Re: folder permissions aren't defaulted

Hi,

What Wesley means is that you will only find permissions available on an
NTFS drive. Regardless of whether or not simple file sharing is enabled, a
FAT32 drive does not support this feature.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Husky" <cbminfo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 10:45:55 -0600, "Wesley Vogel"
> <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>Permissions are set only on drives formatted to use NTFS.
> No they aren't.. You have to go thru all those steps I posted to turn on
> the
> security tab.
> The helps on using the security tab are written as if the tab is showing
> by
> default. When the toggle is OFF by Default, the tab is off also.
>
>>
>>To display the Security tab...
>>Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
>>Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
>>Double-click Folder Options
>>On the View tab, under Advanced settings, clear ? Use simple file sharing
>>[Recommended].
>>
>>[[Specifies that simplified sharing is enabled. Simplified sharing lets
>>you
>>share folders with everyone on your workgroup or network and make folders
>>in
>>your user profile private. However, if simplified sharing is enabled, you
>>cannot prevent specific users and groups from accessing your shared
>>folders.
>>Clear this check box if you want to set folder permissions for specific
>>users and groups.]]
>>
>>[[Note You cannot turn off simple file sharing in Microsoft Windows XP
>>Home
>>Edition.]]
>>
>>[[If simple file sharing is enabled, you see the simple file sharing user
>>interface appears instead of the Security and Sharing tabs. By default,
>>this new user interface is implemented in Windows XP Home Edition and in
>>Microsoft Windows XP Professional if you are working in a workgroup. If
>>you
>>turn off 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. ]]
>>
>>How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder
>>in
>>Windows XP
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307874
>>
>>The sharing tab is not visible if you are logged on to a machine with an
>>account that does not have adequate rights.
>>
>>The sharing option is not available for the Documents and Settings,
>>Program
>>Files, and WINDOWS system folders. In addition, you cannot share folders
>>in
>>other user's profiles.
>>
>>or...
>>
>>The Sharing tab is not visible....
>>Start | Run | Type: services.msc | OK |
>>Scroll down to and double click: Server service |
>>Set Startup type to: Automatic | Click Apply | Click the Start button |
>>When it has started, click OK
>>
>>If you do not see the Server service..........
>>This will restore the Server Service (lanmanserver).
>>
>>Open Network Connections, click Start, point to Settings, click Control
>>Panel, and then double-click Network Connections. | Right click Your
>>Connection | Properties | General tab | Install button | Highlight:
>>Service
>> | Add button | Highlight: File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
>> |
>>OK | Close
>>-----
>>
>>Open Group Policy...
>>Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | Click OK |
>>Navigate to...
>>Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer\
>>Remove the Security tab
>>Set to Not Configured or Disabled.
>>
>>Remove the Security tab
>>[[Removes the Security tab from Windows Explorer.
>>
>>If you enable this setting, users opening the Properties dialog box for
>>all
>>file system objects, including folders, files, shortcuts, and drives, will
>>not be able to access the Security tab. As a result, users will be able to
>>neither change the security settings nor view a list of all users that
>>have
>>access to the resource in question.
>>
>>If you disable or do not configure this setting, users will be able to
>>access the security tab.]]
>>
>>Check settings here...
>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
>>Policies\Explorer
>>If there is no NoSecurityTab listing then this is not the problem.
>>Value Name: NoSecurityTab
>>Value Type: REG_DWORD
>>Value Data: 0 or 1
>>0 = Security tab will be visible
>>1 = Security tab will not be visible
>
> And this is just a FWIW. I posted the post to the group because it took 2
> days
> searching help, and online to find how to turn the security tab on. And I
> don't
> plan on wasting another 2 days finding out how again, when I can store the
> answer in my email hints file.
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