I am a new XP user trying to experiment with web shares. I installed IIS and
created a folder on my desktop. I selected the folder and right clicked
properties, here I selected web sharing. However, it is my understanding that
I also need to assign NTFS permissions.

The Secuity tab does not exist inside the properties dialog box for the
webshare or any files inside the webshare.

How do I assign NTFS permissions for Web Shares on my XP Prof. computer???

Thanks
Tittus

"Tittus" wrote:

> I am a new XP user trying to experiment with web shares. I installed IIS and
> created a folder on my desktop. I selected the folder and right clicked
> properties, here I selected web sharing. However, it is my understanding that
> I also need to assign NTFS permissions.
>
> The Secuity tab does not exist inside the properties dialog box for the
> webshare or any files inside the webshare.
>
> How do I assign NTFS permissions for Web Shares on my XP Prof. computer???
>
> Thanks
> Tittus

Tittus,

If your XP Professional computer is not a member of a domain (i.e. it's a
workgroup computer), then by default the security tab doesn't appear in the
properties dialog for a file/folder. The good news is there is an easy
workaround. It goes without saying that editing the registry can be dangerous.
Open the registry editor. Go to Start -> Run, type 'Regedit' (without
quotes) and press OK. In the registry editor, expand
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\LSA
and locate the 'ForceGuest' DWORD key. Double-click the ForceGuest key and
change the value to 0 (the default value for XP Professional workgroup
computers is 1). Close the registry editor. Now the security tab should be
available in the properties dialog for files/folders.
You can also refer to http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290403.

Hope that helps,

Ronald Nissley
MCP

This can be achieved from the Local Security Policy in Administrative
Tools. Under Local Policies / Security Options, change Network Access:
Sharing and security model for local accounts from Guest to Classic.