Can't find Permissions option in XP Home

I see several posts advising people to right click a file
or directory, click on properties, security tab and
permissions to grant or deny user account permissions.
When I click properties, there is no security tab, and no
reference to permissions. I have Windows XP Home
Edition. Am I missing something?

I think this is because the drive is not formatted as NTFS...

Correct me if I am wrong though...

Chris

"Jeff" <jfwsmith@msn.com> wrote in message
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> I see several posts advising people to right click a file
> or directory, click on properties, security tab and
> permissions to grant or deny user account permissions.
> When I click properties, there is no security tab, and no
> reference to permissions. I have Windows XP Home
> Edition. Am I missing something?

Open Run,type - regedit - and select - edit. You'll find
permissions there.

>-----Original Message-----
>I see several posts advising people to right click a

file

>or directory, click on properties, security tab and
>permissions to grant or deny user account permissions.
>When I click properties, there is no security tab, and

no

>reference to permissions. I have Windows XP Home
>Edition. Am I missing something?
>.
>

No, its because he's running XP Home. The only time the Security tab is
visible in XP Home is when:

A) The hard disk is formatted NTFS
B) You're logged into the built-in Administrator account, via Safe Mode.

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"Chris Tate-Davies" <chris.tatedavies@ceta.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I think this is because the drive is not formatted as NTFS...
>
> Correct me if I am wrong though...
>
> Chris
>
> "Jeff" <jfwsmith@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:1c6301c37380$5680de00$a101280a@phx.gbl...

>
>

"Jeff" <jfwsmith@msn.com> schreef in bericht
news:1c6301c37380$5680de00$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> I see several posts advising people to right click a file
> or directory, click on properties, security tab and
> permissions to grant or deny user account permissions.
> When I click properties, there is no security tab, and no
> reference to permissions. I have Windows XP Home
> Edition. Am I missing something?

If you are not joined to a domain or are running Windows XP Home Edition and
want to view the Security tab, view the Set, View, Change, or Remove File
and Folder Permissions section in this article.

Troubleshooting
If the Security tab is not available and you cannot configure permissions
for users and groups:
a.. The file or folder that you want to apply permissions to is not on an
NTFS file system drive. You can set permissions only on drives that are
formatted to use the NTFS file system.
b.. Simple file sharing is enabled. By default, simplified sharing is
enabled in Windows XP unless you are on a domain. To work around this
behavior, disable Simplified Sharing.
c.. Note that you cannot disable simplified sharing in Microsoft Windows
XP Home Edition.

Réponse à "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> daté Fri, 5 Sep 2003
21:13:22 -0400 posté dans microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin:

>No, its because he's running XP Home. The only time the Security tab is
>visible in XP Home is when:

Not really, there is an (undocumented) option to make the security tab
appear in home edition:

http://www.google.com/groups?selm=O%...&output=gplain

(i'm still surprised so few people know about this trick, my original
post is dated 14 Nov 2001)
--
Gilles

Testing it now, Gilles. If it works on XP Home SP1, then very, very cool

Ok, its been tried on XP Home running under Virtual PC. And its VERY, VERY
cool!! Just so long as MS doesn't move, or remove the download! <G>

Thanks, Gillies. This has been added to my site, with full credit given.

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"Gilles Pion" <dave.null@netcourrier.com> wrote in message
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> Réponse à "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> daté Fri, 5 Sep 2003
> 21:13:22 -0400 posté dans microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin:
>

>
> Not really, there is an (undocumented) option to make the security tab
> appear in home edition:
>
>

http://www.google.com/groups?selm=O%...&output=gplain

>
> (i'm still surprised so few people know about this trick, my original
> post is dated 14 Nov 2001)
> --
> Gilles

The basics are available in XP home too. Therefore I have written an
extension that brings up the security tab in XP Home as well (no
hack). Feel free to download the installer (checked for viruses of
cause) at:

http://www.fajo.de/sware/files/xpfse...t_Setup_EN.exe

This is a multilingual version (English, German,Dutch).

Falk

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 21:13:22 -0400, "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org>
wrote:

>No, its because he's running XP Home. The only time the Security tab is
>visible in XP Home is when:
>
>A) The hard disk is formatted NTFS
>B) You're logged into the built-in Administrator account, via Safe Mode.

Thanks, I'll give it a look, but I'll have to do another Home install to do
it.

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Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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"Falk John" <support@fajo de.nospam> wrote in message
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> The basics are available in XP home too. Therefore I have written an
> extension that brings up the security tab in XP Home as well (no
> hack). Feel free to download the installer (checked for viruses of
> cause) at:
>
> http://www.fajo.de/sware/files/xpfse...t_Setup_EN.exe
>
> This is a multilingual version (English, German,Dutch).
>
> Falk
>
> On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 21:13:22 -0400, "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org>
> wrote:
>

>