About sharing and security ? please heeeeelp...?

hi .. about shared folders ... i want to make my shared folders secured by username and password...

i meant with that .... like i have my desktop shared with another computer , if i want to enter that shared folder i'll be asked for user name and password to enter that folder ....

please help me with that ... if you have another solution just tell me ...

About sharing and security ? please heeeeelp...?panda

You can only password protect folders and windows XP professional. If you're running XP home or media edition, you'll have to find a freeware program somewhere on the Internet. Just make sure when you download the program you tell it to save to your my documents file and scan it with an antivirus scanner before you run the program. Good luck!

About sharing and security ? please heeeeelp...?suzuki

Sharing Files, Folders and Printers with other computers on your network or on the same computer needs to be allowed by the Administrator of the machine. Each person that uses the machine can be assigned their own password to get into windows and you can ''Limit'' their entry or give them ''unlimited access'' which will not only allow for file sharing..but for sharing the printer, etc. They can also be limited to certain functions like The Ability to Download or Change Programs, System Repairs and/or other administrative duties. This helps when you have an office full of workers whose duties include using the computers. Some may be allowed to get into the bosses files and some may not, depending on the limits that are established. To do this, when booting the computer, sign in as Administrator and you'll easily find the areas to make any changes necessary. Any and all changes can be done in the control panel, Administrative Tools folder. Good luck and thank you for participating. Larry Radio Shack 01-9590
instead of a user name and password, you can set up each shared folder with security to only let certain users in. This means they would have to know your password to log on with as you to get in the folder.

To set this up, right click the folder and click properties. select the security tab. Click add, and add your user name. After this, give yourself full rights.

Now go into any other users listed in the security window. Delete them.

This will ensure that only you have rights.

Also, I'm assuming this is in your home and not in a work/networked enviornment. If it IS, you wont want to get rid of administrators. :)