disable drive access in xp

mc^^^^ · 28th January 2004, 04:30

hey, as some of you know i had a major brotherly security breach on my machine a short while ago and as a result i am making only two accounts on this machine. my account (administrator), and a second account described as 'account on a barbed wire leash'.

so, biggest question, how do i disable all access to a certain drive in xp for limited access accounts?

any other things i should do to restrict access to this account?

iomegajaz · 28th January 2004, 04:40

If you're going to be playing with access to drives, I would seriously consider creating a secondary administrator account, in case you accidentally lock yourself out of your main admin account. I've done it with w2k, and had to reinstall.

Also, yeah, as Sawg's asked - Pro or Home? It's quite simple to do with Pro.

mc^^^^ · 28th January 2004, 04:44

pro of course

Fickle · 28th January 2004, 04:54

Quote:

Originally posted by Hugh
If you're going to be playing with access to drives, I would seriously consider creating a secondary administrator account, in case you accidentally lock yourself out of your main admin account. I've done it with w2k, and had to reinstall.

Also, yeah, as Sawg's asked - Pro or Home? It's quite simple to do with Pro.

I did this on a couple PC's with older versions of windows by making certain things password accesible and losing/forgetting the password. You'll feel like a real dumbass if you do it too.

ctkatz8086 · 28th January 2004, 05:38

i have home version (hey, it came pre-installed, don't shoot me!). anyone know how to do the same with this version?

DuaneJeffers · 28th January 2004, 06:04

Awe crap, I didn't want to boot into safe mode ... DANG YOU SAWG!!!

(j/k

)
-Duane

mc^^^^ · 28th January 2004, 06:29

hey worked like a charm

, didnt realise there was such a thing as 'simple file sharing'. thanx sawg

iomegajaz · 28th January 2004, 08:25

It never turned itself on for me... =/

>>i have home version (hey, it came pre-installed, don't shoot me!). anyone know how to do the same with this version?

There was a thread about exactly this subjext, no longer than a week ago, right here in GD. I'l find it and edit this post, unless someone else finds it first.

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=164922

ryan · 28th January 2004, 11:27

Quote:

Originally posted by Hugh
It never turned itself on for me... =/

>>i have home version (hey, it came pre-installed, don't shoot me!). anyone know how to do the same with this version?

There was a thread about exactly this subjext, no longer than a week ago, right here in GD. I'l find it and edit this post, unless someone else finds it first.

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=164922

Weird thing is, I 'got' Windows XP Pro

(A few days after that thread, yup yup)

edit: Too bad you can't use tihs with a Fat partition.

Vie · 28th January 2004, 15:34

Open computer
Locate Drive
Pull out cables

28th January 2004, 04:30	#1
mc^^^^ Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Perth, Australia MSN: mcbriar@ii.net Posts: All your posts are belong to me!!!! Posts: 2,607	disable drive access in xp hey, as some of you know i had a major brotherly security breach on my machine a short while ago and as a result i am making only two accounts on this machine. my account (administrator), and a second account described as 'account on a barbed wire leash'. so, biggest question, how do i disable all access to a certain drive in xp for limited access accounts? any other things i should do to restrict access to this account?

28th January 2004, 04:40	#2
iomegajaz Balled and Chained Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 4,701	If you're going to be playing with access to drives, I would seriously consider creating a secondary administrator account, in case you accidentally lock yourself out of your main admin account. I've done it with w2k, and had to reinstall. Also, yeah, as Sawg's asked - Pro or Home? It's quite simple to do with Pro. "My heart hates uggos." --JD.

28th January 2004, 06:04	#6
DuaneJeffers Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 1,776	Awe crap, I didn't want to boot into safe mode ... DANG YOU SAWG!!! (j/k ) -Duane Website Yeah, that's pretty much it. :-\

28th January 2004, 08:25	#8
iomegajaz Balled and Chained Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 4,701	It never turned itself on for me... =/ >>i have home version (hey, it came pre-installed, don't shoot me!). anyone know how to do the same with this version? There was a thread about exactly this subjext, no longer than a week ago, right here in GD. I'l find it and edit this post, unless someone else finds it first. http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=164922 "My heart hates uggos." --JD.

28th January 2004, 15:34	#10
Vie Forum King Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Thoron fields and Duranium shadows. Posts: Crap mostly Posts: 7,960	Open computer Locate Drive Pull out cables Member most in need of SpellCheck Lifetime Achievement Award Vie's Scratching Post

28th January 2004, 04:44	#3
mc^^^^ Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Perth, Australia MSN: mcbriar@ii.net Posts: All your posts are belong to me!!!! Posts: 2,607	pro of course

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ctkatz8086 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: louisville, ky home of the CARDINALS Posts: 401	i have home version (hey, it came pre-installed, don't shoot me!). anyone know how to do the same with this version?

28th January 2004, 06:29	#7
mc^^^^ Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Perth, Australia MSN: mcbriar@ii.net Posts: All your posts are belong to me!!!! Posts: 2,607	hey worked like a charm , didnt realise there was such a thing as 'simple file sharing'. thanx sawg

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