XP File and permissions
The files and permissions in Windows XP seem complex.
Microsoft has released an article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base, but after reading that, it describes in detail the infinity of a security system based on a 1-5 scale. However, if you are looking for this scale, 1 to 5 in the settings of your interface, you can get a little confused. These figures can be found everywhere.
1 to 5 to Microsoft means nothing for the user and is in no way in practice to secure their facilities. Enter the screen saver. We are here for you to explain.
The security settings of the user is in fact in the context of access to reading, writing, shared folders and password protection. These features are in Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional, but the functions work only if the operating system is installed with the NTFS file system. FAT32 is not compatible with the permissions for files that are described here.
You can install Windows XP in NTFS, but you must use a FAT32 file system, when used with a dual-boot and want the contents of your Windows 95, 98, Me or XP partition. Your file is not carved in the installation of Windows XP. You can always use your FAT32 file system to NTFS without losing data, but the transition is only one stage.
There is nothing reproduced from NTFS to FAT32, if you have a copy of Partition Magic. Microsoft recommends that you install Windows XP Home with FAT32 if you have multiple operating systems on your computer or your hard drive less than 32 GB.
If you have Windows XP Home or Professional, NTFS works, you can hide all of your files and folders from prying eyes. When setting up multiple user accounts on a computer, any user with administrator access can see the documents in other folders in “My Documents”. To protect a folder, click the right mouse button, select Properties, click on the tab that says “Sharing” and then select “make this folder/file private.” Nobody, not even a system administrator can limit access to most of these records and they are kept secret.
Each file or folder in the folder you changed the settings of, they will be hidden inside the folder. If the administrator does not have a password, Windows XP will ask you to make a password on the user or risk the danger of their private work to the public’s eyes. No password for the Windows XP user means that none of your files are protected.
A person who is a guest or a user without administrator privileges cannot view the contents of another user in the folder “My Documents”, even if not explicitly private. The user with limited privileges can also to protect their documents from the eyes of the Administration. Windows XP is all about the user’s privacy.