Access Control (Windows XP)

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Hi guys,
I recently had to reformat my HDD (Was merging 2 Partitions and it went pear shaped). I have put win XP Pro back on and re established my network, i used to be able to right click on any file or folder, click properties and a security tab would be there, i could then choose access rights to the file or folder for each user or user group. This facility has dissappeared. Does anyone know how to get this feature back? I am on a workgroup not a domain.

Thanks In Advance
Jamie

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Sounds like you formatted the drive with the FAT32 file system. To check and see if that’s the case, right click on the drive letter in Explorer and select Properties. Access control is a feature of NTFS.

If you have FAT32, you can convert the drive by going to a command prompt (Start – Run – CMD) and entering CONVERT {drive_letter}. Make sure you have a backup first.

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Nope, the drive is formatted with NTFS.

Jambo

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Make sure you logon as Administrator or to user profile with administrative rights;

Click Start | Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Computer Management;

On the left pane, click System Tools | Shared Folders | Shares;

From Action menu choose New File Share and follow the wizard.

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Cheers Cowboy, it was that simple, i must have enabled it by accident on my last install.

Thanks again
Jambo

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