Hard Drive/Partation Question


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how do u go about making a hd/partation have a pass or invisable to everyone exept the person that the admin allowes?

just wanted to know that..

laterz ;)

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You can't do that. Maybe if you are using windows np/2k/xp and have ntfs and you install Partition Magic 7 and you make the partition you want hidden. And you can also restrict the use of the Partition MAgic 7 program only to you.

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you can do that. just give only the admin group permissions to the drive. remove all other groups and users permissions (including read) from that drive. better yet set them to denied access. they should not be able to see or access for sure that drive.

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thx guys.. i will try that at home.. i want to do this because i have stuff that i would not like to share with my mom or sister.. :p

laterz ;)

**update**

how do i do it? :p

**update**

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make sure you dont have simple file sharing on. right click over your network connection settings and uncheck simple file sharing.

then after that do as i said earlier. you should see the following when you do

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Originally posted by Geronimo

make sure you dont have simple file sharing on. right click over your network connection settings and uncheck simple file sharing.

then after that do as i said earlier. you should see the following when you do

um.. simple file sharing? what are we talking about? can u show me how.. sorry i am just really stupid today.. (first day of school)

laterz ;)

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oh yeah, sh*t sorry you need to have it be a ntfs partition. and to see if you have the simple file sharing on

Control Panel->Network connection->Lan or High speed connection(or whatever is you defualt connection). Right click on that connection and goto properties. you should see simple file sharing. I dont remember the exact name. I uninstalled it. just uncheck or uninstall it.

If you need to convert the file system drop down to a command prompt and type with out qoutes "volume /FS:NTFS" where the volume would be your partition. it will convert on the next reboot.

If you want to stay on FAT32 file system you will need to get a third party app. i dont know of any off the top of my head.

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This is what i see..

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this is the other pic.. i uninstalled the file and sharing thing you told me to...

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there is another option also. Control Panel->Folder options->view tab-> last option on the bottom is use simple file sharing. uncheck that. then i would bouce your system to make sure it takes. It should take right away, but to be certain.

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Thx guys... i will try that when i get home.. btw.. can i reinstall the file and printer sharing again without reinstalling the os again?

laterz ;)

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the best way to do this is to create a group and place you mom, sister ...whom ever in it and then deny that group. If you go about denying everything you might deny the everyone group and that includes the everyone group. Besides if you created a group for them you can easily start to control there actions on you computer.

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I GOT IT!!!

thx guys for your much needed help..

Loki_rising.. i did not do it that way.. all i did was only allow my self to access that hd.. so.. it only me.. the rest of the ppl.. (admin or not) dont have access to it.. i thought this was the best way for me..

laterz ;)

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