College Student Needs answer to How many possible combinations of permissions exist in Windows server 2008 for project tonight

What do you mean by combinaisions of permissions? Do you mean NTFS and share permissions? For NTFS, you have a look to this Microsoft article. For share permissions, have a look to this article. If you access a file / folder locally then only NTFS permissions will be applied. If you access a folder as a share then NTFS and share permissions will be combined and you will have the less of possible permissions after the combine. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration