Lock XP Folders

[astcell]

You can always burn a CD and hide that...

[Sante]

You can do that via gpedit and secpol.msc

Set user right permissions (R\W) in various folders etc...

[Sante]

thats if they have windows xp pro or server2003, home edition does not have that and if you want to do such a thing you would have to reboot into safe mode and set folder permission from there through right clicking > properties >security I believe.

You can set share share permissions also in xp home

Start\run\ and type SHRPUBW

A window will pop up (create a shared folder)

You browse to the folder you want to share.
Give a name to the share and click next, on the next screen check custom.

In the CUSTOM screen you will see a screen just like the one we see in XP Pro.
You can select groups, users, etc. And set the permissions to your liking.

[NeoThermic]

thats if they have windows xp pro or server2003, home edition does not have that and if you want to do such a thing you would have to reboot into safe mode and set folder permission from there through right clicking > properties >security I believe.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_home_sectab.htm

How to get the secuirty tab in XP home.

Actually a good site, worth a read if you want to do more with the OS

NeoThermic

[TheCotMan]

Sorry. This question bugged me too much to let this thread die.

I have to share a computer with my brother, I need a way to lock my folder without him being able to get into it. Because he and I are too lazy to change accounts (mostly he) after we are done with the computer we share the administrative account. I am alot more 'computer savy' than he is. In other words, all he knows how to do is instant message and play games. I need a free way to lock him out of my personal folder so he cant view my files and aplications. Any Ideas? thanks

Technically speaking, "you can't get there from here."

You provide an example where the primary underlying assumptions for security are violated: shared physical access.

If you use filesystem protection, he can boot from an alternate OS and read/write your files (even ntfs with various NTFS projects under linux from the kernel based ntfs modules with ro support and experimental rw, through to the "wine-like" use of MS API/DLL for NTFS and FS calls to NTFS.)

If you use encryption of some sort, then keyloggers can steal your passphrase or password.

If you use gpg, and a keylogger is used, then there is risk for violations to break your web of trust, and harm the web of trust used by other users with whom you have generated lists of rules for rated with trusts.

Physical access is assumed to be limited to authorized users in many security models. (There are some obvious exceptions with government security ratings for systems, and others outside of OS, but many of these require specialized hardware, or access to limited hardware such as only the keyboard, mouse and a CRT/LCD.)

Technically, you can't get there from here, is valid. What the forum members here have provided you are methods, with which you can increase the level of difficulty for the other user with physical access to your data, but you should not fool yourself into thinking that a skilled user (such as a member in this forum) could not gain access to it, or that your brother (with some education) can also be stopped.

The closest thing that has been provided as a more secure method for storage of your data was provided by astcell with the idea that you store all of your data on removable media, but due to the way that many MS Apps work, you will likely have leakage of information to the local physical disk(s).

Also, there are methods to retain data read on removable media as well, and duplicate it, but you have google to help with that if you really want more on that.

The answers provided so far do a very good job of providing the best possible answers with which to solve your proposed problem which includes a question and scenario (your original request) which is fundamentally flawed.

Most users will have problems defeating the various suggestions provided, but you should know shared physical access violates an implied security model by the vendors of the OS for file access and control.

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Similar issues can be found with ssh. By itself, ssh's primary role is to provide an encrypted, session and connection over an insecure network. The ssh model has an implied assumption that both the client and server are secured *absolutely*. If either the client or the server are not exclusively under your control, then there is risk for ssh-based sessions: from trojans, to memory scans and use of /dev/kmem or other /proc fu, passphrases, passwords, session keys, most anything in ssh is at risk.

To ask how to make a remote server (not under your control) safe to use while ssh-ing from, in order to get to other hosts is just as much an impossible task as the one you have requested here from the many talented and experienced users of this forum.

Best answer from me:
"Hey doc, this thing is broken when I do this."
Answer: "Then don't do this." (share physical access.)
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[laurelinsleaves]

hiding files - right click on the file, slect properties, and under the genral tab in attributes select the hidden option.

to locate hidden files - use windows explorer to open the folder in which the hidden folder resides, select folder options from tools, click the veiw tab, under advanced settings, locate hidden files and folders option, click show hidden files and folders radio button, to hide again reverse process.

[murakami]

hiding files - right click on the file, slect properties, and under the genral tab in attributes select the hidden option.

to locate hidden files - use windows explorer to open the folder in which the hidden folder resides, select folder options from tools, click the veiw tab, under advanced settings, locate hidden files and folders option, click show hidden files and folders radio button, to hide again reverse process.

too many clicks

use attrib, its faster than clicking through all that crap

[laurelinsleaves]

too many clicks

use attrib, its faster than clicking through all that crap

supose it was a bit to many epecially since hes to lazy just to make a seperat account

[hitman45]

ok now your problem is easyily solved with a few code editing to the folder properties go the the http://www.SUB7.net site then look up the sister site in news then go to downloads type in password folders and "vouala" you can download a wordpad file to awnser your question and password the file (if he enters incorrect password he will be redirected to somewhere else in your HD ie my documents

=or quicker go to my site www.htiman45.tk and go the hacking section and the site is there starts with an www.E.....=
k sorry i just cant grab the site name but this damn pc has a net nanny i cant bypass!

ohya my site sucks cause my pc crashed a whileago and i cant work on it with out my pc!:(

[hitman45]

ok great my web site is down i just checked if i get the net nanny down again and i typed in my site and they unreged me from my name
Grrr....................
ill have it back up in no time
ok prob by friday