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How can i set up a password for a specific folder like, My Pictures? I know
you can create separate users but how can i prevent others w/ access to my
administrator's section from looking at my pictures?

 

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"fuscia_5" <fuscia5@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>How can i set up a password for a specific folder like, My Pictures? I know
>you can create separate users but how can i prevent others w/ access to my
>administrator's section from looking at my pictures?

File and Folder level security settings can only be set if your hard
drive is NTFS. If it is FAT32 then you will need to convert it to
NTFS. http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm

Also you normally require Windows XP Pro in order to set File and
Folder level security. However if you have XP Home you can boot the
computer into Safe Mode and then configure the settings.

How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in
Windows XP
Article ID : 308418
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=308418


Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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fuscia_5 wrote:
> How can i set up a password for a specific folder like, My Pictures?


Like Win2K, WinXP's file security paradigm doesn't rely on, or
allow, the cumbersome method of password protection for individual
applications, files, or folders. Instead, it uses the superior method
of explicitly assigning file/folder permissions to individual users
and/or groups.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q308418

HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and
Folders
;Q308419]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q308419

HOW TO Set the My Documents Folder as Private in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298399

Of course, if you have WinXP Pro, you can encrypt the desired
files/folders.

Best Practices for Encrypting File System
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;223316

As a crude work-around, if you actually prefer Win9x's way, you
can place the file in a compressed folder, and set a password to
uncompress the folder to view/access its contents.


> I know
> you can create separate users but how can i prevent others w/ access to my
> administrator's section from looking at my pictures?


Bottom line, you can't. If you grant someone administrative privileges
to the computer, you also grant them the ability to access anything they
like.


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