Re: NTFS Security Tab

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From: Shenan Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 03/19/04


Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 06:30:05 -0600

help wrote:
> I have Windows XP Professional installed on one laptop with SP1 put
> on. All partitions have NTFS, and I have a Security Tab to set
> Security for accessing the folders/files for different
> users/security groups, just as for windows 2000 and WinNT4.
>
> I have recently installed another laptop using the Windows XP
> Professional with SP1a. when I installed Windows XP, the windows
> partition was formatted as NTFS by the setup programs, although there
> are other FAT32 partitions around. Now that even though all except
> the Primary DOS Partition (which has DOS6.2.1 installed) is NTFS, I
> only get a "Sharing" tab and no Security tab!! How could I get this
> back??

S.Heenan wrote:
>> In Windows Explorer Tools|Folder Options|View tab|Uncheck Use
>> simple file sharing|Apply|OK

help wrote:
> But that does not explain why I don't get the *Security* tab which is
> used for setting the ACL for people who log on to the machine locally
> (as opposed to via a file share)?
>
> On my laptop, I have Windows Explorer Tools|Folder Options|View
> tab|Use simple file Sharing- Ticked, and I still have the Security
> Tab, as per windows 2000, Win NT4!

How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307874

>From that article:
If simple file sharing is enabled, you see the simple file sharing user
interface rather than the classic Security and Sharing tabs. By default,
this new user interface is implemented in Windows XP Home Edition and in
Windows XP Professional if you are working in a workgroup. If you disable
simple file sharing, the classic Security and Sharing tabs appear, and you
can specify which users and groups have access to shared folders on your
computer.

Good Luck!

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<- Shenan ->
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