file sharing

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Mahsa

hi
i have winXP professional , i wanna shaire a document for
every one with a password but i cant, bcz it hasn't any
box for it
how can i do that?
tanxfull
Mahsa
 
sorry,its in a folder but i cant set a password for it
i want share it for every one with a password
 
If the files you want to share are located in
the "shared" folder, anybody with a user id & password to
your computer can access the folder. If you are
networked, then anybody who is connected to your computer
can log into their computer with their id & password and
access the "shared" folder on your computer. Folers can
also be shared online, but I assume you are not asking
about that.
 
we have about 70 computers in our network, i can't add
all of them to my USERsLIST , i wanna share my folder for
some of them with a password, if i go to permission panel
i have to select usernames or everyone
i wanna share my folder for everyone with password that
each of users that has password can access it
 
Greetings --

Like Win2K, WinXP's file security paradigm doesn't rely on, or
allow, the cumbersome method of password protection for individual
applications, files, or folders. Instead, it uses the superior method
of explicitly assigning file/folder permissions to individual users
and/or groups.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q308418

HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and
Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q308419

HOW TO Set the My Documents Folder as Private in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298399

Of course, if you have WinXP Pro, you can encrypt the desired
files/folders.

Best Practices for Encrypting File System
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;223316

As a work-around, you can place the file in a compressed folder,
and set a password to uncompress the folder to view/access its
contents.


Bruce Chambers
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we have about 70 computers in our network, i can't add
all of them to my USERsLIST
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Ouch...if you have 70 computers, I sure hope you aren't using a workgroup.
And if you have a domain, you really ought to be storing all your data &
controlling shares/security on the server itself, not on workstations.
Centralize, centralize, centralize. Will make your life a lot easier. You
can use groups on the server to control security to any share.
, i wanna share my folder for
some of them with a password, if i go to permission panel
Click to expand...

Unlike Win9x, you can't set up password-protected shares. For
WinXP/2000/2003 use NTFS security instead - you can control a LOT more that
way.
i have to select usernames or everyone
i wanna share my folder for everyone with password that
each of users that has password can access it
Click to expand...

Use groups - if you're on a domain, and want some/all users to access this,
you can add the domain group to the NTFS security settings. For a workgroup,
you should create all users/passwords identically on all computers (and you
can create groups in WinXP too). But with that many computers, as I said, a
workgroup really makes no sense, and in a domain, you shouldn't be storing
data locally or using workstation shares for data. That's what your server
is for.

Hope this helps.
 
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