Ok, so heres the scenario. Me and my brother just ordered a new rig together (3500 venice, 7800gt, 1gb ram, 160gb hdd, dvd burner, etc.) and were going to be using it together. I know that by creating seperate user accounts we can each password protect our stuff, but from previous experience,multiple accounts slow down the pc ALOT. So is there any way to just create two file folders on the hd and smack password onto them, without having to partition the drive? We just want our personal files(word documnets, etc.) in seperate folders. Thanks!
Securing files On Hard Drive
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In what way? What OS have you experienced this?
That's what XP does, separate folders and settings for each account.
I've never been a computer with multiple accounts (local or domain) that caused a slow down. The only problem is, that the person who installed windows will know the administrator password. So in the end it's a trust issue.
If you make make seperate accounts on the local machine, it will automatically setup the seperate folders for you, per user. From there it's very easy to go in and set permissions so that only the admin and specific user account can have access to each home directory.
If you make make seperate accounts on the local machine, it will automatically setup the seperate folders for you, per user. From there it's very easy to go in and set permissions so that only the admin and specific user account can have access to each home directory.
Ok thanks but i dont want seperate accounts. Just one account without a passowrd, than on the hdd ill create two file folders, on for me and one for my brother. and thats where im not sure how to set up the security. just so like if someone clicks on my file folder itll ask for a password.
Inside my documents you may want 2 separate folders.
There may be some kind of security option you can use that you can download from the Internet. Windows usually depends on the User's Password.
Personally, you should just decide not to get into each other's stuff and put it in your own folder unless you want to share it. I really hate sharing myself. There is always the issue of making a folder too secure and then you can never get back into it again.
There may be some kind of security option you can use that you can download from the Internet. Windows usually depends on the User's Password.
Personally, you should just decide not to get into each other's stuff and put it in your own folder unless you want to share it. I really hate sharing myself. There is always the issue of making a folder too secure and then you can never get back into it again.
Well it sounds like the reverse method of using seperate accounts. If you have to use a username and password to access the data in the first place, why not just avoid the hassle of third party products and use two accounts?
If you want to password protect files, it is all based on the fact that you as User A will have particular security settings in place to prevent User B from accessing your data. If you both log in as User A, how will the computer differentiate between the two? Even simple network share security is based off Access Control Lists. It just sounds like an extra layer of complexity when the easiest path would be to use the normal application of what NTFS has to provide security wise.
If you want to password protect files, it is all based on the fact that you as User A will have particular security settings in place to prevent User B from accessing your data. If you both log in as User A, how will the computer differentiate between the two? Even simple network share security is based off Access Control Lists. It just sounds like an extra layer of complexity when the easiest path would be to use the normal application of what NTFS has to provide security wise.
little misunderstanding. when i boot up, i want the computer to just go into the windows desktop. than on the c drive, i want two folders. lets just say one is folder a and the other is folder b. now when someone is on the computer and click on one of the two folders, i want a little password box to come up. thats it. so all the applications and everything are in one app folder, just creating two more folders on the drive.
No, I understand what you are trying to do. Windows 2000/XP/NT does this already. The only difference is rather than an automatic login, you have to put your username/password in first. It's a much better system, as you won't have to worry about effecting each others desktop settings as well.
Along with the two user method, you can also have the normal program files directory for common access. You can also installed applications within you discrete user folders so that only User A has access to User A's applications, and vice versa.
Though I've said it before, multiple accounts should not impact system performance. What exactly was the problem when you used them before?
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Along with the two user method, you can also have the normal program files directory for common access. You can also installed applications within you discrete user folders so that only User A has access to User A's applications, and vice versa.
Though I've said it before, multiple accounts should not impact system performance. What exactly was the problem when you used them before?
Here is something you may be talking about, though it's not free. Text
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