Hi! I know that is not possible (or at least very difficult) to implement security in the file system of a Windows 9x. But what I want to do is something that don''t let a user access to some folders and denies access to some files using the Windows Explorer, I only want to protect the folders and files from newbies users that accidentaly can delete important files. I know that there are shell extensions, and that they can denies the access to delete or execute a file. But I am not sure if it can prevent the access to a folder, and before learning COM I would like to know it. Is there any other method? Using the registry, perphaps? Thanks in advance

Thanks, I found a program called "Folder Guard", and in it's description I found this:

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Windows Millennium, 98, and 95 come with the ability to hide folders and make them read-only. But these Windows facilities are designed only to prevent accidental harm to your files.

That's what I want to do, anybody know how can I configure Windows?

I know that "Folder Guard" is much more poweful, but I want to know how to protect the folders, or editing the registry, or programming. I don't need all the features of "Folder Guard", I only want to prevent accidentally deletes of files.

Thanks

Edited by - adso on October 17, 2001 3:45:46 PM