Running Windows XP on a hard drive or partition with the NTFS file system has several advantages. One of them being a increase in system and file security because it is possible to alter file access rights on a per user base. Most Windows users do not know that it is possible to set those rights much similar to those on Linux and Unix systems.
The following rights can be given or denied to all users known to the system: Full Access, Modify, Read and Execute, Read, Write and Special. Please note that you need administration rights to modify those security permissions. Make sure you do not alter those settings for system administrators unless you really know what you are doing, you could lock yourself out easily.
Let me give you a practical example. You want to prevent that your two kids who use the computer as well alter certain system files or access some directories on the hard drive. Remove access to those folders and files by choosing the user account of your kids and checking Deny for every action that they should not be allowed to perform.
FaJo XP File Security Extension makes those options available in the context menu under the entry Edit Security. Once you click on that entry you see a list of all known user accounts and their rights.
The following rights can be given or denied to all users known to the system: Full Access, Modify, Read and Execute, Read, Write and Special. Please note that you need administration rights to modify those security permissions. Make sure you do not alter those settings for system administrators unless you really know what you are doing, you could lock yourself out easily.
Let me give you a practical example. You want to prevent that your two kids who use the computer as well alter certain system files or access some directories on the hard drive. Remove access to those folders and files by choosing the user account of your kids and checking Deny for every action that they should not be allowed to perform.
FaJo XP File Security Extension makes those options available in the context menu under the entry Edit Security. Once you click on that entry you see a list of all known user accounts and their rights.
