Vista - Other users accesing my files and folders.

can someone tell me how to block other users of my pc from accessing files
inside my account? I have tested to see if someone can see my files and the
computer says that Windows needs permission to access my files, I figured
after this my password would need to be entered but all you have to do is
click okay and anyone has access to all my files. can some please tell me how
to change this?

Vista Home premium is my OS

If you password-protect the administrative account that shows in the UAC
prompt, just clicking OK won't be enough. Only people who know that password
will be able to get past that UAC prompt to where they can get to your
files.


"Adrian" <Adrian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8D35FBE0-4E7E-42A8-8D41-A1FA73B20A61@microsoft.com...
> can someone tell me how to block other users of my pc from accessing files
> inside my account? I have tested to see if someone can see my files and
> the
> computer says that Windows needs permission to access my files, I figured
> after this my password would need to be entered but all you have to do is
> click okay and anyone has access to all my files. can some please tell me
> how
> to change this?
>
> Vista Home premium is my OS

That's what I thought would happen until I saw someone playing music from
some of my files. I went back and tried to get into another admin. account on
my pc and the prompt for permission comes up it says I don't have permission
to access that users files. It then says the computer needs permission I
press okay and then I'm in. After that there are no more prompts i can access
those files whenever I want. I've blocked file-sharing and enabled password
protection yet people I don't want snooping in my files are free to roam.

"Puppy Breath" wrote:

> If you password-protect the administrative account that shows in the UAC
> prompt, just clicking OK won't be enough. Only people who know that password
> will be able to get past that UAC prompt to where they can get to your
> files.
>
>
> "Adrian" <Adrian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8D35FBE0-4E7E-42A8-8D41-A1FA73B20A61@microsoft.com...
> > can someone tell me how to block other users of my pc from accessing files
> > inside my account? I have tested to see if someone can see my files and
> > the
> > computer says that Windows needs permission to access my files, I figured
> > after this my password would need to be entered but all you have to do is
> > click okay and anyone has access to all my files. can some please tell me
> > how
> > to change this?
> >
> > Vista Home premium is my OS
>
>
>

Anybody?


"Adrian" wrote:

> That's what I thought would happen until I saw someone playing music from
> some of my files. I went back and tried to get into another admin. account on
> my pc and the prompt for permission comes up it says I don't have permission
> to access that users files. It then says the computer needs permission I
> press okay and then I'm in. After that there are no more prompts i can access
> those files whenever I want. I've blocked file-sharing and enabled password
> protection yet people I don't want snooping in my files are free to roam.
>
> "Puppy Breath" wrote:
>
> > If you password-protect the administrative account that shows in the UAC
> > prompt, just clicking OK won't be enough. Only people who know that password
> > will be able to get past that UAC prompt to where they can get to your
> > files.
> >
> >
> > "Adrian" <Adrian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:8D35FBE0-4E7E-42A8-8D41-A1FA73B20A61@microsoft.com...
> > > can someone tell me how to block other users of my pc from accessing files
> > > inside my account? I have tested to see if someone can see my files and
> > > the
> > > computer says that Windows needs permission to access my files, I figured
> > > after this my password would need to be entered but all you have to do is
> > > click okay and anyone has access to all my files. can some please tell me
> > > how
> > > to change this?
> > >
> > > Vista Home premium is my OS
> >
> >
> >

Anybody?

"Adrian" wrote:

> That's what I thought would happen until I saw someone playing music from
> some of my files. I went back and tried to get into another admin. account on
> my pc and the prompt for permission comes up it says I don't have permission
> to access that users files. It then says the computer needs permission I
> press okay and then I'm in. After that there are no more prompts i can access
> those files whenever I want. I've blocked file-sharing and enabled password
> protection yet people I don't want snooping in my files are free to roam.
>
> "Puppy Breath" wrote:
>
> > If you password-protect the administrative account that shows in the UAC
> > prompt, just clicking OK won't be enough. Only people who know that password
> > will be able to get past that UAC prompt to where they can get to your
> > files.
> >
> >
> > "Adrian" <Adrian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:8D35FBE0-4E7E-42A8-8D41-A1FA73B20A61@microsoft.com...
> > > can someone tell me how to block other users of my pc from accessing files
> > > inside my account? I have tested to see if someone can see my files and
> > > the
> > > computer says that Windows needs permission to access my files, I figured
> > > after this my password would need to be entered but all you have to do is
> > > click okay and anyone has access to all my files. can some please tell me
> > > how
> > > to change this?
> > >
> > > Vista Home premium is my OS
> >
> >
> >

Are all of the other users also Administrators? If so, then they have
complete access by using their own Administrator token.
You might want to consider encrypting your personal files. Right-click on
the folders that you want to encrypt, select Properties, Advanced. There is
a checkbox to encrypt.

Before encrypting anything, search the Help and Support for encryption.
There are some useful articles there with explanations and procedures.

--
Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
"Adrian" <Adrian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:77160AB5-61C3-4000-BAFF-29365BAF4B8E@microsoft.com...
> Anybody?
>
> "Adrian" wrote:
>
>> That's what I thought would happen until I saw someone playing music from
>> some of my files. I went back and tried to get into another admin.
>> account on
>> my pc and the prompt for permission comes up it says I don't have
>> permission
>> to access that users files. It then says the computer needs permission I
>> press okay and then I'm in. After that there are no more prompts i can
>> access
>> those files whenever I want. I've blocked file-sharing and enabled
>> password
>> protection yet people I don't want snooping in my files are free to roam.
>>
>> "Puppy Breath" wrote:
>>
>> > If you password-protect the administrative account that shows in the
>> > UAC
>> > prompt, just clicking OK won't be enough. Only people who know that
>> > password
>> > will be able to get past that UAC prompt to where they can get to your
>> > files.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Adrian" <Adrian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:8D35FBE0-4E7E-42A8-8D41-A1FA73B20A61@microsoft.com...
>> > > can someone tell me how to block other users of my pc from accessing
>> > > files
>> > > inside my account? I have tested to see if someone can see my files
>> > > and
>> > > the
>> > > computer says that Windows needs permission to access my files, I
>> > > figured
>> > > after this my password would need to be entered but all you have to
>> > > do is
>> > > click okay and anyone has access to all my files. can some please
>> > > tell me
>> > > how
>> > > to change this?
>> > >
>> > > Vista Home premium is my OS
>> >
>> >
>> >