xp folders permissions, no security tab offered

[evad]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?)

running xp home sp2. trying to set folder permissions for antivirus program
(symantic shared folder). i go to control panel, appearance/themes, folder
options, view tab and uncheck simple views as told to do by windows help. it
never allows me to get a "security" tab like it says, so i can set
permissions for that folder. what am i doing wrong? probably missing
something obvious, but don't know what. would appreciate the help.

 

[evad]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?)

"Robert Moir" wrote:

> evad wrote:
> > running xp home sp2. trying to set folder permissions for antivirus
> > program (symantic shared folder). i go to control panel,
> > appearance/themes, folder options, view tab and uncheck simple views
> > as told to do by windows help. it never allows me to get a
> > "security" tab like it says, so i can set permissions for that
> > folder. what am i doing wrong? probably missing something obvious,
> > but don't know what. would appreciate the help.
>
> XP Home doesn't work that way - you need to either be in safe mode to use
> the security tab, or you need to use the CACLS command line tool.
>
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