File passwords

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Hi guys, I am new to XP and computers in General and need a little
advice........... I want to secure a file on my desktop with a password that
ONLY controls access to THAT file. Can you guys help me as I have searched
help and it is either not there, or I need to get new reading glasses.

Looking forward to your responses.

Dazman
 
Hi,

You have two choices:

1) Zip the file and password it, this is the only passwording supported in
WinXP.

2) Use permissions, as this is how XP prevents users from accessing files.

Pro only:
How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307874

Both Home and Pro:
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Dazman said:
Hi guys, I am new to XP and computers in General and need a little
advice........... I want to secure a file on my desktop with a password that
ONLY controls access to THAT file. Can you guys help me as I have searched
help and it is either not there, or I need to get new reading glasses.

Looking forward to your responses.

Dazman
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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
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q308419


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Thanx Ric...... the ZIP thing works.

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

You have two choices:

1) Zip the file and password it, this is the only passwording supported in
WinXP.

2) Use permissions, as this is how XP prevents users from accessing files.

Pro only:
How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307874

Both Home and Pro:
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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