securing hard drive (1 Viewer)

[xxshatteredxx]

hey

just wondering how it is that you can secure a hard drive so that certain user accounts cant access them.

ive got my own internal hd I bought for the fam computer (cause I wanted to put music and vids and other stuff on it) and I dont want my brother going through it (wonder why? lol ).

So how do I make it so he cant access my drive from his account?!

thnks!

 

[sunny]

If you are running Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 Pro you can set user permissions on each drive and user in the properties page of the drive.

 

[xxshatteredxx]

yep im running xp pro with sp2. but I cant find where you mean.

In my computer I right click on the drive and select properties, then where?

 

[Collin]

There are a few ways. You can use security-specific features such as Win Pro's file encryption system, directory permission settings etc.

There are also other ways, such as storing file(s) in .ZIP format with a password attached etc.

 

[sunny]

You probably have to turn off simple file sharing. Open any explorer window, Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> in Advanced Settings scroll to the bottom and uncheck "Use simple file sharing". Now look at the drive properties page again.

 

[xxshatteredxx]

sick, thats got it.

thanks a million champ