Re: Making folders Private???

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 06/08/04 

Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 12:29:26 -0500

Is your drive formatted NTFS.....it needs to be in order
for the make folders private option to appear.

Converting FAT32 to NTFS in Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm

[Courtesy of Alex Nichol, MS-MVP]

HOW TO: Set the My Documents Folder as "Private" in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298399&Product=winxp

Description of File Sharing and Permissions in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040&Product=winxp 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart!  Protect your PC!
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"Jeff" <jbrownkc@aol.com> wrote in message:
 news:19c4501c44d7b$89ca9e10$a401280a@phx.gbl...
|I understand that in order to mark a filder "Private" it 
| must be located in the User Profile folder - which I can 
| not find - nor can the system wide search. Where exactly 
| should this User Profile folder be located? If it does not 
| exist, can I creat one (where?) and then should I be able 
| to make any subfolders under it Private?

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