Group: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
From: "VanguardLH"
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2008 1:04 AM
Subject: Re: Hide files from casual users?

"Bill" wrote in message news:O$u57YbdIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Is there a set of permissions that can be applied to a file or
> folder
> that would allow a user to open the file in Notepad or some other
> program if they know the full path and name of the file but would
> not
> allow that user to see the file in Windows Explorer?
>
> The files exist in a folder on an XP Pro machine and are accessed
> via
> from another PC via a mapped drive.


Right-click on the folder, Properties, Security, Advanced button. Use
File -> Help and Support to search on "permissions", then click on the
entry simply labelled "Permissions", click on "File and Folder
Permissions" to see what they mean.