My computer has 2 user accounts enabled; the Administrator and Guest.
I want to hide (or the best is restrict) my drive E: from the Guest account.
There are many files that I need to hide from the other users of my pc.
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My computer has 2 user accounts enabled; the Administrator and Guest.
I want to hide (or the best is restrict) my drive E: from the Guest account.
There are many files that I need to hide from the other users of my pc.
Use a Local Policy but I wouldnt recommend having the Guest account enabled. I'll look on my XP system for the policy setting needed.
XP has less policies then Server OS'. What is E drive? Your CDROM?
If its a CDROM then you can disable the drive.
Control Panel > Computer Management > Storage > Removeable Storage > Libraries > CD/DVDROM drive > right click on it > Properties > General tab > uncheck "Enable Drive" > click OK.
I enabled Guest account for anyone who want to use my PC.
They were all restricted to do changes but not the drive E.
Drive E is the 3rd partition of my Harddrive w/c contains lots of files.
Around 170GB of files.
Oh, then you may do best to use Sharing and Security on the partition.
How to do it?
I can't find it here.
Open Windows Explorer.Quote:
Originally Posted by eSPiYa
Click the Tools.
Click Folder Options.
Uncheck Use Simple File Sharing.
Try using Sharing and Security again.
:thumb:
This is only what I've got:
http://vbforums.com/attachment.php?a...id=54956&stc=1
Did you do what tommygrayson said?
you basically want to disable "Simple File Sharing"
Once Advanced security and sharing is set you should get a security tab similar to this where you can deny the read permissions for Guest account.
and on XP .. without the red blocks ofcourse .. :D
If you check the "Read", "Rean & Execute", and the "List Folder Contents" under the Deny side for the Guest user account, that will do all that you need. It will be visible as a partition letter but they wont be able to access or see anything inside it.
Click the Add button and select the Guest user account so it affects only that account.
I never did like Xp's default file sharing ..Quote:
Originally Posted by RobDog888
I already did it but the security tab is still not showing.
Sounds like you may have XP Home version?
No it is not.Quote:
Originally Posted by RobDog888
Take a look...
(Please don't mind the red block ;))
Did you do like in post #8?
Ok thanks,
I didn't see the Post#8.
I'm so sorry my friend.
Thanks to everyone. ;)
I'll try this now.
post # 8 is very important in this case ;)
also refer to post # 10
Just this much ...
(holding thumb and forefinger together to display the amount)
--><--
:D
Lol
:) :)
I didn't noticed post #10 too because of post #11 is larger.
I'm sorry to you too. ;)
No need for apologies. :) Its al good.
Has the issue has been solved?
Thanks guys.
It works.
Now, no one can view my 'files' stored there.
They aren't porns; just some anime tv series in RMVB format(around 40GB), Japanese mangas (around 200MB), Music Videos (around 2GB), Funny Videos (around 10GB), some installers/utilities/updates/OS (around 80GB), and projects (around 10GB).
no need to explain .. i got plenty pawn myself .. :D
thank gawd for bill gates .. otherwise i would have no pawn .. :p
Yes it is, I'll mark this thread as resolved.
This PC I'm talking about is now in our office so it is expected that someone want to use this that is why I want to secure my files.
Actually my question is partially resolved, it is still viewable.
Is it possible to hide it too. ;)
LOL .. hide the question or the files?
Of course the question. uh?!
No, it is the the drive.
best way would be to buy/use your own laptop ..
otherwise maybe someone else has some ideas ..
Ok, I think it is enough now.
Thanks for your help. ;)
You cant hide the drive under XP but definately under one of the Server OS versions.
Best and easiest solutions is to get a USB jump drive and move all your files to it. Then take it with you so no one else can access it.
I hope I have a USB Drive w/ a capacity of around 180GB. ;)
In that case get an external hard drive with a USB interface cable.
Ps, or elete all your p0rn from your hd first. :lol:
LOL .. i guess he could encrypt it also or just zip it up in winzip and add a password .. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by RobDog888
I can do it for my files but it consumes lots of time.
I want everyone to be clueless what I am hiding. :D
create your own wrapper program, that is always hiding .. waiting for changes to certain directories .. when there is a change or added file add that file to a default exe based on a template and delete the old one, rename this as that old one .. the exe template itself would extract the file, but only after you enter a password ..
Course this could be slow if its always monitoring alot of folders ..
the add and extraction code i have, you find the rest and we are good to go :D
It is a long process.
Securing my drive is almost enough.
I just want to make others think that there are only 2 harddisk drive/partition.
Looks like another possible solution but then it hides it from the administrator too. With the security one they just cant get into the drive and see anything. But the Admin or other accounts that permissions have been allocated to can easily view it.
I'll try it.
Thanks.
if you just want to deny the guests access to that drive, then use the security settings as listed previously ..
Add Guests to the Permissions by clicking Add, Advanced, Find, and select the Guests (plural) account; click ok and add it. Then check the deny boxes as listed in the below image, and click okay to apply.
This ofcourse does not hide the drive, but it does disable it for guests.
You can do the same for Users (plural). Once you are an Administrator then you will still have access.
Yes, as in my post #11 :p :D
http://vbforums.com/showpost.php?p=2793557&postcount=11
roger dodger .. :p
Now if he wants to hide it just for guest .. i cant find anything to do that ..
im no permissons guru though ..
Is there a way to create a reg key for the guest account?
I could not for the life of me do that ..
If logged in as a guest, either through "runas" or logging in manually, it wont let me create the NoDrives key .. and if that is done while logged in as an admin it sets the admin's account :(