How Can I Restrict User From Accessing External Hardrive in WinXP?

dmcgibbodmcgibbo
edited April 2004 in Science & Tech
hello,
i have two usernames on Windows XP - my main one that is an admin account and then a guest account with limited access. i have everything configured for the accounts as i want it, but i have an external hard drive attached to my computer and want to limit access to the guest account.

i looked for a way to make certain folders in the removable storage private (like you can do with my documents) but cannot find any option anywhere to limit access to the external hard drive.

i have a backup of my drive on the external drive and some other personal files that i'd like to block access to but then i also have a music folder that i'd like the guest account to be able to access. how can i set permissions or do this? if it sn't possible to restrict certain folders, i can move the music folder back onto my main hard drive but then i still need to know how to block the guest from being able to use the external hard drive at all. how can I do this???

Comments

  • oudiophileoudiophile Right behind you.
    edited April 2004
    thats a tough one..

    you could use an encryption program to encrypt all of the folders you want to block, and leave the music one open.

    A program called Tweak-XP has Folder Blocking utilities. I'm not sure they would work, but you can try.

    Good luck. :thumbsup:
  • dmcgibbodmcgibbo
    edited April 2004
    oudiophile wrote:
    thats a tough one..

    you could use an encryption program to encrypt all of the folders you want to block, and leave the music one open.

    A program called Tweak-XP has Folder Blocking utilities. I'm not sure they would work, but you can try.

    Good luck. :thumbsup:

    thanks for the suggestion and everything but i think i got it all figured out now. :)
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