Password Protect Folders

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Hi, anyone know how to password protect a folder in
Win2000k? I know how to do the share/unshare stuff but
want to password protect it totally all the time. Thanks
 
Not possible - that's a Win9x thing, and is a lot less secure than NTFS
permissioning. If you're using NTFS, you go to the folder properties,
security tab, and control access there.
 
No password-protecting; only security descriptors.

Well, there are password-protected zip files (pkzip or winzip - take your
pick)., but they're not built-in to the OS.
 
Thanks, I find this really odd that there's no way to
password the folder itself, when working at Microsoft
using Win2k I was able to password protect certain folders
and can't remember how to do it...senility sucks at
times..grins. Thanks for the info, I know how to protect
the folder if I zip them but don't want to zip it, just
keep it passworded.
Trish
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No password-protecting; only security descriptors.

Well, there are password-protected zip files (pkzip or winzip - take your
pick)., but they're not built-in to the OS.
--
Drew Cooper [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


Hi, anyone know how to password protect a folder in
Win2000k? I know how to do the share/unshare stuff but
want to password protect it totally all the time. Thanks
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How do I switch to NTFS?
Trish
-----Original Message-----
Not possible - that's a Win9x thing, and is a lot less secure than NTFS
permissioning. If you're using NTFS, you go to the folder properties,
security tab, and control access there.




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With XP you can use Encryption to put a password on the folder.
Only the person with the proper security credentials will be able
to make heads or tails of the folder at that point. The only thing
I can think of for Win2k is to create an administrative account
and set the permissions for the folder to allow ONLY the
newly created administrative account to use the folder. Make
sure the permissions are propagated to subfolders. If it's only
data stored in the folder, this should work, and it's quick and
easy but it's not 100% effective against everyone. But it's
good to keep very young kids out of things you don't want
them to mess with. Teenagers though, might be able to figure
out the methods to get to your administrative passwords
though.

The level of security you need and use will be determined by
what lengths you'll go to invoke it and what you need.

--
Jim Carlock
http://www.microcosmotalk.com/
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Thanks, I find this really odd that there's no way to
password the folder itself, when working at Microsoft
using Win2k I was able to password protect certain folders
and can't remember how to do it...senility sucks at
times..grins. Thanks for the info, I know how to protect
the folder if I zip them but don't want to zip it, just
keep it passworded.
Trish
-----Original Message-----
No password-protecting; only security descriptors.

Well, there are password-protected zip files (pkzip or winzip - take your
pick)., but they're not built-in to the OS.
--
Drew Cooper [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


Hi, anyone know how to password protect a folder in
Win2000k? I know how to do the share/unshare stuff but
want to password protect it totally all the time. Thanks
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In a command prompt:

convert c: /fs:ntfs <enter>

Where c: is the drive letter you wish to convert. You'll have to reboot. It
should go through with no trouble, but as usual, do a good backup before
doing anything....
 
Right click on your hard drive in explorer, go to properties - it will tell
you the file system there.
 
Thanks for the info! I am NTFS...I thought so, so I'll
just go in and hide the file folder somewhere, its to keep
my daughter from my ebay accounts...grins..thanks so much.
Will keep the peace here in the household now.
Regards
 
If she has a different login account, and no admin rights, you can just deny
access to her account to that folder/all your folders/subfolders.
 
Whoa! EFS is not password protection, but it is dangerous. Also - EFS is
not just an XP (Pro only) feature, but Win2k and Server 2003. Please,
anyone reading this post, before you play with EFS, read about it ( and
export your certificate and private key and keep them somewhere safe). Not
understanding EFS but still using it is an easy way to lose valuable data.
--
Drew Cooper [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


ms said:
With XP you can use Encryption to put a password on the folder.
Only the person with the proper security credentials will be able
to make heads or tails of the folder at that point. The only thing
I can think of for Win2k is to create an administrative account
and set the permissions for the folder to allow ONLY the
newly created administrative account to use the folder. Make
sure the permissions are propagated to subfolders. If it's only
data stored in the folder, this should work, and it's quick and
easy but it's not 100% effective against everyone. But it's
good to keep very young kids out of things you don't want
them to mess with. Teenagers though, might be able to figure
out the methods to get to your administrative passwords
though.

The level of security you need and use will be determined by
what lengths you'll go to invoke it and what you need.

--
Jim Carlock
http://www.microcosmotalk.com/
Post replies to the newsgroup.
Thanks, I find this really odd that there's no way to
password the folder itself, when working at Microsoft
using Win2k I was able to password protect certain folders
and can't remember how to do it...senility sucks at
times..grins. Thanks for the info, I know how to protect
the folder if I zip them but don't want to zip it, just
keep it passworded.
Trish
-----Original Message-----
No password-protecting; only security descriptors.

Well, there are password-protected zip files (pkzip or winzip - take your
pick)., but they're not built-in to the OS.
--
Drew Cooper [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


Hi, anyone know how to password protect a folder in
Win2000k? I know how to do the share/unshare stuff but
want to password protect it totally all the time. Thanks
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