Chris i have posted a posbile solution on a previous post for you. It sounds like you are using empty folders and not real folders for hfs and your directries.
redownlaod HFS and start a directory under c:\
create a folder call it what ever your want ie
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C:\webroot
C:\hfs
C:\kmyhost
etc
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put hfs.exe in the folder you create in my case it is c:\webroot
c:\webroot\hfs.exe
start hfs
(in winwos 7 and above right click it and run as administrator) Tho get it off the ground the first time and answer the questings of adding something to the contex menu... say yes if you want, i did not...
now hfs is running as an adminstrator and will havce admin powers, you will have to create a batch script to make it boot at startup with admin power and disable uac if on window 7 or above to not be prompted at startup...
if you don't want hfs to run as administrator that is fine, it donesn't need to be that! you need admin for the first time to get it to start with out an error mesage for the contex menu, agfter that run once mssage you can double clikc it and open it normaly as a user!
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The point of have hfs in c:\webroot
is to create you website look and directories, ie if i want to add a folder to hfs and have files i want to share, i would create a new folder in webroot and call it what i want!
c:\webroot\new folder\
in hfs i would right click on the house and add real folder and point to
c:\webroot\%folder name
not when i go in ie/chrome/firefox
you ip adress or localhost I will see that folder i added
i will be able to uplade files to that folder and it will go to c:\webroot\%folder name
Jen wanted paswrod and users to that folder
in hfs right click on the folder and go to properties
you will have a windows inside hfs that will say permissions
This is where you add a user and give aces rights to that folder!
by default there are no users! and when you vist a page you are either visting it via the default user of guest /aynomuous logon...
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Thats it, having a data structur around hfs for it use and capabilites for uploading
the creat and empty folder option in hfs is used to crete links and webpages within hfs...
Above are some of the basics you will need to do when seting p any webserver program...
Hope this helps both of you
