Microsoft KB Archive/943909

= How to configure user permissions for a centralized backup device in Windows Live OneCare =

Article ID: 943909

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Live OneCare

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to configure the permissions on the backup device so that all users in the Windows Live OneCare circle can access the device.



MORE INFORMATION
In Windows Live OneCare, you can configure a shared network drive or an external hard disk as a central backup device. However, you have to make sure that all network users have permission to access the central backup device.

Note A central backup device is a network location that all computers in a Windows Live OneCare circle can use.

By default, Windows XP uses simple-file sharing. When simple-file sharing is turned on, all users on a network can access a shared folder or shared hard disk. In this scenario, passwords are not required and you do not have to set permissions on the folder or on the hard disk. If the centralized backup device is connected to a Windows XP Home Edition-based computer, all users on the network automatically have permission to access the centralized backup device.

If the centralized backup device is connected to a Windows XP Professional-based or Windows Vista-based computer, simple-file sharing is turned off when you create a backup plan that uses a centralized backup device. Therefore, you must configure the permissions so that all users in the Windows Live OneCare circle can access the centralized backup device.

To configure the permissions on the backup device so that all users in a Windows Live OneCare circle can access the device, follow these steps;
 * 1) Right-click the backup destination folder, and then click Properties.
 * 2) In Windows XP, click Sharing, click Share this folder, and then click Permissions.

In Windows Vista, click Sharing, click Advanced Sharing, click Share this folder, and then click Permissions.
 * 1) Under Group or user names, click Everyone.
 * 2) Under Permissions for Everyone, click to select the Allow check box next to Full Control, and then click OK.

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