PASSWORD PROTECTED FOLDER OVER NETWORK (WIN XP)

I have created this simple guide just because there's too many FAQ about:
- How do I protect my files from other users in network?
- How do I secure my private files from other users?
- Can Windows XP make a secure folder login page over network?
- How do I make password-protected directory in My Network Places / Network Neighborhoods?
- and so on...
Hope this will answer all of those questions.

Kindly please view the attached:


Disclaimer:
I will not responsible for any loss or damage caused by using this simple guide. Use it at your own risk or please take advice from advanced user.
There is no copyright, feel free to distribute your knowledge. We share, we care.
-soulmate@lyn-

-edited-
May 13, 2006
I'm glad someone is willing to distribute this simple guide in his magazine. Btw here's source file for all of you (that willing to distribute this knowledge...)
Cheers.

source: PPFON_WinXP.zip

This post has been edited by soulmate: May 13 2006, 06:49 PM


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Since some people still confused on how to set the password, so I create this tutorial...:

here is the tutorial...on how to set a password, and permission within windows XP [I'm not sure this will work with Home though, maybe can I think]...

Steps-by-steps with explaination:

1.

Click START->CONTROL PANEL

2.

Click on User Accounts

3.

Click on the User accounts and this window will come out

4.

Then, click on Create a new account

5.

Enter your username..for this case, I'll use SkyLite as the username

6.

Select "Limited", then click on "Create account" button

7.

A user account has been created...but...the password?..click on the user account you want to set password

8.

Click on Create a password

9.

Then type your password..., click "Create Password" when finish

10.

Done...password created ..but still got some works though...so we continue

11.

Open "My Computer", click on "Tools->Folder Options"..you know right?..Then the Folder Option window pops out, click on "View" tab, scroll until the last part where you'll see "Use simple file sharing (recommended)"...Untick it.

12.

Go to the folder you want to share, then right click->Properties...Then click on "Sharing" tab, and click on "Permission" button..which looks like this:

13.

Click on "Remove" button to remove existing users...which will looks like this:

14.

Then, click on "Add" button...a new window will pop out..just like this:

15.

Click on "Advanced" button to bring up another window:

16.

Click on "Find Now", then when the list come out, select the name you created earlier, then click on "OK" button.

17.

Click on "OK" button to finish.

18.

Then, select your permissions...for this case, I set to "Full Control"

19.

Click on "OK" to finalize whole thing...

OK...you've done all the steps above...but now you wanna try whether the password will work or not...so...I've tested using Win 98 and Win XP, and try to access my computer... In Win 98 case, you need to login using the username [must be the same as username you created in your computer]

Win 98:

1.

Type your username...must be the same as the username you created earlier.

2.

Access your computer by browsing network neighbourhood, or just click Start-> Run..type \\[your computername]\
Then a "Enter Network Password" will appear..enter the password you created earlier [in your own computer, or the host]..after you enter the correct pass, you can browse the folder..

Win XP:
For Windows XP, it's easy...

Just browse using Network Neighbourhood, or click Start->Run, type \\[your computer name]\

Then a windows like this will pops out:

Type the username and password....and you can access the folder...

There...if still got some trouble, feel free to ask