Folder password

[Guest]

In Excel I wish to protect a whole folder of files with a single password.
However I can only seem to create passwords for every single file
individually.
Pls help?

 

[Gordon]

In Excel I wish to protect a whole folder of files with a single password.
However I can only seem to create passwords for every single file
individually.
Pls help?

That's quite correct - you can't. And in XP you can't do that without
third-party software....
Depending on where this folder is located, you may have other options.

 

[John Wunderlich]

In Excel I wish to protect a whole folder of files with a single
password. However I can only seem to create passwords for every
single file individually.
Pls help?

Nothing native to Windows will do that.
I would recommend looking into the freeware "TrueCrypt"
<http://www.truecrypt.org>

HTH,
John

 

[Bruce Chambers]

In Excel I wish to protect a whole folder of files with a single password.
However I can only seem to create passwords for every single file
individually.
Pls help?

Neither Excel nor WinXP are designed to do that.

Like WinNT and Win2K before it, 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

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, you can place the file in a compressed
folder, and set a password to uncompress the folder to view/access its
contents. Also, some applications allow the user to password-protect
their specific data files. Read the specific application's Help files
for further information on this capability.


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Bruce Chambers

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