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07-22-2008
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| | standard users can see administrators desktop files when uac is on Hi Standard users can see and access my desktop files but I am the administrator. Should this be the case. If not, does anybody know what I can I do to prevent them from accessing my files? Many thanks, Mike. |
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07-23-2008
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| | RE: standard users can see administrators desktop files when uac is on Try this: -Go to the folder that is being shared by users and Stop Sharing -Example: C:\Users\username -Right click Desktop folder -Desktop Properties -Sharing -Choose Stop sharing More information about Sharing files and folders in Help and Support -- oscar  ....Right click is your best friend... "oknowigetit" wrote: Quote: > Hi > Standard users can see and access my desktop files but I am the > administrator. Should this be the case. If not, does anybody know what I can > I do to prevent them from accessing my files? > Many thanks, > Mike. |
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07-23-2008
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| VISTA PREMIUM 64bit | Re: standard users can see administrators desktop files when uac is on is the account security function enabled? the one that makes you approve every single task |
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07-23-2008
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| | RE: standard users can see administrators desktop files when uac i Hey Oscar, Thanks for that. Tried it and it works well. It appears the security on my user files was gave others permission (family pc) to access my files. I've used right-click and re-configured security permissions and it works fine. I think I may have tried to access my files from their user name (logged in as standard user) at one stage. When asked for permission to view the folder I gave in my password and got through. I thought this would be a once off situation, and if that user tried again they would be asked for permission/password again. Is this not the case ie. does vista simply remember the request and not ask for permission again next time an attempt is made to access this folder? Appreciate yr support here. oknowigetit. "oscar" wrote: Quote: > Try this: > > -Go to the folder that is being shared by users and Stop Sharing > > -Example: C:\Users\username > > -Right click Desktop folder > > -Desktop Properties > > -Sharing > > -Choose Stop sharing > > More information about Sharing files and folders in Help and Support > > -- > oscar > > ...Right click is your best friend... > > > "oknowigetit" wrote: > Quote: > > Hi > > Standard users can see and access my desktop files but I am the > > administrator. Should this be the case. If not, does anybody know what I can > > I do to prevent them from accessing my files? > > Many thanks, > > Mike. |
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07-23-2008
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| | Re: standard users can see administrators desktop files when uac i Hi Puncrawq, Thanks for yr assistance here. You suggestion may tie in with my additional comment above. UAC was/is enabled. I'm wondering if I need to reset it somehow once I gave accesses to my folder from another users account, but I thought that was a temporary access? All the best, oknowigetit "Puncrawq" wrote: Quote: > > is the account security function enabled? the one that makes you approve > every single task > > > -- > Puncrawq > |
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07-23-2008
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| | RE: standard users can see administrators desktop files when uac i Hi Oscar, Just checked 'sharing' options on folder and they were set to 'not shared'. I think the security tab's setting needed adjustment (which has been done now) though I'm wondering if I this is over-rided *permanently* once a standard user views the files using the administrator password? Am I on the right track? Thanks again for yr help, oknowigetit. "oknowigetit" wrote: Quote: > Hey Oscar, > Thanks for that. Tried it and it works well. It appears the security on my > user files was gave others permission (family pc) to access my files. I've > used right-click and re-configured security permissions and it works fine. I > think I may have tried to access my files from their user name (logged in as > standard user) at one stage. When asked for permission to view the folder I > gave in my password and got through. I thought this would be a once off > situation, and if that user tried again they would be asked for > permission/password again. Is this not the case ie. does vista simply > remember the request and not ask for permission again next time an attempt is > made to access this folder? > Appreciate yr support here. > oknowigetit. > > "oscar" wrote: > Quote: > > Try this: > > > > -Go to the folder that is being shared by users and Stop Sharing > > > > -Example: C:\Users\username > > > > -Right click Desktop folder > > > > -Desktop Properties > > > > -Sharing > > > > -Choose Stop sharing > > > > More information about Sharing files and folders in Help and Support > > > > -- > > oscar > > > > ...Right click is your best friend... > > > > > > "oknowigetit" wrote: > > Quote: > > > Hi > > > Standard users can see and access my desktop files but I am the > > > administrator. Should this be the case. If not, does anybody know what I can > > > I do to prevent them from accessing my files? > > > Many thanks, > > > Mike. |
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