BiGMaN Posted February 14, 2002 Share Posted February 14, 2002 AUUUUUGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -I had t... AUUUUGHH!! okay... I'm done. Now how the hell do I make it so people need a password to look at my friggin' files in over the network in XP Pro? I'd be fine with making users, BUT, I can only make local users! As a last resort I'd also be fine with creating a windows domain, but I don't really want to, and I don't know how to set one up. WHY DID THEY MAKE THIS SO HARD TO FIGURE OUT IN XP?!?!?!?!?!?!? And why is it so hard to find information on how to do this? Someone please help me. Microsoft.com has no information (except VERY, VERY simplistic), and I cannot find other websites with this info. I wanna make it so only my roommate can print off my printer, and idiots in the rest of my dorm can't. Setting folder permissions would also be nice. How can I make remote users/ set a single password on shares/ whatever I have to do so that I can have SOME KIND of security while still sharing my files? I cannot figure it out for the life of me. Thanks -BiGMaN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted February 14, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 14, 2002 I THINK the solution is to add his logon name to your machine. So if he's logging onto his PC as "bob", add a user to your machine called "bob" if i'm wrong i know someone will correct me :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiGMaN Posted February 14, 2002 Author Share Posted February 14, 2002 That doesn't work. It just makes it a local user, unilke win2K I believe. However, I read there is a way to make it work like 2K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted February 14, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 14, 2002 Well, I can help you with the file and folder permissions. You need to turn off "Use Simple File Sharing" found in um...i'm at work so i'm not on XP... File and Folder Settings(?) in the Control Panel. Once you turn off that feature, going into the properties of a file or folder will now reveal the "Sharing" tab where you can set permissions as you see fit. Big mickey mouse feature if ever i've seen one. At any rate, maybe this'll solve your other problem as well. Heres hoping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanecorp Posted February 14, 2002 Share Posted February 14, 2002 i think he wants to know how to make it so a user will get a password prompt every time the user is wants to access certain folders... I would also like to do how to do this...i can only figure out how to make it a one time deal..where they enter a username/password and it never prompts again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted February 14, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 14, 2002 He said... Setting folder permissions would also be nice. By default, XP doesn't allow this. I let him know how to turn off the mickey mouse feature so he could :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xahid Posted February 14, 2002 Share Posted February 14, 2002 Follow these Steps ! Assuming that u already remove simple file sharing (from control panel -> folder option -> View ) Now Right Click on My Computer click Manage. click on Local users and Group. Right Click , click on new user , give em a name and password, uncheck from " user must change password at next login" and check on " user cannot change password & password never expires, - >> Share the Folder's to this user. Now, at the 2nd machine(client machine) Login throw this user name and password, And remember to put your computer name in Domain at client machine. Hope this will work !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiGMaN Posted February 14, 2002 Author Share Posted February 14, 2002 Well, I wasn't really specific. I realize how to get to into the advanced permissions and stuff. I just can't get past the point where those permissions apply to network users and not local users. Okay, I know that it will also work if I can change my settings to become part of a domain, however, I don't really understand domains. I just came from using 98 for a long time and never had to deal with them. Do I have to make a domain? I can't ever specify a domain in System Properties, it says a domain controller was not found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiGMaN Posted February 15, 2002 Author Share Posted February 15, 2002 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xahid Posted February 15, 2002 Share Posted February 15, 2002 thats hard to explain !!! :right: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nix Posted February 15, 2002 Share Posted February 15, 2002 Like they all said. You have to turn off simple file sharing. Then set up a user (yes a local one). Then have that person log in with user name and password. If they new your Administrator password they can use that (but I dont recomend that). The point is any local user name on the computer they can use. Remeber the gues account? Thats why most people disable it becuase they already know a user name just have to figure out your password for it. You just need a user name and password. You also have to be on a workgroup. Just goto explorer and were it says my networkplaces start going there there and you will find the computer you wont to access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoHideo Posted February 15, 2002 Share Posted February 15, 2002 What about in XP Home edition? I don't see use simple file sharing in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nix Posted February 15, 2002 Share Posted February 15, 2002 Not sure about the home version. But open up my computer and goto tools/ folder options/ view/ and at the bottom you will see -use simple file sharing, just uncheck it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiGMaN Posted February 15, 2002 Author Share Posted February 15, 2002 Okay, I FOUND OUT HOW! Nix, I tried that and it didn't work for me. Don't know why, but it just doesn't. BUT! Here's how I can do it, maybe it will help out some of you guys. First I set up a normal local user, gave it a password, etc.. With Advanced File sharing enabled I set the restrictions that I wanted and removed "Everone" from the list. Here's what made it work though. I went to my roommates computer, and went to control panel and then User Accounts. I clicked on the account he normally logs in with, and in the UPPER RIGHT of that window, I clicked on Manage My Network Passwords. It is in here where I specified the user name he was to use when connecting to my computer (This way it doesn't even have to be the user he uses to log in with). I then specified the location as MYCOMPUTERNAME and his login name as MYCOMPUTERNAMEHISLOGINNAME (you obviously replace those with the correct names). I entered the password, and BAM, it worked. I don't know why more simple methods don't work for me, but, I hope this helps others as NOTHING else worked for me, and I could not find this information anywhere. It just happened to be luck that I found it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffra Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 Originally posted by BiGMaN ... I clicked on the account he normally logs in with, and in the UPPER RIGHT of that window, I clicked on Manage My Network Passwords... where is manage my network passwords? is this for winxp pro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pctuk Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 Go into Users in Control Panel. Click a user and look in the left hand side margin area at the top, where there is the option "manage my network passwords" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
othernutrient Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 Although the answers have been given and the solution found, I should note that you cannot setup a domain to do it. Domains require server versions of Windows, and you would need either NT 4 Server, 2000 Server (or any member of the server family) or a beta of .NET Server (only some members of that family can act as domain controllers). Furthermore, setting up and administering a domain, even if it is for your computer and one other alone, requires more know-how than someone who doesn't even know you need a server version for a domain, or how logon and authentication works in various Windows versions. Setting up Active Directory and a domain in Windows server family members requires a good amount of experience and knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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