password protecting folders in a workgroup

[Glenda]

My computer is in a workgroup with 16 other computers.
We are on a peer-to-peer network. I need to be able to
share a folder with my exec director, but not with anyone
else in the office. How can I password protect my folder
so she can access it because she has the password? If I
select to share the folder, it is visible on the entire
network, even to people not in my workgroup.

HELP!!!

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

My computer is in a workgroup with 16 other computers.
We are on a peer-to-peer network. I need to be able to
share a folder with my exec director, but not with anyone
else in the office. How can I password protect my folder
so she can access it because she has the password? If I
select to share the folder, it is visible on the entire
network, even to people not in my workgroup.

HELP!!!

I'm sorry, but Windows XP doesn't have passwords for shared disks and
folders the way that Windows 95, 98, and Me do.

If your computer runs 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

If your computer runs Windows XP Home Edition, here are some ways to
control access to your shared folder:

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 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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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Bruce Hawkins]

Is there any reason why you can not use the firewall and a VPN connection to
limit access to shared folders?

Bruce Hawkins