Setting a password on a folder in Windows XP

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Fiona Roche

Is it possible to set a password on a folder in Windows
XP. Do I need admin rights??

Fiona
 
Greetings --

WinXP's file security paradigm doesn't rely on, or allow, the
cumbersome method of password protection for individual 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

Alternatively, you can compress the folder, and set a password to
uncompress its contents.


Bruce Chambers

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