Guest Tom Crooze Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 I'm about to reinstall XP on my principal computer and this time I'd like to try running as a Limited User instead of Admin. I've set up my spare computer with a Limited account so I can experiment 'safely '. I'd like to share folders on the local network , but the tab is greyed out. I BELIEVE I have to give permission , ( Local Security Policy ??) but I can't find the correct setting. Can anyone help ?
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Re: Sharing Folder: Limited User Account "Tom Crooze" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%23g4l3WT5HHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > I'm about to reinstall XP on my principal computer and this time I'd like > to > try running as a Limited User instead of Admin. > I've set up my spare computer with a Limited account so I can experiment > 'safely '. > > I'd like to share folders on the local network , but the tab is greyed > out. > I BELIEVE I have to give permission , ( Local Security Policy ??) but I > can't find the correct setting. > Can anyone help ? > It depends which folders you wish to share. Folders that belong to an individual account under the 'Documents and Settings' hierarchy cannot be shared. However the Shared Documents folder can.
Guest Malke Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Re: Sharing Folder: Limited User Account Tom Crooze wrote: > I'm about to reinstall XP on my principal computer and this time I'd like to > try running as a Limited User instead of Admin. > I've set up my spare computer with a Limited account so I can experiment > 'safely '. > > I'd like to share folders on the local network , but the tab is greyed out. > I BELIEVE I have to give permission , ( Local Security Policy ??) but I > can't find the correct setting. > Can anyone help ? > > > > How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties? - http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm Also, iff one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center: a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user accounts/passwords on all computers. b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the Simple File Sharing enabled. Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it matters in your situation. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers http://www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Guest Tom Crooze Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Re: Sharing Folder: Limited User Account Thanks for the replies. I was able to set the permission on the folder I wanted ( one I created on the Desktop ) by logging into the Admin account and doing it from there. Also , after readied the info in the link , the drive is formatted to FAT32 so that might have had something to do with it ? Tom "Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:upGrBlY5HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Tom Crooze wrote: >> I'm about to reinstall XP on my principal computer and this time I'd like >> to >> try running as a Limited User instead of Admin. >> I've set up my spare computer with a Limited account so I can experiment >> 'safely '. >> >> I'd like to share folders on the local network , but the tab is greyed >> out. >> I BELIEVE I have to give permission , ( Local Security Policy ??) but I >> can't find the correct setting. >> Can anyone help ? >> >> >> >> > > How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties? - > http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm > > Also, iff one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center: > > a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off > Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user > accounts/passwords on all computers. > > b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the Simple > File Sharing enabled. > > Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means that > anyone without a user account on the target system can use its resources. > This is a security hole but only you can decide if it matters in your > situation. > > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Guest Malke Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 Re: Sharing Folder: Limited User Account Tom Crooze wrote: > Thanks for the replies. I was able to set the permission on the folder I > wanted ( one I created on the Desktop ) by logging into the Admin account > and doing it from there. > Also , after readied the info in the link , the drive is formatted to FAT32 > so that might have had something to do with it ? Yes. The drive must be formatted NTFS to get the Security Tab. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers http://www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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