Hi Kathryn, it's a bit lengthy but quite a bit of information to consider
You can password protect a branch of folders, such as your personal account on a
computer used by multiple people but you cannot apply a password to a folder or
a file.
You can however compress or ZIP the file or folder you want to password protect
and then you can apply a password to the Compressed Folder or ZIP file.
To do this:-
1. Open a folder, such as the My Documents folder.
2. Choose File>New>Compressed (zipped) Folder.
3. Type the folder's name and press the Enter key.
Make sure you add the ZIP extension if you've set Windows to display filename
extensions.
4. Copy some files into the Compressed Folder.
5. Open the Compressed Folder
6. Choose File>Add Password
7. Enter the Password.
8. Type the password again to confirm.
9. Click OK.
Note: Do not forget the password or you're screwed.
If you try to open/extract a file from the Compressed Folder, you'll be prompted
for the password.
The following information courtesy of :
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Associate Expert
”You cannot password protect individual folders in XP. You restrict access by
assigning permissions to drives, folders and files.
To do this, you must be running NTFS as your file system on the drive in
question. If your hard disk/partition is not NTFS you will need to convert it.
To do this, open a Command Prompt window and enter the following command:
CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS
Where X: is the drive letter you wish to convert. You may also want to see
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm to ensure that you're getting the optimal
conversion.
After this step is completed and you've rebooted the computer, if necessary:
XP PRO: In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, View and uncheck Use
Simple File Sharing. Now, when you right click on a drive, folder or file (on
an NTFS partition) and select Properties, you'll see a Security tab. Here you
can assign or deny permissions based on user name or user group membership.
XP Home: By default, you can only make files and folders under My Documents
"private". This is done by right clicking a folder or file and selecting
Properties, Sharing. To change the permissions on other folders, you need to
boot the computer to Safe Mode and log in on the built in Administrator account.
In this mode, you'll see the Security tab in Properties, and you can assign
permissions based on user name or group membership.
How Do I Get the Security Tab in Properties - XP Home (makes the Security tab
appear outside of Safe Mode)
http://www.dougknox.com Win XP Tips section
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;308418
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;308419
HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a Shared Folder in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;307874 ”
"Kathryn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I wanted to know if i could put passwords on folders that i dont want my child
getting into.
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