I'm sharing a data folder in Windows XP and I wanted to make users on other
computers input a password to access the folder. With Windows 2000 I was
able to input permissions and passwords for users\user groups when I shared
the folder. In XP, once I share the folder it seems like everyone in the
workgroup can access the folder on my computer.

With Windows XP I think you can only setup users as administrators or
limited users and you do not get an option to enter a password on the shared
folder like you do with permissions\user groups.

From what I can see, you need to have a domain in order to setup user groups
and permissions and I do not think you can create a domain in XP like you can
with Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003.

Is there anyway for me to require others to input a password to access a
shared folder on my computer?

Thank you Ron Lowe and Malke for your prior replies. Since my last question
was not clear due to the fact that I added it to a prior post, I reposted the
question in a seperate post.

Paul

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 19:47:02 -0800, "PaulMetz"
<PaulMetz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I'm sharing a data folder in Windows XP and I wanted to make users on other
>computers input a password to access the folder. With Windows 2000 I was
>able to input permissions and passwords for users\user groups when I shared
>the folder. In XP, once I share the folder it seems like everyone in the
>workgroup can access the folder on my computer.
>
>With Windows XP I think you can only setup users as administrators or
>limited users and you do not get an option to enter a password on the shared
>folder like you do with permissions\user groups.
>
>From what I can see, you need to have a domain in order to setup user groups
>and permissions and I do not think you can create a domain in XP like you can
>with Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003.
>
>Is there anyway for me to require others to input a password to access a
>shared folder on my computer?
>
>Thank you Ron Lowe and Malke for your prior replies. Since my last question
>was not clear due to the fact that I added it to a prior post, I reposted the
>question in a seperate post.
>
>Paul

Paul,

Do you have XP Home or Pro? With XP Pro and Simple File Sharing disabled, you
can have the same as with Windows 2000. With XP Home, you're stuck with Simple
File Sharing.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...indows-xp.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

Thank you very much. I disabled simple file sharing and that is exactly what
I was looking for.

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Paul

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 19:47:02 -0800, "PaulMetz"
> <PaulMetz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I'm sharing a data folder in Windows XP and I wanted to make users on other
> >computers input a password to access the folder. With Windows 2000 I was
> >able to input permissions and passwords for users\user groups when I shared
> >the folder. In XP, once I share the folder it seems like everyone in the
> >workgroup can access the folder on my computer.
> >
> >With Windows XP I think you can only setup users as administrators or
> >limited users and you do not get an option to enter a password on the shared
> >folder like you do with permissions\user groups.
> >
> >From what I can see, you need to have a domain in order to setup user groups
> >and permissions and I do not think you can create a domain in XP like you can
> >with Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003.
> >
> >Is there anyway for me to require others to input a password to access a
> >shared folder on my computer?
> >
> >Thank you Ron Lowe and Malke for your prior replies. Since my last question
> >was not clear due to the fact that I added it to a prior post, I reposted the
> >question in a seperate post.
> >
> >Paul
>
> Paul,
>
> Do you have XP Home or Pro? With XP Pro and Simple File Sharing disabled, you
> can have the same as with Windows 2000. With XP Home, you're stuck with Simple
> File Sharing.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...indows-xp.html
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.
>