WinXP Pro Networking Question

[Creedyou]

I am trying to get XP to use multiple users on my comp. because I now have to share my computer with my family. Are there any good articles I can read or can someone briefly explain how to do it? I went to user accounts in control panel and tried setting it up but its not how I would like it. In that way everyone can access everyone else's files.

 

[bsobel]

First, how is this a networking question?

Second, adding user is the way to do this. The second step is for you to remove access rights to the other users from the files you want to keep private.

Bill

 

[Creedyou]

That is what I am not sure how to do. I don't see where to configure access rights.

 

[metallibloke]

When you have set up each user account, right click on the file/directory you want to restrict access to, select properties and go to the security tab. You can then change the permissions (e.g. only give read access) and change the users you want to give access to. You'll see what I mean when you try it out. Best to create a temporary directory and have a play. Just dont remove administrator access or you wont be able to remove it afterwards (not easily, anyway)

However, when you create a new user acocunt, when that person logs on for the first time, a new profile directory will be created under the "documents and settings" directory. If i remember correctly, only that user and administrators have access to that directory, so it is already protected from other users. That is where each users "my documents" folfer is stored. So if oyu get your users to store their files in there, then you shouldnt have to worry about setting permissions as its already done by default.

MS Technet article Try here for a description on user accounts groups, and setting permissions etc.

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