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I think I found how to share to specific users on my network (article here: http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharin...ring/whole.htm). Problem is the "Local Users and Groups" in Computer Management does not exist and "User accounts" in the Control Panel doesn't work. Any idea which option(s) in nLite enables user accounts and "Local Users and Groups" in Computer Management?

Not sure why the error but I did manage to install XP straight on to the CF card. I first formatted the CF on another system with Windos XP. I used the FAT32 file system as it was between FAT and FAT32. I copied the NAS OS (nLited XP) from my SATA hard drive (NTFS) on to the CF card. But when I tried booting from the CF card I got the error. Then I managed to reinstall the NAS OS directly onto the CF card like any other Win XP installation. I had the option to use FAT, FAT32, and NTFS during the installation so I chose the NTFS file system. Installation took a good hour (probably because of the cheap CF card I have). I then set up the EWF and everything is working as planned. Only thing I'm trying to figure out now is setting file sharing permissions for specific users on my network.

Have you disabled HDD requirements in the Options page? About sharing permissions, of course you can do it, once you go to the Sharing and Security page (with Simple Sharing disabled) in the folder (or drive) context menu it will be easy. I installed XP on one of my SATA drives that I will be using for storage I followed the guide over here: http://mason.gmu.edu/~sfiorito/eXPinstall.htm I followed the entire guide and I got to the point to copying everything from my hdd to CF. I tried copying everything from my hdd to the CF but the CF would not load up windows. It says something along the lines of "Disk error, press any button to restart". So now I'm going to try and re-do the entire process of installing XP and setting up the EWF, but directly on my CF card.. As for sharing permissions, I did get to the Security page but the only issue I have is that I can't set any permissions for users on the network.

hmmm, why, have you got a FREE license for XP? (otherwise, the price is quite competitive) True it would be a lot cheaper for NASlite. But I already have a copy of XP that it came with the system I bought awhile back. Yes I basically integrated SP2, nLited everything except for "NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Protocol", and I had "DHCP functionality" checked in the compatability section. The image size came down to 89.6MB. Actually that is strange to need so much space. I will look into it tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up on EWF also. Reading it at this very moment.

Thanks nuhi! Everything is working perfectly on the hdd. I couldn't get to install it on the CF because it says it needs at least 1371MB and I only have a 1GB CF card. Yes I meant File Sharing permissions. Is it possible to share a folder on the network and have 1 computer on the network to be able to read/write onto the NAS while the rest of the computers can only read from the NAS?

Okay I've tried FreeNAS. I couldn't get user permissions to work and there is no Cool'n'Quiet. I installed Openfiler onto a CF but it wouldn't boot after installation. NASlite isn't free so I skipped it. So I'm going to give Windows XP Pro a try. Does anyone know of any already stripped version that would suit a NAS build? I tried nLite a couple of times to remove components but I ended removing too much and installation wouldn't continue afterwards. I kept all "Hardware Support" and "Network" components untouched but it didn't work. This is my first time using it so maybe someone can guide me what not to remove.. Or should I bother with any of the pre-stripped Windows XP's? Such as TinyXP?

Thank you everyone for your inputs! So it boils down to to: FreeNAS NASLite Openfiler My question is does any of the dedicated NAS software in the list actually support all of my requirements as mentioned in the first post? I tried FreeNAS and could not get user permissions set properly. I couldn't get any of the files to be read-only and non-modifable. Also I don't think it supports Cool'n'Quiet. The only reason I wanted to try XP Pro was because I'm using it right now and do know it meets all my requirements. The 10 limit connection doesn't really bother me as this was really meant to be used for my HTPC. So XP will be my last resort if NASLite and Openfiler don't work out for me.

I would like to build a NAS with Windows XP Pro. I'm pretty sure almost everything can be removed but what would have to stay? Is there anything that has to be integrated/added? Tweak and option settings? The only requirements I want for the NAS is: - handle SATA drives - AMD Cool'n'Quiet - set user permissions - gigabit ethernet - run off a CF card If anyone can guide me through this with nLite I would really appreciate it. Hardware I'm using: Seasonic S12 330W Asus A8N-VM Opteron 146 512MB Kingston DDR Thanks.