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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Networking / June 2008Give network access without giving access to the computer itself?
Hi there, I have three laptops, all running Vista on a secured wireless network. I keep sensitive files on my laptop (one of the three) and I want to give the other two access to the public folder. I accomplished this by creating two new users that can log in and they now have access to the Public folder on my laptop. The problem is that they ALSO now have access directly to my laptop by logging into my laptop directly using those usernames and passwords. I want them to have access to the public folder but I don't want them to be able to access my PC directly. How can I do this? > Hi there, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > be > able to access my PC directly. How can I do this? If the two users are Standard Users (as opposed to Administrators) then they can't access your folders. You can further safeguard them by explicitly denying them access in the Permissions dialog. If they are administrators, then the only thing you can do is to make them Standard Users! > > Hi there, > > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > denying them access in the Permissions dialog. If they are administrators, > then the only thing you can do is to make them Standard Users! I don't want them to be able to access all of my applications, specifically Quickbooks, is there a way to do that? Also, is it possible to give each user a different folder that they have access to? In other words, so that user 1 has access to a folder called User_1 and user 2 has access to a folder called User_2, but they cannot access each others files? THanks! -Doc >> > Hi there, >> > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > specifically > Quickbooks, is there a way to do that? They shouldn't be able to do that anyway. > Also, is it possible to give each user a different folder that they have > access to? In other words, so that user 1 has access to a folder called > User_1 and user 2 has access to a folder called User_2, but they cannot > access each others files? Absolutely. However, all this hinges on passwords being set up.... Hi There is many simple free Window Explorer type of programs that can end up giving access to almost any folder on the computer. If you must stay with one computer get some 3rd party application that can lock and encrypt folders, and encrypt the sensitive folders.. However in a days that a computer, or a Laptop, can be bought for $300 to $400, there is No real point in sharing a computer with sensitive data. Jack (MVP-Networking). > Hi there, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > be > able to access my PC directly. How can I do this? |
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