How to Lock an Access File so that users can open it as read-only but can't copy any content from it?
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you should be able to limit access via the database interface, if it's something that you've built, then make accounts and force logins, or if it's something like phpmyadmin, then go to the mysql database and edit the users table as you need it, it  has an easy to understand y/n priv system
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Right click on the hosts file (C:&#92;WINDOWS&#92;system32&#92;drivers&#92;etc) and clear the read-only check box attribute and click OK to apply. \n\nRight Click and OPEN with NOTEPAD. When you are done editing you should be able to save it fine, without notepad worring about an extention.\n\nSome apps like winscotty (or other anti-spyware) will check if the hosts file is read only every now and again, so disable them while you are editing and eanable them when your'e done.
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You can't.\n\nEven if you could, the minute you did, your computer would be as useful as a rock. It would lock up tight.
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Actually, there is a way, sort of.\n\nIn the Office Resource kit, there is a tool that will allow you to share an Access database (mdb) with other users, basically making your access db into an executable.\n\nCourse, you need the office Developer edition (or was it really in a resource kit?).  I'd suggest you do a search on microsoft.com's knowledge base.
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YES THERE is\n\nhttp://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/hid...\n\n\nor\n\n\nIf u want that no one can access ur folders then u have to do is\n1) Open My Computer\n2) Goto tools > Folder Options > Then go to View tab\n3) At the topmost bottom of view tab u will find "USE SIMPLE FILE SHARING"\n4) Un ckeck that box\n5) Now goto the folder which u want to protect\n6) Open its properties\n7) Then go to "Security" tab there are two options 1st is "GROUPS AND USERS" & 2nd is "Permisions"\n8) Select permisions for the users from there.
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If it was my computer, I would do it the old school way.  Open up a DOS window, switch to the directory with the files, do an\nAttrib filename -r  (that will remove the read only status) and then delete the file.
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You do not need to convert it what you do is close the file and then locate the file in Windows and right click the file and click properties and then click read only this will disable the file from being edited.
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piece of cake man.. But you got to be careful. Log on to the hard disk as slave in any machine. go to folder options. Untick thee USE SIMPLE FILE SHARING in the view tab. Now go to the folder of th user in documents and settings then right click it and go to properties. go to the sharing tab. you'll see a whole new interface of the tab. go to advanced and delete all the user permissions ALL OF THEM and then change the owner to everyone and apply to al sub folders and files. then add users permission and type also everyone then apply then OK. Enjoy
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You should be able to copy the MS Access file to your local drive and be able to modify without changing the original.  If the MS Access file has an .mde extension - you'll be restricted to what you can view & change.
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If you are an administrator on the machine you can access any files as long as you can log into the machine as an administrator.\n\nNow if you have Windows XP Home edition (pro edition users skip to step 1) this gets a little tricky.... but you will first need to go into safe mode. If you have not set an administrator password on your system, by default there is none. So press F8 after your restart the machine, hitting it every few seconds (not holding it) Until a Windows Start up menu appears.... then go to that foler and do the following:\n1) Right click on the folder and select properties\n2) Go to the security tab\n3) If you do not see any usernames listed do the following steps otherwise skip to step 9\n4) Click on advanced\n5) Click on owner\n6) Click on Administrators\n7) Click on the check box for replace owner on subcontainers and objects\n8) Click OK\n9) For the groups and user names on the security tab click Add\n10) Click Advanced\n11) Click find now\n12) If administrators was not listed add administrators (click on it and say OK\n13) Make sure system is added again follow steps 9-12 for add system\n14) Add your user account which would likely be the same name as your documents and settings folder.\n15) For all of them click on the full control box under permissions for....\n16) Click advanced\n17) Click on the box for replace permissions entires on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects.\n18) Click OK to exit advanced settings\n19) Click OK to exit your folder properties\n\nNow restart and see what happens. You should be now set to access your documents and settings folder again.
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I would use the shareware program winrar.  www.winrar.com.  You can put all of the files you want private in a single file container, and encrypt it with a password.  Good luck!
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Pick File->Save As and save to a new location.  Try saving to your desktop.  If this doesn't work, try a floppy or a USB drive.  When you are saving right now your file is probably locked and the system can't save it.  It might be that the file is marked as "read only".  Saving to a different location with "Save As" will resolve the problem.
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There are many commercial softwares available to lock the folder in XP.\nBut Hide folders is a free software which hides a particular folder \n\nhttp://www.fspro.net/hide-folders-xp/\ncheck this out
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From the WinRAR screen that shows "Archive Name and parameters":\n1) Click on Advanced tab\n2) Click on Set Password\n\nThere you go!\n\nHowever, if you have a file that someone else pasword protected, you either have to know the password or find a program to "crack" it.
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It's not entirely clear what you're trying to do here ... but it sounds as though you want to use the MS Access Workgroup Security which modifies the system.mdw file associated with any Access database you may open / use.  I'd avoid using that strategy with a VB application.  If this is a network environment, create a table in the target database which can be used to store the network user id for anyone you want to allow access to the application and data.  Then use the Windows API to read the user id when the application is launched - then validate the user id against your user id table and permit or deny based upon the result.\n\nHere's some code snippets that may help (Good luck!):\n\nPublic strUser As String\n\nPublic Declare Function WNetGetUser Lib "mpr.dll" Alias "WNetGetUserA" _\n    (ByVal lpName As String, ByVal lpUserName As String, lpnLength As Long) _\n    As Long\n\nConst NoError = 0\n\n******************************\n\nSub GetUserInfo()\n\nConst lpnLength As Integer = 255\nDim lpName, lpUserName As String\nDim status As Integer\n\nlpUserName = Space$(lpnLength + 1)\n\nstatus = WNetGetUser(lpName, lpUserName, lpnLength)\n\nIf status = NoError Then\n    strUser = Left$(lpUserName, InStr(lpUserName, Chr(0)) - 1)\nElse\n    strUser = "Unknown"\nEnd If\n\nEnd Sub
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What you want is to setup Accessed-based Enumeration on your server. Below is from my personal cheat sheet... \n\nWindows Server 2003 Access-based Enumeration makes visible only those files or folders that the user has the rights to access. When Access-based Enumeration is enabled, Windows will not display files or folders that the user does not have the rights to access.\n\nPermissions \nThe permissions can be a little tough to get working, but once you understand them it's not so bad. \n\nThe key is to start with a new folder, share it, and remove all permissions except for domain admins full control, even system. You do this by going to the security tab, selecting advanced, and unchecking [Allow inheritable permissions from the parent] when it asks what to do I usually copy the permissions and then manually remove the ones I don't want, If Domain Admins is not there add it{this is very important- if you dont leave yourself some access before you click ok, you wont have access to the folder.} then Click apply.\nAt this top level folder, turn on ABE and assign share permissions like this... \n\nAdministrators  full\ndomain admins  full\nAuthenticated users  read and change\non the security tab of the folder properties click advanced. \n\nThe only permissions you should see is allow Domain Admins(Domainname) full Control not inherited {if it shows inherited then you didn't remove all the permissions in step one} Apply to- This folder, subfolders and files. \n\nAt this point I add domain users after you browse for the user or group that you want the permission Entry for [sharename] window pops up. \n\nMake sure Apply onto: is changed to This Folder Only. This is the key to make ABE work. The only permissions that should be selected are: \n\nTraverse Folder / Execute File\nList Folder / Read Data\nRead Attributes\nRead Permissions\n\n\nThese are the permissions needed to traverse any folder under ABE. If you want everyone to see the folders under this folder you assign it to domain users, if it is only a speciffic user you assign them to that user. \n\nFor example: \ntoplevel share- {This is where we have done all the work so far}\n second level folder1{domain users get the above permissions here}\n   Third level 1a{Domain uses get full Control}\n   Third level 1b{Domain uses get full Control}\n Second level folder2{ Bob gets the above permissions here}\n   Third level 2a {Bob gets full control here}\n Second Level folder3 {Joe gets the above permissions here}\n   Third Level 3a {Joe Gets full control here} \n\nIn this scenario, both Bob and Joe can see Second level1 and the folders underneath, but only Bob can see second level 2 and under, and only Joe can see Second level 3 and under. \n\nIf you structure your folders correctly and use group permissions you can add folders in such a way that you keep your administration to a minimum. But this can get to be a real nightmare if you go to deep and have to give individuals, or groups, access all the way down the tree. \n\nIn our example above the second level1 would be seen by everyone, and then you add speciffic user or group permission the the third level 1a or b and so on. If you don't have access you can't see it. \n\nLong explanation for something that should be simple,\nThey should take some lessons from Novell on ABE. Novell handles all the permissions up the tree automatically, If you assign permissions anywhere down the tree the uplevel permissions are automatically assigned, this is where the problem lies with MS ABE if you keep your file system flat- you'll have no problems. Unfortunatly, you can't set up ABE on an existing file structure and maintain the user permissions, you would have to set up the ABE share and move the folders under the file structure you set up and reconnect them to the new share. If you do a move on the same partition the permissions will be retained, if you copy or move to a different partition/server the permissions
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If you are uploading it to a unix-based server, you may need to recompile it on that host. Also, it likely has to be in a directory in which the server will execute the file instead of serving it to the client like a regular web page.\n\nYour permissions are probably fine, but it should probably be executable by all but not readable or writable by anyone other than the user it is running as (and maybe not even then).