Networking Password for XP

I have a network and want to share files on my computer but want to restrict them with a password. I am running XP and cannot find anywhere where to put a password. Am I overlooking something?

JC

 

Password protecting network files

Try this link; http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/cryptographyetc/efs.mspx
This may only work on XP Pro. You can't use the encryption on the home version. If all else look thru these; http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&q=Password%20protect%20shared%20network%20files%20for%20windows%20XP
Good luck and hope this helps, cleatus

 

since xp is multiuser, u can just employ normal security to make a file/folder available (or not available) to any user or group. xp pro is MUCH better at this in that u can turn off 'simple file sharing' and then set user/group/everyone attributes to anything more or less.

so if user joe w/ password xxx is listed as the only user w/ read (or more) access to folder Y, then no one else cept admin group members can see folder Y.

 

xp password

thanks for all the info!
JC

 

just wonderin....is there any kind of shareware program that i can use?