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(The information for method 3 of this workaround was taken from a Newsgroup post by Gilles Pion on November 14, 2001.)
Anyone who has used Windows XP Home on a network will immediately notice that it is severely impaired when it comes to file sharing. First of all, the only option the user is given is whether or not a file/folder should be shared...there is no choice as to who has access to which files; this is an all or none option. This is what Microsoft likes to call Simple File Sharing. Windows XP Pro allows simple file sharing to be turned off through an option under Folder options, but this option does not appear in the Home edition. In addition, XP Home does not allow you to share the Program Files folder, the Documents and Settings folder, or the WINNT folder, which can be extremely annoying if you wish to share all your programs with other computers on the network. Of course, you can still share each directory under Program Files and Documents and Settings individually, but this is a waste of time. The following are some ways to access the Windows 2000-style security that is still intrinsically built into XP Home.
Method 1
Booting the computer in safe mode will reveal that Windows XP Home does indeed still function on traditional NTFS security. In safe mode, right-clicking on a file/folder and choosing Sharing and Security will display the properties sheet for the file/folder, but you will also notice that the Security tab is now present as well. While this method will work, it is not recommended since any security changes made in Normal mode will overwrite the changes that have been made in safe mode.
Method 2
The second method for accessing NTFS security in Windows XP Home is through the CACLS.EXE utility. This utility comes with XP Home and is used for changing the Access Control Lists (ACLs), which are used by Windows to keep track of user permissions/security. Search the Internet for more information on using this control-line utility.
Method 3 (RECOMMENDED METHOD)
This is the method of choice for setting user security permission in Windows XP Home. It is very easy to install and will bring back the Security tab in Normal mode.
1.) Download the NT 4 Security Configuration Manager from http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/recommended/scm/default.asp.
2.) Run the scesp4i.exe file and extract all files to a temporary directory.
3.) Right-click on the setup.inf file and choose the install option.
4.) Answer no if asked to overwrite essent.dll.
You will now be able to access the Security tab as shown above.
This information was taken from http://www.scottxp.com/winxp.php
Anyone who has used Windows XP Home on a network will immediately notice that it is severely impaired when it comes to file sharing. First of all, the only option the user is given is whether or not a file/folder should be shared...there is no choice as to who has access to which files; this is an all or none option. This is what Microsoft likes to call Simple File Sharing. Windows XP Pro allows simple file sharing to be turned off through an option under Folder options, but this option does not appear in the Home edition. In addition, XP Home does not allow you to share the Program Files folder, the Documents and Settings folder, or the WINNT folder, which can be extremely annoying if you wish to share all your programs with other computers on the network. Of course, you can still share each directory under Program Files and Documents and Settings individually, but this is a waste of time. The following are some ways to access the Windows 2000-style security that is still intrinsically built into XP Home.
Method 1
Booting the computer in safe mode will reveal that Windows XP Home does indeed still function on traditional NTFS security. In safe mode, right-clicking on a file/folder and choosing Sharing and Security will display the properties sheet for the file/folder, but you will also notice that the Security tab is now present as well. While this method will work, it is not recommended since any security changes made in Normal mode will overwrite the changes that have been made in safe mode.
Method 2
The second method for accessing NTFS security in Windows XP Home is through the CACLS.EXE utility. This utility comes with XP Home and is used for changing the Access Control Lists (ACLs), which are used by Windows to keep track of user permissions/security. Search the Internet for more information on using this control-line utility.
Method 3 (RECOMMENDED METHOD)
This is the method of choice for setting user security permission in Windows XP Home. It is very easy to install and will bring back the Security tab in Normal mode.
1.) Download the NT 4 Security Configuration Manager from http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/recommended/scm/default.asp.
2.) Run the scesp4i.exe file and extract all files to a temporary directory.
3.) Right-click on the setup.inf file and choose the install option.
4.) Answer no if asked to overwrite essent.dll.
You will now be able to access the Security tab as shown above.
This information was taken from http://www.scottxp.com/winxp.php
