Hide folders from different local users

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I am running XP Pro, and had set up a few user on my pc. I am trying to figure out how to hide other user's document from showing up when I go to the document and setting. Say if i login as "tank", i do not want "tank" to have access to view/share other users docu how can i do just that.
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My system have only 1 name drive and file system is FAT32

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Swift323
 
if you convert to NTFS, you can define user access per folder, and then you
have the option of making each user's my documents folder private to that
user only



Swift323 said:
I am running XP Pro, and had set up a few user on my pc. I am trying to
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figure out how to hide other user's document from showing up when I go to
the document and setting. Say if i login as "tank", i do not want "tank" to
have access to view/share other users docu how can i do just that.
 
I'm also new to XP Pro and although it's installed on a 2nd hard disk on a
dual boot system, I feel I have to leave the XP partition Fat32 so both 98SE
and XP can access it. I'm glad I choose this because I'm finding many apps
and games run unaltered with no need to re-install by simply creating new
links to their present location. Some of these are on the XP partition and
if it was NTFS, 98SE would need it's own separate copy to run.

I am disappointed however that so much of the "individuals security access"
seems based in the file system. Because of this, it's seems I might as well
not have bother creating separate accounts for my kids and wife. Why bother
when they can "roam around" almost anywhere anyway?
 
converting to NTFS. what are the complication most computer share file under FAT32. Does it means under NTFS if a save a file and I copy to rewritable CD i cant share or open it in another system that use a FAT32 file system. with lot of application installed such as "lotus notes" can i still convert a Fat32 to NTFS without removing the application?
 
pjp said:
I'm also new to XP Pro and although it's installed on a 2nd hard disk on a
dual boot system, I feel I have to leave the XP partition Fat32 so both 98SE
and XP can access it. I'm glad I choose this because I'm finding many apps
and games run unaltered with no need to re-install by simply creating new
links to their present location. Some of these are on the XP partition and
if it was NTFS, 98SE would need it's own separate copy to run.

I am disappointed however that so much of the "individuals security access"
seems based in the file system. Because of this, it's seems I might as well
not have bother creating separate accounts for my kids and wife. Why bother
when they can "roam around" almost anywhere anyway?
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WinXP (home edition) offers separate accounts so that every user
can have his or her own environment. It offers no security, since
most home users are not interested in security.

WinXP (Professional) gives you everything that WinXP home does,
plus security - if you care to convert your disk to NTFS.

To run Win98 on such a machine, you have to use a third-party
boot manager. Some of them are free. You would then probably
have the following disk structure:
- Partition 1: Boot manager
- Partition 2: WinXP Prof. (NTFS)
- Partition 3: Win98 (FAT32)
- Partition 4: Data (FAT32)

Keep sensitive data on partition 2 where you can protect it.
Note, however, that an enterprising and inquisitive 15-year
old can punch through NTFS restrictions with little difficulty,
if he/she has physical access to the machine.
 
The file system format (NTFS/FAT32) is the file system attached to the
*device*, e.g. your hard disk. It really nothing to do with the file
itself. When you copy a file into a file system, it saves the file in
the format as presecribed by the file sytem. So, when you copy a file
to a CD or floppy disk for sharing, it saves the files into the file
system required for that device, e.g. CD or floppy disk.

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms
 
I already have dual-boot with XP Pro/98SE up and going. I'm not going to use
NTFS because that then locks out using the drive under 98SE.

As I still have 98SE running on this "unchanged" other than XP Pro's boot
loader, it's easy enough to boot with a 98SE startup floppy and "SYS C:" the
system, reboot back into 98SE and just delete all the XP PRo stuff to
completely purge any remnants.

I'm on my 4th install of XP Pro already and only started a week ago :) Each
previous attempt to install resulted in my making some basic wrong decision
early in driver installs etc. that never seemed to be "repairable". In fact,
the first install went south after installing a sound card driver. XP Pro
wouldn't boot to desktop from any user, including when starting in Safe
Mode. I "fixed" the booting problem by first booting with a 98SE startup
disk and then manually deleting the newly installed sound card driver files
from system32 folder (been around long enough to know the filenames of
Creative products).

In any case, other than the overall smooth look and feel I can't really say
I'm very impressed with this OS. As usual, everything's now laid out
slightly differently, found under different dialogs, using slightly
different terms etc. etc. And of course the worse problem is that Help still
never actually explains anything but instead always simply points you at
some wizard. A prime example is just trying to figure out the implications
and consequences of changing "services" status. I've got no idea why I at
home want, need and even have installed (let alone have running) all the
myriad of miscellaneous "auxiliary" programs that seem to have nothing to do
with my using this pc for my own purposes.

Oh, and I've crashed IE and Explorer here more than once already. I've also
managed to lock her up to the point a cold boot was required . That tells me
all the same old bs is till there. In other words we still don't have that
stable, robust OS BG told us we'd all enjoy back when 95 came out ...
remember the promises ... still unfullfilled.
 
NTFS is basically the same system as FAT32 except for an extended way of
"saving" files
it keeps user information so you can make files "private" by restricting
access to them to a single or several users, but you can also go the normal
FAT32 way and don't do anything to it
if ur system is running NTFS it will be perfectly capable of reading FAT32,
as this is a simplified version of NTFS
win2k and up are able to read both
win98/me/se/95 will only be able to read FAT32 since NTFS is not included in
its file system
if you write cd's it will always be fat32, even if ur running on NTFS

converting from fat32 to NTFS is pretty simple and doesn't require you to
reinstall anything (if everything runs as expected)


swift323 said:
converting to NTFS. what are the complication most computer share file
Click to expand...
under FAT32. Does it means under NTFS if a save a file and I copy to
rewritable CD i cant share or open it in another system that use a FAT32
file system. with lot of application installed such as "lotus notes" can i
still convert a Fat32 to NTFS without removing the application?
 
I'm actually pretty happy about my XP box
used to have MUCH more trouble when using 95/98/98se/ME

ofcourse you need to tune it the second you boot onto your desktop the first
time, but as soon as that is done, smooth sailing all the way
 
If you want to hide folders from network users the first thing to do is convert your Fat files system to Ntfs. Use the cmd prompt and type :
C:\convert C: / FS:NTFS
dont worry it will not erase your datas.
You will be more secure using NTFS and able to hide your disk, partition, or host
If you want to hide folders from local users you will have to make changes in the registry and being administrator of your machine. I dont really think about having the answer because local users will ever see your foders !
You must change the registry setting & I hope that Microsoft Technet will help you.
Not easy to do..
 
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