[gregg]

For some reason my admin account is the only one that can access files in the
'Shared Documents' folder. I thought this folder was suppose to be
accessible to every login on my system. What the heck happened? I get a
'You don't have the proper permissions' error thrown up...very annoying.

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Are you running XP Home or Pro? Big difference. However, you need to ensure that the Everyone group has the access rights you wish to grant.

XP PRO: In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, View and uncheck Use Simple File Sharing. Now, when you right click on a drive, folder or file (on an NTFS partition) and select Properties, you'll see a Security tab. Here you can assign or deny permissions based on user name or user group membership.

XP Home: By default, you can only make files and folders under My Documents "private". This is done by right clicking a folder or file and selecting Properties, Sharing. To change the permissions on other folders, you need to boot the computer to Safe Mode and log in on the built in Administrator account. In this mode, you'll see the Security tab in Properties, and you can assign permissions based on user name or group membership.

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308419

HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a Shared Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;307874


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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"gregg" <gregg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6E64AE94-0151-4487-B0A8-119A5D5BFFF9@microsoft.com...
> For some reason my admin account is the only one that can access files in the
> 'Shared Documents' folder. I thought this folder was suppose to be
> accessible to every login on my system. What the heck happened? I get a
> 'You don't have the proper permissions' error thrown up...very annoying.