Re: Windows XP Home Sharing and Security

From: NobodyMan (none_at_none.net)
Date: 10/25/04 

Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:30:15 -0400

On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:20:09 GMT, "SlowJet" <SlowJet@noTY2this.com>
wrote:

>"NobodyMan" <none@none.net> wrote in message
>news:97hon0plaf75vqctrflrtaqb5t7gb75na5@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 04:59:01 -0700, "Tomas"
>> <Tomas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I would like to protect folders I share on the network with a password so
>>>only those network users who know the password can browse my files. I know
>>>it
>>>was possible in all previous versions of Win. but I don't know how to do
>>>this
>>>in Win. XP Home.
>>>
>>>Thanx
>>>
>> You are a little dated on your knowledge. XP is not the first version
>> that eliminated passwords for folder access. This method of access
>> has not existed in the NT model. IOW, WinNT, 2000 and XP have never
>> used "password" access for folders like the Win95/98 security model.
>>
>> In XP, you go into the folder properties and set user access rights
>> using permissions. This isn't possible in XP Home unless you boot to
>> safe mode to do it. As much as a pain you may think this is, it is a
>> much better security model.
>>
>
>Another security note :
>Unless XP HOME was installed clean on an NTFS f/s many security settings are
>missing.
>Even if the FAT32 f/s (clean or updated from another O/S) is later converted
>to NTFS.
>
>XP HOME can be made very secure with a clean install using NTFS and some
>ADMIN Policy settings in (safe mode or Recovery Console) , otherwise it's
>just Windows 98.6.
>
>SJ

What is FAT32 "f/s" or NTFS "f/s"? F/S? WTF is that?

If you are referring to "file server" bear in mind that XP was not
built to be a file server, regardless of what file system you are
running. A File Server should be running on a Server OS, plain and
simple.

If you need all the security features you can gain by trying to tweak
Home's settings in Safe Mode, then I suggest you spend just a little
more money and get Pro. It will make your life easier and give you
far less headaches.

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