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I wanna make a password for some folders in WindowsXP Professional SP2. Is
there a free and easy way to do that?
there a free and easy way to do that?
Ragab said:I wanna make a password for some folders in WindowsXP Professional SP2. Is
there a free and easy way to do that?
Ragab said:Thanks Malke. I know there is no password feature in WinXP. I was asking
is there a safe and free third-party software can be used to password
folders or partitions? There is a trial software called "Folder Lock", but
it's just a trial, and I don't know if it's safe or not, I'm afraid it may
harm my PC or harm the locked folders. Thanks for help
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".
This procedure of zipping and passwording seems to be working for
me so far so why would there be a need for anything more elaborate
? Not being difficult here but I am not very computer savvy so
perhaps there is a reason why this wouldn't be sufficient ? For my
needs it seems ok but maybe there is something here I haven't
really grasped ? Perhaps as a "belts and braces" thing I could also
put a password on individual Word documents within the passworded
zip file ?
I don't need CIA level security this is more to protect some
documents from my fairly savvy teenager (actually, maybe CIA level
secutity WOULD be good!). I have simply been keeping these
particular documents on a removeable drive which can be kept secure
but that is a bit of a pain having to go get it every time etc.
I will continue to keep copies of the documents on the removeable
drive but if I could keep at least some on the desktop in
passworded zip folders that would be much more convenient. (yes,
there is a password on the windows login etc but, as I said, I am a
belts and braces person.)
I am really not very up with all this stuff so the various posts
and advice here have been really useful !