Chapter 32. Controlling Access to Files and Folders

Controlling Access to Files and Folders

When two or more people use the same computer, how do you keep each user from snooping in files and folders that should be private? How do you allow easy access to files that should be shared? And how do you keep untrained users from accidentally wiping out important files? The Sharing wizard in Windows Vista makes it easy to share files with other users on the same computer and with users who connect to your computer over the network.

For most people, the Sharing wizard does everything ...

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