Networks network password protection

I am in an office setting, where my PC is the server that the other workstation gets its data off. My whole C drive is shared, and mapped on the other computer as the Z drive. I need a way to lock the other user out of one specifice confidential folder on my C drive, without interfering with the programs that use it - MS Word, Excel, etc.... any suggestions?

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is the c drive your only drive ?? if it is you could always try partioning it

if not you should be able to hide the folder with xp

 

Bad idea to share your whole C-drive, really
Best to share the folder(s) you want and keep your private stuff unshared. You can also set the hidden attribute for your folder and hope they won't see it.
If you're in a windows domain it's easy to set security, otherwise you'd need a 3rd party app.

 

Is it XP Pro? Could you just set up some permissions so that the other PC logs on to your PC with a different username which doesn't have access to the "Confidential" folder?

 

create a folder with all of the "Users" shared files in it, and share the root of that folder. then you should be able to save your own confidential stuff to your drive and they shouldn't be able to see it, this is ofcourse after turning off the share for your C drive.

 

i like the idea of using a firewall like sygate and only leting sone ips see

 

see there are about 10 tax software programs that all have their default directories on the C, and they are a pain to move, so I want to leave them, and continue to map them on the other computer as a Z drive. There are only 2 computers on the network, and there is no internet connection, the only fear is to keep the employee on the 2nd computer from seeing confidential documents that pertain only to me, and he doesnt belong looking at. Hiding the folder does that, but any pcsavvy person knows how to unhide folders, as does the new employee.
We are running XP Pro, and repartitioning is an option, but can be a pain. However, if I add say a F or G drive, and dont share it, will it effectively lock out the other user from seeing confidential files on it? Is there any way to copy it/view it from the 2nd networked computer?

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Yes, every volume has a hidden share for administrative purposes (C$ for example). If the other guy knows your administrator pass he'll always be able to get to any volume on your disk. Unless you tweak out that default admin share, it's an easy tweak but i can't find it right now (too early, coffee, kids )

 

im not sure i understand that hidden share. (C$ for example). I will change the admin password to something secure, but how hard is that to crack remotely from another computer without the use of keyloggers?

 

Well with an alphanumeric upper and lower case password your friendly hacker will be looking at 210,000 years to try and brute force it. But if he has local access to the PC then it's a simple reboot away.

The hidden share is a default share enabled in Windows for administration, basically if you browse to \\pcname\c$ enter the username and password and you have access to the root C:\ directory.