How to Set Individual File and Folder Permissions in XP Home

In Windows XP Professional, you can easily set file and folder (NTFS) permissions to control which users can access particular files or folders, either across the network or locally. XP Home Edition makes it more difficult, but it can still be done. You have to restart the computer and log on in Safe Mode. Now you can right click the file or folder on which you want to set permissions, right click it, select Properties, and click the Security tab. Here you can specify the accounts that should have permission to access the file or folder. Note that the file or folder must be on an NTFS partition for this to work.

 

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