
choose Safe Mode.

Note that the file system must be NTFS, not FAT32.

Passwording of folders is not supported unless you zip them. When you do
(right click a folder, then "send to > compressed folder") and then open
the zip file, you will find an option under file>"add a password".
Otherwise, use third-party software. Google "password protect folders".

Malke

 

[Vanguard]

i have just installed a 2nd hard drive on my pc just solely for storing
pics
and music etc, the problem is others use my pc in seperate accounts and i
was
wondering whether its possible to not share this drive with other users,
i'm
a experienced newbe lol so if anyone replys to this thread plz keep it
simple
thanks guys

If you do not want to rely on NTFS permissions which:

- requires you use NTFS
- and there are no other admin accounts where those users could change
permissions
- or you physically secure the host so the hard drive cannot be moved to
another host where those admins can change permissions
- or you secure the host so the CD drive, floppy, or other devices cannot be
used to boot a different instance of Windows where those admins can change
permissions\
- and if you don't want to use EFS which is as secure as the Windows login
which can be hacked and requires exporting the EFS certificate to get the
encrypted files under a reinstall of Windows

then get some encryption software, like TrueCrypt (free) or BestCrypt.
TrueCrypt has an additional safety feature in case someone points a gun to
your head to have you divulge a password (but you give them the password to
the "safe" zone of non-sensitive files in the encrypted volume). But don't
bother coming back here when you forget the password for the encrypted
volume containing your secreted files. We won't know your password, either.