Re: Permissions in XP
From: Evi (evwoolTakeThisOut_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 02/29/04
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Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 17:43:50 -0000
Now that is interesting. This could sort out a family row. Big brother
claims that he has to be an administrator to install programs but little sis
claims that he has been snooping through her files. If the parents make
themselves the administrator and demote brother to Standard User then all
will be well.
Evi
"Alex Nichol" <alexn.mvpdts@ntlworld.delete.com> wrote in message
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> Evi wrote:
>
> >In Windows 2000 I can set someone up as a Standard User so that they can
> >install programs but can't access the files of other users.
> >
> >A friend claims that in XP Home Edition you have only 2 choices,
> >Administrator, who can access everyone's files, or User who can't install
> >programs.
> >He says that as a User he would still be able to access everyone's files
> >using Windows Explorer. Is this true?
>
> Home edition, when you use NTFS, provides 'Simple File sharing' (It is
> also the default in XP Pro). This gives a user privacy for the files in
> his section of Documents and Settings and his My Documents, but allows
> him to see the system in general in Explorer. He can normally install a
> program for his own use: Some programs, notably utility things, insist
> on being installed by an Administrator.
>
> --
> Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
> Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
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