[SOLVED] how do you set file permissions with xp pro service pack 3

computerdummy08 · 08-04-2008, 11:18 PM

I am having problems settting the permissions in xp pro with service pack 3 for some reason it does not show the options like plain xp pro what happend with the sp3 update???? Let me see if I can find a way to post an attachment of a screen shot of what I am dealing with here, it is totally confusing, there is no setting permissions option at all???? Ok attachments is no working what is the problem here, I have an attachment of a screenshot, this should show you what I am talking about , This makes no sense what happened to the easy way? is there any way now? do I have to reinstall xp pro and turn off auto updates to make it the old easy way to set file permissions, I just built this comp and like 5 others, and the sp3 update came out at the same time now some things do not look the same. I first put vista on this comp I am using thinking that it had improved and would work, what a +_*)&^ joke that was, I opened up the control panel only to find it totally empty,I tried updating , blah blah blah , blah blah, went back to xp just to function, i am running a 4800+ amd x2 brisbane 65nm, 2 gigs ram, I have the rest of the spec somewhere around here but none of that affects how my os works. Has anyone seen this before or have any idea what is going on here? Any help is well wished for.

**justpassingby** · 08-05-2008, 03:42 AM

Hi computerdummy08 and welcome to TSF !

You mean there's no security tab when you right-click a file then click on properties ?

Make sure you've disabled simple file sharing : my computer => tools => folder options => view => untick "use simple file sharing" (bottom of the list).

computerdummy08 · 08-05-2008, 05:27 PM

Thanks I have never had that problem before. That was exactly the problem. I am not sure I have ever seen that simple folder sharing option before.

**nickster_uk** · 08-05-2008, 06:51 PM

The default option, even with SP2 was to have Simple File sharing enabled in XP Pro so that hasn't changed with SP3.

08-04-2008, 11:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
computerdummy08 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 4 OS: xp pro sp3	[SOLVED] how do you set file permissions with xp pro service pack 3 I am having problems settting the permissions in xp pro with service pack 3 for some reason it does not show the options like plain xp pro what happend with the sp3 update???? Let me see if I can find a way to post an attachment of a screen shot of what I am dealing with here, it is totally confusing, there is no setting permissions option at all???? Ok attachments is no working what is the problem here, I have an attachment of a screenshot, this should show you what I am talking about , This makes no sense what happened to the easy way? is there any way now? do I have to reinstall xp pro and turn off auto updates to make it the old easy way to set file permissions, I just built this comp and like 5 others, and the sp3 update came out at the same time now some things do not look the same. I first put vista on this comp I am using thinking that it had improved and would work, what a +_)&^ joke that was, I opened up the control panel only to find it totally empty,I tried updating , blah blah blah , blah blah, went back to xp just to function, i am running a 4800+ amd x2 brisbane 65nm, 2 gigs ram, I have the rest of the spec somewhere around here but none of that affects how my os works. Has anyone seen this before or have any idea what is going on here? Any help is well wished for. Last edited by computerdummy08; 08-04-2008 at 11:22 PM.*

08-05-2008, 03:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
justpassingby Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 6,219 OS: XP Home SP3 / Ubuntu My System	Re: how do you set file permissions with xp pro service pack 3 Hi computerdummy08 and welcome to TSF ! You mean there's no security tab when you right-click a file then click on properties ? Make sure you've disabled simple file sharing : my computer => tools => folder options => view => untick "use simple file sharing" (bottom of the list). __________________ Malware removal steps. Post your logs there and not here ! Posting system specs

08-05-2008, 05:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
computerdummy08 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 4 OS: xp pro sp3	Re: how do you set file permissions with xp pro service pack 3 Thanks I have never had that problem before. That was exactly the problem. I am not sure I have ever seen that simple folder sharing option before.

08-05-2008, 06:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Re: how do you set file permissions with xp pro service pack 3 The default option, even with SP2 was to have Simple File sharing enabled in XP Pro so that hasn't changed with SP3. __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?