| Subject: Creating secure shared folder. |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 7/23/2008 12:35:05 AM |
| From: steverashi [Email Address Protection] |
We are currently trying to create a secure shared folder on a Vista machine. The problem we have is that when we try to add users on XP machines to the permissions tab they are not visable. Do the XP users need a User account setting up on the Vista machine? The folder will contain sensitive info and only a select few people need access. All those needing access are running XP. -- steverashi |
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| Subject: Re: Creating secure shared folder. |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 8/11/2008 5:44:35 AM |
| From: Malke [Email Address Protection] |
steverashi wrote: > > Malke, > > Thanks for your replies. I have gone through the guide step by step and > am able to share the folder and access the contents. The problem is that > when I remove the Everyone group I can no longer acces the folder. Does > this need to be left in. I do not want any other persons viewing this > folder as it will contain sensitive information. > I do have a user account on the vista machine and have set a new group > with me as the only member, but as I said when I remove the Everyone > group I can no longer access even though my user account as well as the > new group have permission to access. Because you didn't post to the original thread or quote anything from before, I have no idea what your situation is. Please provide the missing details. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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| Subject: Re: Creating secure shared folder. |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 8/11/2008 5:48:27 AM |
| From: Malke [Email Address Protection] |
steverashi wrote: > > Malke, > > Thanks for your replies. I have gone through the guide step by step and > am able to share the folder and access the contents. The problem is that > when I remove the Everyone group I can no longer acces the folder. Does > this need to be left in. I do not want any other persons viewing this > folder as it will contain sensitive information. > I do have a user account on the vista machine and have set a new group > with me as the only member, but as I said when I remove the Everyone > group I can no longer access even though my user account as well as the > new group have permission to access. > Thanks. > > Addendum - On looking at your post again, you may have posted to the original thread but it is showing up in my newsreader as orphaned. This is because you're using "Usenet gateway", a web interface that just leeches Usenet newsgroup posts. Because I access Usenet with a real newsreader (very easy to set up), I don't see the same interface you do and therefore the thread is not visible to me. If you don't want to use a newsreader (although I think it is a superior way to access newsgroups), then you need to quote enough to get help. See below for details. ===== Since you are using a web interface, you may not realize that this is really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you learn to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you can use Outlook Express (XP) or Windows Mail (Vista) since you already have it. Here are some links to information about newsgroups: About Usenet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet http://www.faqs.org/faqs/ - Usenet FAQs from the Internet FAQ Archives http://www.usenetmonster.com/infocenter/ http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief explanation of newsgroups Outlook Express/Windows Mail as Newsreader: http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm http://vistasupport.mvps.org/accessing_newsgrousp_with-windows_mail.htm How to Post: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.htm - How Not to Get Technical Help on Usenet http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is working properly http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting - crossposting http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting Other Newsreaders for Windows: http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php - Forte http://www.mozilla.org - Thunderbird http://gravity.tbates.org/ http://www.40tude.com/dialog/ http://xnews.newsguy.com/ ==== Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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| Subject: Re: Creating secure shared folder. |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 8/11/2008 7:16:04 AM |
| From: Malke [Email Address Protection] |
Stephen Parry wrote: > > Malke, > > Thanks for your replies. I have gone through the guide step by step and am > able to share the folder and access the contents. The problem is that when > I remove the Everyone group I can no longer acces the folder. Does this > need to be left in. I do not want any other persons viewing this folder as > it will contain sensitive information. > I do have a user account on the vista machine and have set a new group > with me as the only member, but as I said when I remove the Everyone group > I can no longer access even though my user account as well as the new > group have permission to access. What version of XP do you have? If you have XP Home, it only connects to other computers as Guest. If you have XP Pro or Media Center, disable Simple File Sharing in Folder Options>View so only permitted user accounts can access the shared resource. Normally when you create permissions for users and groups, you don't want the "Everyone" group in there because this means that everyone can access that shared resource. Which is not what you want. So you still have something set up wrong but I can't guess what because information about your systems and your network is missing. Vista Identity Management and Access Control - TechNet - http://tinyurl.com/6fncvr How to disable Simple Sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in Windows XP (Pro only) http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307874 HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418 Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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| Subject: Re: Creating secure shared folder. |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing |
| Date: 8/12/2008 2:09:47 AM |
| From: steverashi [Email Address Protection] |
Malke;801268 Wrote: > Stephen Parry wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Malke, > > > > > > Thanks for your replies. I have gone through the guide step by step > > and am > > > able to share the folder and access the contents. The problem is that > > when > > > I remove the Everyone group I can no longer acces the folder. Does > > this > > > need to be left in. I do not want any other persons viewing this > > folder as > > > it will contain sensitive information. > > > I do have a user account on the vista machine and have set a new > > group > > > with me as the only member, but as I said when I remove the Everyone > > group > > > I can no longer access even though my user account as well as the new > > > group have permission to access. > > > > What version of XP do you have? If you have XP Home, it only connects > to > other computers as Guest. If you have XP Pro or Media Center, disable > Simple File Sharing in Folder Options>View so only permitted user > accounts > can access the shared resource. > > Normally when you create permissions for users and groups, you don't > want > the "Everyone" group in there because this means that everyone can > access > that shared resource. Which is not what you want. So you still have > something set up wrong but I can't guess what because information > about > your systems and your network is missing. > > Vista Identity Management and Access Control - TechNet - > 'Overview Series: How to Pilot Windows Vista' > (http://tinyurl.com/6fncvr) > > How to disable Simple Sharing and set permissions on a shared folder > in > Windows XP (Pro only) > 'How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared > folder in Windows XP' (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307874) > > HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in > Windows > XP > 'The Knowledge Base (KB) Article You Requested Is Currently > Not Available' (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418) > > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! > FAQ - 'index' (http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ) Thanks Malke. The laptop I have is running XP Home so there lies the problem. Thanks for your help and patience. -- steverashi |
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