Adding A Password To A New Drive Partition

[J]

I have just added a 2nd hard drive to my PC and partioned
it into 2 equal parts. I want to Password protect 1 of
these partitions so any user (including myself) who logs
on to Xp home has to enter a password to access this
partition

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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 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
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

As a work-around, you can place the file in a compressed folder,
and set a password to uncompress the folder to view/access its
contents.


Bruce Chambers

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[-R-e-h-a-n-]

Yes you need 3rd party software to do what you want. My favorite is the
freeware from Dekart:

http://www.dekart.com/products/file&disk_encryption/private_disk_light/

 

[Star Fleet Admiral Q]

I don't think the OP wants the data encrypted - just limit access, which can
be easily handled by setting the correct permissions per Bruce's post.

 

[Guest]

I like the idea of Dekart's software, but I'm not sure how to get my files into the private space. Can you help?