"Malke" wrote:

> Scott wrote:
>
> > I have three computers on a Home network, each running XP
> > Professional. I want to share some of the files to all users on the
> > network, and limit access to one person. Its easy giving everyone
> > access to the general folders. However, I can't figure out how to
> > exclude the one user from the selected folders. What I'm trying to do
> > is remove the "Everyone" permission for the selected folders, and add
> > permissions to the two clients who want to share the folder. My
> > problem is that I can't specify their individual computer under "From
> > this location". All I ever see is the local machine, and I can't
> > identify or enter the client machine. If I'm Tom on Computer A, how do
> > I allow Betty access to Computer A from her machine, Computer B?
> >     Thanks much!
> >       Scott
>
> Since you have XP Pro, you've got the tools you need. Create a new user
> group and add the users who should have access (not forgetting to add
> yourself and Administrator). Now set your permissions on the share
> accordingly. Here's an example:
>
> Make a new user group called "Marketing". Add all the Marketing people
> (and yourself and Administrator) to that group but none of the
> Production people. Now go to a share - let's called it "Marketing
> Reports". Assign permissions to it so that only the Marketing group can
> read/write to that folder. When someone who is not in the Marketing
> group tries to access that folder, s/he will be denied access.
>
> Malke
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"Malke" wrote:

> Scott wrote:
>
> > Malke,
> > Thanks for your help. This seems clear, except, how do I creat a new
> > user group? Do you mean workgroup, or user group (as in Power Users),
> > or something else all together.
> >    Sorry I'm slow....
> >      Scott
>
> You're not slow - don't apologize for asking for more information. You
> need to make a new user group. Go to the Administrative Tools applet in
> Control Panel. From there, double-click Computer Management. Then
> expand Local Users and Groups. Then left-click (in the left panel) on
> Groups. Now click on Action in the File menu. Now choose New Group.
> Take it away, Scott!
>
> Malke
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> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>