New to XP but overall savvy to computers and windows



So I created a user account on XP Pro SP2. Easy enough. The only other
account is me and of course I am the admin. XP how to text states that
the first user account you create requires admin privileges. I'm
assuming that's referring to me from when I was installing the OS. Or
am I confused and it actually means the first user account outside the
admin account also requires admin rights. I think not as that does not
make sense.


Anyway I created the user account. Then, in my admin account I wanted
to make a folder with videos in it only available to my admin account
and not accessible in the other user account. When right click the
folder, select properties and click the sharing tab, the "Make this
folder private" option is grayed out. So how do I privatize some
folders? Yeah I guess I could make em "hidden" but that's not
productive.


Also, I have set up Xp to use a static IP in conjunction with my
Linksys router. When I logon on to the other user account. I noticed
that its network settings are set to obtain IP address(which is the
normal way my ISP sets us up. I didn't have to enter any networking
info at all and I see that surfing is no problem. Is it just borrowing
my other logons info? or do I need to setup my networking for IP's and
gateway as my admin account?

Ideas anyone?

Pete
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