Password Protect??

[LWT]

You can password protect a Word doc so that to open the
document...you have to enter a password. Is this possible
with a folder? And most interested if possible with a
photo folder?? LWT

 

[Ramesh]

Open the Word document. Tools > General Options >Set the document password.

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Regards,
Ramesh
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You can password protect a Word doc so that to open the
document...you have to enter a password. Is this possible
with a folder? And most interested if possible with a
photo folder?? LWT

 

[Tim]

He wasn't asking about Word... he knew that part, but was asking another
question.

This is the result of skimming a message..........

 

[Ramesh]

Lwt,

You can password protect folders too. But, it should be a compressed folder
with zip password protection. However windows xp see the compressed
files/folders as normal folders.

More information from Microsoft:
https://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/prodtechnol/winxppro/proddocs/vz_ovrvw.asp

You can use NTFS file system if you want to protect the data from other
users. But, you cannot set password protection. Only option is to use
"Compressed Folders"

Regards,
Ramesh
(e-mail address removed)


You can password protect a Word doc so that to open the
document...you have to enter a password. Is this possible
with a folder? And most interested if possible with a
photo folder?? LWT

 

[S.Sengupta]

-----Original Message-----
You can password protect a Word doc so that to open the
document...you have to enter a password. Is this possible
with a folder? And most interested if possible with a
photo folder?? LWT
.
Hello!

Password protection of files has always been available in
Windows XP, if the hard drive is formatted
as NTFS rather than as FAT. But now there's a new way to
password-protect your files in XP, regardless of your hard
drive's format: Simply store sensitive files and folders in
a compressed folder and use that folder's built-in password
protection option.
To compress a folder:-right click on desktop>new>Compressed
(zipped) folder.This adds a new folder in that location
with the default name 'New Compressed Folder'. Type a name
for the folder and press Enter. Double-click the folder to
open it.Now open Windows Explorer or any folder window and
select the folders and/or files you want to
password-protect. Use the right mouse button to drag the
items into the new compressed folder. When you release the
mouse button, choose Move Here.

If necessary, click the title bar of the compressed-folder
window to activate it choose add a password in Windows XP.
Type your desired password in the 'Password' and 'Confirm
Password' boxes, and then click OK.

For further
information:-https://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/TechNet/prodtechnol/winxppro/proddocs/vz_ovrvw.asp
Hope it helps,
with regards,
ssg
pronetworks.org

 

[NobodyMan]

Password protection of files has always been available in
Windows XP, if the hard drive is formatted
as NTFS rather than as FAT. But now there's a new way to
password-protect your files in XP, regardless of your hard
drive's format: Simply store sensitive files and folders in
a compressed folder and use that folder's built-in password
protection option.

No, password protecting a "folder", a regular "folder", has NEVER been
supported in the NT architecture. You can set permissions on folders,
alllowing/denying various forms of access, but these permissions don't
require passwords like Win9x did.

I won't dispute you can password protect compressed folders, but why
go about it the hard way?