Dan Grunberg @ 2004-Nov-21 2:23:33 PM "Windows XP Home's File Permiissions (slightly off topic but..)" <mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Recently I upgraded(?) to a Windows xP Home System. The lack of a > W2000-like concept of group permissions is most inconvenient. It's still very much so there; the GUI just won't let you edit ACLs. > I found these at TweakXP's Home page. > I thought I should solicit second opinions. > 1. Are the tweaks reversable? The first on is; the second one is not (without a format). > 2. Will the tweaks ever HAVE to be reversed? You will need to tweak permissions; you should not need to convert back to FAT32. > 3. Will tweaking XP Home hamper my ability to get XP Home updates > from Microsoft's and/or Compaq's website? Unless you go around messing with permissions on the Windows directory, no. You may now need to log in as an administrator to apply updates. <SNIP> > 5. Any other methods/tweaks I should consider? Spend the $50 and upgrade to XP Pro. Search for some other GUI program that will let you set permissions. > Setting File permissions on XP Home > =========================== > There's a tweak listed on the site for getting XP Pro security > settings on XP Home. <SNIP> > Quick Tip: In order to set file permission in windows XP Home, the > file system must already be converted to NTFS. For more information > on how to convert your file system, click here. > For more information on how to convert your file system to NTFS Click Instead of doing this, just boot into Safe Mode when you want to modify the permissions. > Convert FAT32 To NTFS > ================== > To change from FAT 32 to NTFS file system for more stability, > security and less fragmentation, open the command prompt and type: > Convert C: /FS:NTFS > "C" being the drive you wish to convert. Make sure there is a space > between the C: and the foward slash (/). Once you press enter it > will ask you for confirmation and press Y. Then press Y and enter > once more to reboot.. This also works for windows XP Home. You will need to be using NTFS to set permissions. You should already be have your disks formatted in NTFS. If not, you can use this, but it does not set ANY permissions. Formatting and re-installing Windows will set the default permissions correctly. If you disk is not already formatted as NTFS and you have little data on the disks, I would re-install Windows. -- Chris Quoting when replying to this message is good for your karma. Using The Bat! v3.0.1.33 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Accessing a POP3 mailbox. I just found the last bug.
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