Re: Need to better Hide Windows Folder for User with Admin Privs
- From: Sharon F <sharonfDEL@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:49:41 -0500
On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 17:27:59 -0400, Phil C. wrote:
> Hi. I am trying to configure a laptop for a non technical friend which has
> WinXp Pro Sp2.
> She normally logs in with an administrator privileged account, but I had
> done some
> work on her pc and accidentally left the os and hidden files visible and she
> deleted them
> thinking they were junk. Of course this took 4 days and data recovery
> software (no backup) to repair this mess!!
> I would prefer to leave her with admin privs, however, using explorer, the
> double pane tree viewof the windows folder, the right pane is blued out with
> the os system file warning,
> but the left pane tree view still shows the folders in the windows
> directory, which I'm afraid that she may mistake again (less likely that
> she's been warned, but I want to make this foolproof).
>
> Is there any way to hide the windows sub folders in the left pane tree
> view(prevent the subtree/folders form being listed), or a way to
> hide the folders I deem need to be hideable better???
> I tried experimenting with the desktop.ini file in the windows directory,
> but it gets reset when the computer is rebooted. I tried changing the
> privileges for the windows folder, removing the "list folder contents"
> attribute, but that unchecks other privs, and doesn't seem to work. There
> are a few "hide and lock and or encrypt" folders products on the market, but
> I'm not sure if they are stable and reliable. I really don't need to lock
> the
> folders, just prevent their viewing, unless necesssary.
>
> Any suggestions would be welcome.
Phil, why not give her a list of folders that she should not delete files
from? I can understand having to leave her account at admin status so she
can operate programs that don't work correctly for limited users. But the
flip side of that will include problems such as the ability to delete
files. Anything you do to protect her from herself, she can undo as an
admin.
Another thought: Windows File Protection replaces any system files deleted.
However, it can't protect for those files it doesn't monitor and that
includes files added by programs to \windows\ or \windows\system32. Perhaps
obtain some imaging software that would make it very easy to restore her
system when it barfs? In my opinion, Acronis True Image is about easy as it
gets for newbies.
--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
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