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Tiger1970

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#72351 24-Nov-2010 20:26
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Hi there i have multiple PC's laptops and desktops running windows 7 and i have some files and folders i need access to on them from my main laptop

i am wondering if it is possible to access them from my laptop by going to the network and clicking on the pc in there but also so that you need a password to access them

For example there is a folder called 'test' on a desktop called 'testdesktop' that is wired to my main router

My laptop which is called 'mylaptop' which is wirelessly connected to my main router

i want to be able to share the folder 'test' on the pc 'testdesktop' so that i can access it from 'mylaptop'
i want to put a username and password on the folder 'test' so that only i can access it and not anyone else 

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heretohelp
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  #410006 26-Nov-2010 18:24
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sorry i may have miss understood.

first thing is first . this is how i understand it

you Have already managed to set up this "test" folder so that you can read and write from any computer to it , now you want to set up a password just for that folder?




Hu? did i do that?
16Mb (EDO RAM), K6-II processor, 2Mb of onboard graphics. 32k dial up modem. 12 speed CD ROM. 5¼-inch floppy drive. 500Mb HDD.



heretohelp
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  #410007 26-Nov-2010 18:31
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you could try use permisions

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc726004.aspx
basic guide

not sure if that is going to help, not exactly for windows 7 but the general principle is the same




Hu? did i do that?
16Mb (EDO RAM), K6-II processor, 2Mb of onboard graphics. 32k dial up modem. 12 speed CD ROM. 5¼-inch floppy drive. 500Mb HDD.

wdoa
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  #410024 26-Nov-2010 19:27
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If all the computers are just in a WORKGROUP then, if you create the same username and password on all the computers, and this user has Administrative rights, then pass-thru authentication will mean you can access all the files and shares on those computers. To NOT allow pass-thru authentication you would need different usernames passowrds on each computer, does that make sense, then to password protect folders, you would need to know the username and password on the remote computer. This would be in the form Username:Computername\username
password:Password

On Windows 7 this would need to be NOT the Administrator user.



Tiger1970

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  #410267 27-Nov-2010 19:48
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@ Heretohelp

Yes i have setup a user account with administrator priveleges and now i can access the folder but now i would like to put a password on that folder so any other administrator cant access it

 

heretohelp
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  #410285 27-Nov-2010 21:16
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you should be able to just adjust permisions on it i think. see the link i posted above that may point you in the correct direction




Hu? did i do that?
16Mb (EDO RAM), K6-II processor, 2Mb of onboard graphics. 32k dial up modem. 12 speed CD ROM. 5¼-inch floppy drive. 500Mb HDD.

oneit
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  #416808 13-Dec-2010 22:37
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Hi Tiger not sure if you've sorted this out yet but basically what you'll need to do is have multiple administrators on the computers and have a password on your one. Then right click on your desktop folder you want to share and click the security tab. Click edit to change the permissions and remove all the other administrator names except the one you want access for.

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