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Last answer on Oct 22, 2009 8:27:54 pm BST inteloutside, on Dec 16, 2008 10:55:54 am GMT 
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Helo,

i want to restrict the access to specific folder on a pc so that my little brother will just stop doing all kinds of stuff to my files . P.S: That this pc running under windows XP,has mutiple users and that i have no administrator rights on it.. :o((

Configuration: Windows XP
Internet Explorer 6.0

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ceresss, on Dec 16, 2008 11:33:00 am GMT
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To have this folder password protected, there's a small utility on windows XP for this purpose or you can have a freeware downloaded on the internet,like folder guard, it can also be used to prevent several login accounts.

   
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vio.guitar, on Mar 4, 2009 12:19:54 pm GMT
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The folder guard you told us about is NOT a FREE aplication...so please feel free to mentione that when you recomende it...

   
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shadowphantom, on Jun 10, 2009 7:35:33 am BST
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Put all of your document on my documents and set it as private... none will able to open your document unless using your profiles or your Id. (PS: your hard drive must using NTFS.)

   
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macdee, on Jul 10, 2009 3:03:55 pm BST
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Please shadowphantom can you help me out on how to set a document as private;

   
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helper, on Aug 3, 2009 11:47:05 pm BST
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Right click on folder, select sharing & security .. , on sharing tab, click "make this folder private".

   
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Blaze-, on Oct 17, 2009 4:20:03 am BST

Hey dude.. me to is facing the problem but the prob is to make the folder as private the check box is inactive.!! can u help me or give me any alternate solution for the same..!
Thanks.!

   
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Blaze-, on Oct 17, 2009 4:22:40 am BST

Hey ther..
Actually i forgot to say the data is on other drives and the data is so much that i cant shift to mydocuments.!
can u help..!

   
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King, on Oct 14, 2009 2:54:13 am BST

He said that he does not have Administrative rights, can he really do any of the suggested solutions here?

   
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 jcvel, on Oct 22, 2009 8:27:54 pm BST

I guess what you're looking for is a way of separating folders from different accounts.
1. You have to logged as administrator.
2. Place the folders you want to be restricted or read only by the specific user into your user name (documents and settings\user name.
3. Right click on under documents and settings and then on the folder you want the info to be hidden. Click on sharing and security and then click on "make this folder private".

   
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