passwords

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Meg said:
is there a way to put a password on a folder? particularly in my
documents?
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XP does not use passwords to protect resources. It uses permissions
instead. Here is information to help you with that:

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

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

By default in XP Home, you can only make files and folders under My
Documents "private". Otherwise, to see the security tab in WinXP Home,
restart in Safe mode and log on with an account that has administrator
privileges. To get into Safe Mode, repeatedly tap the F8 key as the
computer is starting up. This will get you to the menu where you can
choose Safe Mode.

Note that the file system must be NTFS, not FAT32.

Passwording of folders is not supported unless you zip them. When you do
(right click a folder, then "send to > compressed folder") and then open
the zip file, you will find an option under file>"add a password".
Otherwise, use third-party software. Google "password protect folders".

Malke
 
There are some third party products that will password protect a folder.
Some examples are Axcrypt and Folder Guard.

Keep in mind that these are third party applications. I would make sure to
have a backup copy of any data before attempting to use one of them just in
case it does not operate as expected.
 
is there a way to put a password on a folder? particularly in my
documents?
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A good 3rd party Freeware solution is Truecrypt. Rather than protect a
folder, it creates a virtual disk that will only mount with a password.
Anything placed in this virtual disk will be encrypted on-the-fly.

<http://www.truecrypt.org>

HTH,
john
 
Meg said:
is there a way to put a password on a folder? particularly in my
documents?
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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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Hi,

That is still possible to reset login password, using special utils. I
once got into such a situation and the pass was needed to be reset.
Password Changer helped, it performed the operation and reset password
forgotten. I got it on a data set Cd image Boot Disk, including
powerful utilities for data erase, recovery and backup. If you wish,
you can try that out.
http://www.ntfs.com/boot-disk.htm
 
Hi,

That is still possible to reset login password, using special utils. I
once got into such a situation and the pass was needed to be reset.
Password Changer helped, it performed the operation and reset password
forgotten. I got it on a data set Cd image Boot Disk, including
powerful utilities for data erase, recovery and backup. If you wish,
you can try that out.
http://www.ntfs.com/boot-disk.htm
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The post to which you replied, and did NOT quote, was asking about passwords
on FOLDERS not log-in passwords.
Please read the following:


http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html
 
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