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WinXP Home - Change Permissions?

  • 23-12-2002 8:15pm
    #1
    Dun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,967 ✭✭✭


    Ok, I'm beat. I installed Windows XP Home edition on my comp, and removed Windows 2000 (as you prolly already know, you have to have XP Pro to do a proper upgrade). My 'my docs' folder was on a seperate partition, and I set XP to use that as my new "My Docs".

    The problem is that the permissions aren't set properly and I can't save there. I went into the Folder Properties box, and was horrified to discover that there was no Security tab there.

    After much searching, I discovered on the MS Knowledge Base that I needed to disable "Simple File Sharing" under the Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> Advanced tab. Except it's not there.

    Anyone know how to disable it? Perhaps a reg hack? It's driving me nuts, and my Googling has come to nothing.


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    daveirl
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  • #3
    Dun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,967 ✭✭✭Dun


    Thanks, it seems to have worked, but more importantly you alerted me to the no Administrator password shenanigans. Thank you Microsoft. The a/c I use is an Administrator account in any case, but it still won't show the security tab. I'm gonna have to reboot now and see what's going on cause I have full read access but no editing or saving access. :rolleyes:


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    daveirl
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  • #5
    Dun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,967 ✭✭✭Dun


    Originally posted by daveirl
    I know. How many people think that they are uber cool and have everything locked down and all it takes is a restart and F8 to get in with full access rights. In fact with more access rights then them!

    /me holds hand up

    Got the problem sorted out - forgot to set inheritable rights.. yada.. yada..

    Thanks again.


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