Locking up a folder

[happykappy]

Is there a way to lockup a folder. I have a PC which many kids access since teaching at home and use the PC for drill and practice. Some of the kids appear to delete some of the shortcuts to various programs out of the folder and I have to reinstall them.
I would like to make the shortcuts available and useable to the kids, at the same time make sure they will not be able to delete these shortcuts accidently or deliberately. Is there a way to lock the shortcuts or the whole folder so nothing can be deleted except by an administrator or the PC.

 

[genomon]

If you right-click the folder and click on properties, there are sharing & security tabs to look at. I've never done anything with them, so don't know if this is what you are after or not; just pointing it out....

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-Poe

 

[bcastner]

Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit

The Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows was designed to help administrators better manage and secure public computers, such as those in kiosks, libraries, Internet cafes, schools, etc. But the toolkit is useful for any situation in which multiple persons use the same computer, including family computing and small business offices where several employees must use the same machine

Free

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sharedaccess/default.mspx

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[linney]

See if any of these are useful. It is necessary to turn off "Simple File Sharing" in Folder Options/ View to access the Security tab (or use Safe Mode).

Use access control to restrict who can use your files

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/security/accesscontrol.asp

How to Share and Set Permissions for Folders and Files Using Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/itpro/managing/filesharing.asp

Keep Your Data More Secure

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/data/default.mspx

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