Re: password for accessing network folders

From: WTC (bcrawfordjr(remove)_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/28/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 08:02:01 -0800

In the Local Security Policy I Disabled the Guest account and Selected
Classic - local user authenticate as themselves in the Network access:
Sharing and security mode for local accounts. 

-- 
William
"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@pobox.com> wrote in message 
news:q26jq0t8fn1j3imdt9i4a00ovrk9pmv12l@4ax.com...
> In article <Dvcqd.48698$T13.17733@fe2.columbus.rr.com>, "Justin
> Jeffries" <CowJunk093@neo.rr.com> wrote:
>>How do I set a network password between all computers on my network,
>>prohibiting certain computers from accessing certain files/folders. I want
>>that small box that comes up like "Enter network password"... to gain the
>>access to the certain folder. How do I do this?
>
> I'm sorry, but Windows XP doesn't have passwords for shared disks and
> folders.
>
> Windows 95, 98, and Me have passwords for shared disks and folders.
> However, anyone who knows the password can access a Windows 95/98/Me
> shared disk or folder, regardless of what computer he/she is using.
> There's no way to prohibit access by certain computers.
>
> Here are some ways to control access to your shared disks and folders
> in Windows XP:
>
> 1. Create a hidden share and only tell selected people about it.  I've
> written a web page with details:
>
>   Windows XP Simple File Sharing
>   http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm
>
> 2. Assign a password to the "Guest" account.  When other people try
> to access anything on your computer, they'll be prompted to enter the
> password:
>
>   a. Click Start | Run.
>   b. Type "control userpasswords2" in the box and click OK.
>   c. Under "Users for this computer", click Guest.
>   d. Click Reset Password, enter a password, and click OK.
>
> 3. Create a compressed folder and define a password for it.  Everyone
> who accesses the folder, from the local computer or from the network,
> must specify the password to access the files in the compressed
> folder.  This Microsoft Knowledge Base article has details:
>
>   HOW TO: Use Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP
>   http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306531
>
> 4. If you have Windows XP Professional, you can disable simple file
> sharing and define access control lists that specify user names and
> their allowed mode of access.  Ron Lowe and I have written a web page
> with details:
>
>   Windows XP Professional File Sharing
>
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm
> -- 
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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