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XP security permissions
From: "J. Yoon" <supercool9000 () hotmail com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 06:07:08 -0500
Please advise on a proper way to set folder permissions on XPwithout having my programs crash and other friends/users complaining too much.
I want to give full permission to myself and administrators. The other 2 accounts "friends/family" in my box, i don't want them to mess with any system settings but still want to give them the option of installing some softwares at a designated folder, run MS office/webbrowse/messenger/games...
As for everyone else, is it possible to default deny all access? Seems like when I put Deny Everyone, it denies access to even myself.
1) In the Program Files folder and WINDOWS folder, which folders should I be giving read/write/modify permissions to so that programs don't fail when limited/guest users run the programs? 2) Which folders need SYSTEM and USER?I noticed that WINDOWS folder had some of these id's present in the security tab.
3) how should the hidden system folders, page file, recycle, system volume information folders
be set to and to whom shoudl perms be given? 4) how about Program Files/MSN Messenger, Program Files/Microsoft Office Sound /video card driver directories, anti virus, firewall dirs i noticed that some programs need write privilages to run properly should normal users have modify privilages as well for some programs? if so which? _________________________________________________________________Let the new MSN Premium Internet Software make the most of your high-speed experience. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=byoa/prem&ST=1
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