Re: Wanting to learn how to put passwords on document folders.

From: Rock (rock_at_mail.nospam.net)
Date: 11/15/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:48:42 -0800

Jammie wrote:

> WOW
>
> Thanks Doug, I'll try this, I printed off your post.
>
> BUT before I try this I have one question, when I do this, will I loose the
> data on my computer?
>
> Ok, two questions, How will having an NTFS effect the running of my
> computer? Will it run as it is supposed to?
>
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>
>>You cannot password protect individual folders in XP. You restrict access by assigning permissions to drives, folders and files.
>>
>>To do this, you must be running NTFS as your file system on the drive in question. If your hard disk/partition is not NTFS you will need to convert it. To do this, open a Command Prompt window and enter the following command:
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>>CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS
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>>Where X: is the drive letter you wish to convert. You may also want to see http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm to ensure that you're getting the optimal conversion.
>>
>>After this step is completed and you've rebooted the computer, if necessary:
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>>XP PRO: In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, View and uncheck Use Simple File Sharing. Now, when you right click on a drive, folder or file (on an NTFS partition) and select Properties, you'll see a Security tab. Here you can assign or deny permissions based on user name or user group membership.
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>>XP Home: By default, you can only make files and folders under My Documents "private". This is done by right clicking a folder or file and selecting Properties, Sharing. To change the permissions on other folders, you need to boot the computer to Safe Mode and log in on the built in Administrator account. In this mode, you'll see the Security tab in Properties, and you can assign permissions based on user name or group membership.
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>>HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418
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>>HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and Folders
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308419
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>>HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a Shared Folder in Windows XP
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;307874
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>>--
>>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
>>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>http://www.dougknox.com
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>>Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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>>"Jammie" <Jammie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BE170BF8-0CD7-4B91-9F25-32F0BDFEBD1B@microsoft.com...
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>>>HI,
>>>
>>>I've got XP pro and I would like to know how to put passwords on document
>>>folders. I have:
>>>
>>>1. right clicked on the folder
>>>2. gone to properties
>>>3. clicked on the sharing tab
>>>4. the spot that says make this folder private is not operational.
>>>
>>>How do you make it operational?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance!
>>

No you shouldn't loose any data, but you should always have a current
backup of anything you can't afford to loose because sh*t does happen.
As a good rule consider that data lose is a matter of when, not if.

Ntfs will not affect the operation of the computer.