[RESOLVED] [Win XP]How to hide drives from Guest Account but not to the Administrator's

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 01:21 AM

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.

**RobDog888** · Feb 26th, 2007, 01:25 AM

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.

**RobDog888** · Feb 26th, 2007, 01:31 AM

XP has less policies then Server OS'. What is E drive? Your CDROM?

**RobDog888** · Feb 26th, 2007, 01:38 AM

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.

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 01:42 AM

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.

**RobDog888** · Feb 26th, 2007, 01:49 AM

Oh, then you may do best to use Sharing and Security on the partition.

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 02:06 AM

How to do it?
I can't find it here.

**tommygrayson** · Feb 26th, 2007, 02:13 AM

Originally Posted by eSPiYa

How to do it?
I can't find it here.

Open Windows Explorer.
Click the Tools.
Click Folder Options.
Uncheck Use Simple File Sharing.

Try using Sharing and Security again.

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 02:19 AM

This is only what I've got:

**rory** · Feb 26th, 2007, 03:18 AM

Did you do what tommygrayson said?

you basically want to disable "Simple File Sharing"

**RobDog888** · Feb 26th, 2007, 03:24 AM

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.

**rory** · Feb 26th, 2007, 03:55 AM

and on XP .. without the red blocks ofcourse ..

**RobDog888** · Feb 26th, 2007, 04:05 AM

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.

**rory** · Feb 26th, 2007, 04:11 AM

Originally Posted by RobDog888

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 ..

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 04:30 AM

I already did it but the security tab is still not showing.

**RobDog888** · Feb 26th, 2007, 04:31 AM

Sounds like you may have XP Home version?

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 04:41 AM

Originally Posted by RobDog888

Sounds like you may have XP Home version?

No it is not.
Take a look...
(Please don't mind the red block

)

**RobDog888** · Feb 26th, 2007, 04:42 AM

Did you do like in post #8?

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 04:46 AM

Ok thanks,
I didn't see the Post#8.
I'm so sorry my friend.

Thanks to everyone.

I'll try this now.

**rory** · Feb 26th, 2007, 04:48 AM

post # 8 is very important in this case

also refer to post # 10

**RobDog888** · Feb 26th, 2007, 04:49 AM

Just this much ...

(holding thumb and forefinger together to display the amount)
--><--

**rory** · Feb 26th, 2007, 04:51 AM

Lol

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 04:55 AM

I didn't noticed post #10 too because of post #11 is larger.
I'm sorry to you too.

**RobDog888** · Feb 26th, 2007, 04:56 AM

No need for apologies.

Its al good.

Has the issue has been solved?

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 05:02 AM

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).

**rory** · Feb 26th, 2007, 05:04 AM

no need to explain .. i got plenty pawn myself ..

thank gawd for bill gates .. otherwise i would have no pawn ..

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 05:04 AM

Yes it is, I'll mark this thread as resolved.

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 05:07 AM

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.

**rory** · Feb 26th, 2007, 05:10 AM

LOL .. hide the question or the files?

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 05:42 AM

Of course the question. uh?!
No, it is the the drive.

**rory** · Feb 26th, 2007, 05:45 AM

best way would be to buy/use your own laptop ..
otherwise maybe someone else has some ideas ..

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 06:15 AM

Ok, I think it is enough now.
Thanks for your help.

**RobDog888** · Feb 26th, 2007, 12:50 PM

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.

**eSPiYa** · Feb 26th, 2007, 11:34 PM

I hope I have a USB Drive w/ a capacity of around 180GB.

**RobDog888** · Feb 26th, 2007, 11:35 PM

In that case get an external hard drive with a USB interface cable.

Ps, or elete all your p0rn from your hd first.

**rory** · Feb 26th, 2007, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by RobDog888

Ps, or elete all your p0rn from your hd first.

LOL .. i guess he could encrypt it also or just zip it up in winzip and add a password ..

**eSPiYa** · Feb 27th, 2007, 01:31 AM

I can do it for my files but it consumes lots of time.
I want everyone to be clueless what I am hiding.

**rory** · Feb 27th, 2007, 01:43 AM

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

**eSPiYa** · Feb 27th, 2007, 01:59 AM

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.

**rory** · Feb 27th, 2007, 02:27 AM

try this.
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/148/
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/1157/

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