1. Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 1 Managing NTFS Permissions NTFS Only file system supported by Windows XP that offers file- level security Determines what can be done to a file system object and who can perform those actions Different permissions for folders and files

2. Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 2 NTFS File and Folder Permissions Read Write List folder contents Read & execute Modify Full control Configured on the Security tab of object’s Properties dialog box

3. Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 3 Rules for Working With NTFS Permissions NTFS object permissions always apply Permissions are cumulative Override any contradictory settings on the parent or container folder Deny overrides all other specific Allows

4. Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 4 Inheritance of Permissions New object assumes permissions of parent container Moving or copying an object from NTFS to FAT NTFS settings are lost Object inherits the FAT attributes and settings of its new container Moving or copying an object from FAT to NTFS Object inherits NTFS settings and permissions of its new container

5. Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 5 Troubleshooting Access and Permission Problems Most access problems: Resource object has wrong settings Or user account has wrong settings Avoid Common problems: Grant permission only as needed. Rely upon NTFS to restrict access Grant Full Control only when necessary, even on shares Change permissions on a folder level, allow changes to affect all child elements

6. Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 6 Simple File Sharing Used when quick and easy file sharing is needed Commonly used in home networks No granular permission control Effective only when Windows XP is a member of workgroup Dragging and dropping folders and drives into Shared Documents folder

7. Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 7 Managing Shared Folders Sharing tab Found on both FAT/FAT32 and NTFS folder Properties dialog boxes Used to enable remote access

8. Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 8 Working With Media Folders and The Customize Tab My Documents, My Music, and My Pictures folders Default storage locations for: Documents Music files Images Top-level media folders cannot be altered Customize tab Used to define type of folder the mount point represents

9. Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 9 Zipping Files and Compressed Folders Zipped files Preferred method of moving large or multiple files around over the Internet Compressed files that house one or more files into a single.zip file Zipping capabilities built into file system of XP

10. Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 10 Burning CDs Support for writing files to a blank recordable CD Included in XP Ability to duplicate CDs Record audio CDs from other audio CDs or music files (through Windows Media Player) Erase CD-RWs

11. Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 11 Using Offline Files Work with network files when not connected to network Does not change normal access methods Maintains the duplicate offline version of the files Redirections completely unseen by user

12. Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 12 Folder Redirection Alter physical storage location of commonly used folders Redirect to a network server Retain original local access methods To configure: Local users alter location of My Documents folder Group policy redirects to a share on a network server

13. Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 13 Removable Media Include any storage device installed onto a Windows XP system Tape devices DVD and CD-ROM drives Optical drives Zip and Jaz drives Can be configured through Device Manager