Re: Folder Options

[[Windows XP Home Edition
Start in safe mode, and then log in as Administrator or as Administrative
User. The Security tab is available for files or folders on NTFS volumes.]]
from...
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

See one the articles that applies Home Edition below.

[[Note You cannot turn off simple file sharing in Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition.]]
How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in
Windows XP
APPLIES TO: Professional Edition only
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307874

How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in
Windows XP
APPLIES TO: Home Edition & Professional Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and
Folders in Windows XP
APPLIES TO: Professional Edition only
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308419

[[Simple File Sharing is always turned on in Windows XP Home Edition-based
computers.]]
How to configure file sharing in Windows XP
APPLIES TO: Home Edition & Professional Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
APPLIES TO: Home Edition & Professional Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

To turn Simple File Sharing on or off in Windows XP Professional, follow
these steps:
1. Double-click My Computer on the desktop.
2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
3. Click the View tab, and then select the Use Simple File Sharing
(Recommended) check box to turn on Simple File Sharing. (Clear this check
box to turn off this feature.)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:ujoAe2JQGHA.4900@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
PT <xyz@xxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Win XP Home:

When I click My Computer | Tools | Folder options, I see three tabs:
General, View and File types.

I watched a demo MS video on enabling "simple file sharing". In the
video, when My Computer | Tools | Folder Options is clicked, I see the
same three tabs PLUS a fourth "Offline".

Furthermore, the video's View tab contains additional options, including
"Enable Simple File Sharing", which doesn't appear on my computer.
What's the difference?


PT

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