Password protect?

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I am going to create a new folder on my desktop. I would like to password
protect the new folder. Is there anyway to do this? All help appreciated.

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Hi Ross,

Not unless you:

a) enlist third party help

b) compress (zip) the folder

WinXP doesn't provide for passwording a folder, but rather relies on using
permissions to determine whether or not a user can access a folder. However,
once a user zips a folder, they can then have an option to password it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Ross" <Ross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am going to create a new folder on my desktop. I would like to password
> protect the new folder. Is there anyway to do this? All help appreciated.

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Ross wrote:
> I am going to create a new folder on my desktop. I would like to password
> protect the new folder. Is there anyway to do this? All help appreciated.


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/defau [...] -us;279783

HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] us;q308418

HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and
Folders
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/defau [...] -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/defau [...] -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.



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