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Sharing Quicken Data Files With Other Users of XP Computer? JerryC 11-21-2006
Posted by JerryC on November 21, 2006, 4:18 pm
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 I have quicken 2005 deluxe. I usually do the bills but i'm going away
for work for a few weeks and want my wife to be able to enter stuff like
electronic payments. so the quicken data folder is under my documents on
the home pc (running win xp pro, ntfs drive).

I've looked at ways to give access to her userid/account on this same
machine but it appears with windows it's all or nothing - you can share
folders with *all* accounts on the machine or none of them. same thing
with network sharing. where the heck is the security tab where you used
to be able to indicate which users or groups you could provide access to
a share?

i'm in a workgroup here on our home network, not a domain. file and
printer sharing is on, we share printers, etc. when i right click the
folder i only see "sharing and security" which brings up the same thing
that 'properties' does, the panel for local sharing or network sharing
that doesn't let you fine tune it. i dont' want to allow all users on
the computer access because i have a guest account and my kids accounts
are on this machine too (windows accounts, not quicken accounts!).i
tried this on the 'shared folders', off the root of the C drive, etc.
Nothing works.

any help with that?

Posted by Marty Kovacs on November 21, 2006, 4:43 pm
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 JerryC wrote:
> I have quicken 2005 deluxe. I usually do the bills but i'm going away
> for work for a few weeks and want my wife to be able to enter stuff like
> electronic payments. so the quicken data folder is under my documents on
> the home pc (running win xp pro, ntfs drive).
>
> I've looked at ways to give access to her userid/account on this same
> machine but it appears with windows it's all or nothing - you can share
> folders with *all* accounts on the machine or none of them. same thing
> with network sharing. where the heck is the security tab where you used
> to be able to indicate which users or groups you could provide access to
> a share?
>
> i'm in a workgroup here on our home network, not a domain. file and
> printer sharing is on, we share printers, etc. when i right click the
> folder i only see "sharing and security" which brings up the same thing
> that 'properties' does, the panel for local sharing or network sharing
> that doesn't let you fine tune it. i dont' want to allow all users on
> the computer access because i have a guest account and my kids accounts
> are on this machine too (windows accounts, not quicken accounts!).i
> tried this on the 'shared folders', off the root of the C drive, etc.
> Nothing works.
>
> any help with that?
I'm not sure if your wife has her own machine or is using the machine
you and the kids use. If she has her own machine, install Quicken on
hers (while you are away), copy the Quicken data files to her machine. I
have had Quicken installed on two machines (desktop and notebook) for
use when I travel. I Copied data files between them regularly with no
problems. Note that I do not use Quicken on these machines at the same
time and I am the only user of these machines.

If your wife uses the same machine, put the Quicken data files on a
thumb drive and have the software access them there. When finished
with Quicken your wife can take the files with her and store the drive
safely away from prying eyes.

Marty

Posted by John Pollard on November 21, 2006, 5:25 pm
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> JerryC wrote:
>> I have quicken 2005 deluxe. I usually do the bills but i'm
>> going away for work for a few weeks and want my wife to be
>> able to enter stuff like electronic payments. so the quicken
>> data folder is under my documents on the home pc (running win
>> xp pro, ntfs drive). I've looked at ways to give access to
>> her userid/account on this same machine but it appears with
>> windows it's all or nothing - you can share folders with
>> *all* accounts on the machine or none of them. same thing
>> with network sharing. where the heck is the security tab
>> where you used to be able to indicate which users or groups
>> you could provide access to a share? i'm in a workgroup here
>> on our home network, not a domain. file and printer sharing
>> is on, we share printers, etc. when i right click the folder
>> i only see "sharing and security" which brings up the same
>> thing that 'properties' does, the panel for local sharing or
>> network sharing that doesn't let you fine tune it. i dont'
>> want to allow all users on the computer access because i have
>> a guest account and my kids accounts are on this machine too
>> (windows accounts, not quicken accounts!).i tried this on the
>> 'shared folders', off the root of the C drive, etc. Nothing
>> works.
>>
>> any help with that?

> I'm not sure if your wife has her own machine or is using the
> machine
> you and the kids use. If she has her own machine, install
> Quicken on
> hers (while you are away), copy the Quicken data files to her
> machine. I have had Quicken installed on two machines (desktop
> and notebook) for use when I travel. I Copied data files
> between them regularly with no problems. Note that I do not
> use Quicken on these machines at the same time and I am the
> only user of these machines.
>
> If your wife uses the same machine, put the Quicken data files
> on a thumb drive and have the software access them there.
> When finished
> with Quicken your wife can take the files with her and store
> the drive safely away from prying eyes.

Or put a password on the Quicken file which only the wife will
know.



Posted by MedRxman on February 28, 2007, 6:25 pm
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AVOID ALL ISSUES AND DO AS J.POLLARD SUGGESTS:

MAKE USE OF A PASSWORD !!!
>> JerryC wrote:
>>> I have quicken 2005 deluxe. I usually do the bills but i'm going away
>>> for work for a few weeks and want my wife to be able to enter stuff like
>>> electronic payments. so the quicken data folder is under my documents on
>>> the home pc (running win xp pro, ntfs drive). I've looked at ways to
>>> give access to her userid/account on this same machine but it appears
>>> with windows it's all or nothing - you can share folders with *all*
>>> accounts on the machine or none of them. same thing with network
>>> sharing. where the heck is the security tab where you used to be able to
>>> indicate which users or groups you could provide access to a share? i'm
>>> in a workgroup here on our home network, not a domain. file and printer
>>> sharing is on, we share printers, etc. when i right click the folder i
>>> only see "sharing and security" which brings up the same thing that
>>> 'properties' does, the panel for local sharing or network sharing that
>>> doesn't let you fine tune it. i dont' want to allow all users on the
>>> computer access because i have a guest account and my kids accounts are
>>> on this machine too (windows accounts, not quicken accounts!).i tried
>>> this on the 'shared folders', off the root of the C drive, etc. Nothing
>>> works.
>>>
>>> any help with that?
>
>> I'm not sure if your wife has her own machine or is using the machine
>> you and the kids use. If she has her own machine, install Quicken on
>> hers (while you are away), copy the Quicken data files to her machine. I
>> have had Quicken installed on two machines (desktop and notebook) for use
>> when I travel. I Copied data files between them regularly with no
>> problems. Note that I do not use Quicken on these machines at the same
>> time and I am the only user of these machines.
>>
>> If your wife uses the same machine, put the Quicken data files on a thumb
>> drive and have the software access them there. When finished
>> with Quicken your wife can take the files with her and store the drive
>> safely away from prying eyes.
>
> Or put a password on the Quicken file which only the wife will know.
>



Posted by L on November 22, 2006, 12:19 pm
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>I have quicken 2005 deluxe. I usually do the bills but i'm going away
> for work for a few weeks and want my wife to be able to enter stuff like
> electronic payments. so the quicken data folder is under my documents on
> the home pc (running win xp pro, ntfs drive).
>
> I've looked at ways to give access to her userid/account on this same
> machine but it appears with windows it's all or nothing - you can share
> folders with *all* accounts on the machine or none of them. same thing
> with network sharing. where the heck is the security tab where you used >
> to be able to indicate which users or groups you could provide access to
> a share?
>
> i'm in a workgroup here on our home network, not a domain. file and
> printer sharing is on, we share printers, etc. when i right click the
> folder i only see "sharing and security" which brings up the same thing
> that 'properties' does, the panel for local sharing or network sharing
> that doesn't let you fine tune it. i dont' want to allow all users on
> the computer access because i have a guest account and my kids accounts
> are on this machine too (windows accounts, not quicken accounts!).i
> tried this on the 'shared folders', off the root of the C drive, etc.
> Nothing works.
>
> any help with that?

It's not a Quicken issue. You might try posting at
microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics.



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