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XP resticting limited user from access to 2nd hard drive
« on: August 10, 2007, 06:31:32 PM »
Message is mostly above.  How does one in MS XP restricting limited user account from access to 2nd hard drive?  I know I could just put them in my personal drives within MyDocuments but I would rather just lock out the second hard drive.

I am used HOME edition and not Pro.


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« Last Edit: August 10, 2007, 07:42:27 PM by special ed »

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    Re: XP resticting limited user from access to 2nd hard drive
    « Reply #1 on: August 10, 2007, 07:02:47 PM »
    Are you using XP Pro or Home?

    If you're using Pro, go into the Control Panel and open Folder Options.  In the View tab, scroll to the bottom of the list and disable Simple File Sharing.  Then, open up My Computer and right-click on the drives you wish to lock them out of.  Under the Security tab, add the user you wish to lock out, and under the attributes, Put a check next to Deny.  If it asks you if you wish to apply these attributes to all subfolders and files, click yes.  It might take a little while to change the settings on all the files.