Password Protect Shared Network Drives/Folders??

[NewsReader2k]

Is there a way to password protect my shared drives/folders on a network
running WinXP Home or WinXP Pro?

If I simply add a password to the WinXP Home (haven't tried with WinXP Pro)
login, the shared network drives can still be accessed without the password.

Is there a way to prevent this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thx

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

quoted from http://www.howtonetworking.com/Windows/sharing1.htm

A: Sure. Create a username with a password on shared computer. Make sure no other computer use the same username. In the shared folder, remove everyone and add the username with permissions under Sharing and Security tabs. When accessing the shared folder from another computer with different username, a screen will prompt for asking the username and password.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Is there a way to password protect my shared drives/folders on a network
running WinXP Home or WinXP Pro?

If I simply add a password to the WinXP Home (haven't tried with WinXP Pro)
login, the shared network drives can still be accessed without the password.

Is there a way to prevent this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thx

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Is there a way to password protect my shared drives/folders on a network
running WinXP Home or WinXP Pro?

If I simply add a password to the WinXP Home (haven't tried with WinXP Pro)
login, the shared network drives can still be accessed without the password.

Is there a way to prevent this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thx

Windows XP doesn't have passwords for shared drives the way that
Windows 95, 98, and Me do.

In Windows XP Professional, you can disable simple file sharing and
define access control lists that specify user names and their allowed
mode of access. Ron Lowe and I have written a web page with details:

Windows XP Professional File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

Windows XP Home Edition wasn't designed to control access to shared
drives. By default, it gives access to all users on all computers.
Here are some ways to partially overcome the limitations of "simple
file sharing" and control access in Home Edition:

1. Create a hidden share and only tell selected people about it. I've
written a web page with details:

Windows XP Simple File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm

2. Assign a password to the "Guest" account. When other people try
to access anything on your computer, they'll be prompted to enter the
password:

a. Click Start | Run.
b. Type "control userpasswords2" in the box and click OK.
c. Under "Users for this computer", click Guest.
d. Click Reset Password, enter a password, and click OK.

3. Create a compressed folder and define a password for it. Everyone
who accesses the folder, from the local computer or from the network,
must specify the password to access the files in the compressed
folder. This Microsoft Knowledge Base article has details:

HOW TO: Use Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306531
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