Restricting Access...

[Guest]

I'm trying to find out how to restrict access to a a certain partition of a hard drive when in a guest or limited user account. How do I go about doing so?

If you've got a solution, that would be great. Just drop me an e-mail when you get a chance.

Thanks.

 

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

The straightforward approach is to use NTFS file permissions to remove
access for a particular user group and make sure that all accounts you
desire to block are members of that group. You can convert FAT32 to
NTFS.

Some boot/partition managers are able to hide partitions, but these
settings apply to all users.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security

I'm trying to find out how to restrict access to a a certain partition

of a hard drive when in a guest or limited user account. How do I go
about doing so?

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

You cannot password protect individual folders in XP. You restrict access by
assigning permissions to drives, folders and files.

To do this, you must be running NTFS as your file system on the drive in
question. If your hard disk/partition is not NTFS you will need to convert
it. To do this, open a Command Prompt window and enter the following
command:

CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS

Where X: is the drive letter you wish to convert. You may also want to see
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm to ensure that you're getting the optimal
conversion.

After this step is completed and you've rebooted the computer, if necessary:

XP PRO: In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, View and uncheck
Use Simple File Sharing. Now, when you right click on a drive, folder or
file (on an NTFS partition) and select Properties, you'll see a Security
tab. Here you can assign or deny permissions based on user name or user
group membership.

XP Home: By default, you can only make files and folders under My Documents
"private". This is done by right clicking a folder or file and selecting
Properties, Sharing. To change the permissions on other folders, you need
to boot the computer to Safe Mode and log in on the built in Administrator
account. In this mode, you'll see the Security tab in Properties, and you
can assign permissions based on user name or group membership.

How Do I Get the Security Tab in Properties - XP Home (makes the Security
tab appear outside of Safe Mode)
http://www.dougknox.com, Win XP Tips section

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and
Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308419

HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a Shared Folder in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;307874


--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com

 

[Shawn Lawrence]

So how would I go about doing this?

The straightforward approach is to use NTFS file permissions to remove
access for a particular user group and make sure that all accounts you
desire to block are members of that group. You can convert FAT32 to
NTFS.

Some boot/partition managers are able to hide partitions, but these
settings apply to all users.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security




of a hard drive when in a guest or limited user account. How do I go
about doing so?