Sharing Quicken Data Files With Other Users of XP Computer?

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?

Reply to
JerryC
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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

Reply to
Marty Kovacs

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

Reply to
John Pollard

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

Reply to
L

Actually, you can get the Security tab back to control ownership of files by either booting into Safe Mode if you have Windows XP Home of unchecking Use simple file sharing if you have XP Pro.

Greg

Reply to
Greg Grotyohann

AVOID ALL ISSUES AND DO AS J.POLLARD SUGGESTS:

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MedRxman

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