Ok so im porting this under programming, i dont see a scripting heading. Anywho i got this script on my lil sister computer, this scirpt directory or batch file location is embedded inside the registry, this ensures that the script is not sitting in her start up folder. However it is under msconfig/startup shown in there but i doubt she can get notice or figure this out. Anyway the reason i do this is because she is connecting via net use to my win xp hard drive downstairs. not the main one i have a secondary drive for her to use. Now this script has net use the path to the drive the usercredentials in order to authenticate. Now this script is in plain text obviously, is there a way i can have her connect or authenticate i should say not in plain text and really she is not the one authenticating the script does the wokr behind the scenes. and yes i have a win2003/domain setup but not for these computers.

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If you create a user account for her on your PC, she can authenticate without supplying a password, if her local password is the same as the one on your PC. Just do net use g: \\yourPC\G$ /user:herName (I'm using the G: drive as an example, your drive letter may be different.)

You can create an account for her on your PC just for the purpose of network connections, if you don't want her to use your PC interactively. And if you make it a limited account, you make sure she can't modify important system files on your PC.

and how should i set her username up as for permissions on the remote computer she is going to be connecting to ? I mean i can set the user up as not being able to login to the machine itself right? Can i at the same time set the permission to let her be able to access remote drives or the computer remotely and they also can i set her to limited account and just give her permission to that specific remote drive right? sorry so much it is just way way way like 200 % harder to do things via a workgroup compared to being on a domain

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i can set the user up as not being able to login to the machine itself right?
If it's WinXP Pro, you have access to Local Security Policy. In there, somewhere, you can prevent interactive logons for her account.

Can i at the same time set the permission to let her be able to access remote drives or the computer remotely and they also can i set her to limited account and just give her permission to that specific remote drive right?
It depends on the file permissions you set up. However, the hidden drive shares are administrative shares, so they can only be accessed by Administrators.

getting off topic a bit but i cant seem to find Local Security Policy in windows vista home edition the sharing on vista is complicated i turned off UAC also

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The "Home" versions of Windows don't have Local Security Policy. Thus the whole "WinXP Pro" part.

If you don't have access to Local Security Policy, you can download and use TweakUI. One of the settings in TweakUI allows you to say which accounts are listed in the login screen. Not really the same as proper security, but it will discourage the other user from logging in if their account is not shown on the login screen.

As for the drive permissions, assuming you have created a "limited" account (not administrator) you can create a share for the appropriate drive, and then set up permissions by right-clicking on the drive in Explorer and choosing the Security tab.