Password Protecting Networked Drives

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Hi

How do I protect networked drives on a LAN so that only specific users can
access them?
 
Hi Jake,

Run a domain and put the drives in a container and set permissions. In a
workgroup environment (most sommonly used in a home LAN), XP either shares
or doesn't share, it doesn't support selective sharing or passwording.

Alternately, you can zip (compress) folders that you want to limit access
to. Once zipped, you will find an option to password the folder on the file
menu. This is not a great means of security, but may be sufficient for what
you want without having to go to extremes.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Jake said:
Hi

How do I protect networked drives on a LAN so that only specific users can
access them?
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Like WinNT and Win2K before it, 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 crude work-around, you can place the file in a compressed
folder, and set a password to uncompress the folder to view/access its
contents. Also, some applications allow the user to password-protect
their specific data files. Read the specific application's Help files
for further information on this capability.



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