Password Protection for folders

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Hi,
I know you can password protect individual folders in Win XP, I did that to
one of my folders, but I can't remember where to go to release the protection
by typing in the password. Can anyone help me?
 
Hi,
I know you can password protect individual folders in Win XP, I did that to
one of my folders, but I can't remember where to go to release the protection
by typing in the password. Can anyone help me?
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How to remove depends on what method you used to apply password protection.

If EFS (encrypted file system) was used, the following article explains how
to remove encryption status:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308993/en-us

If a zip file was password protected, use its properties to change/remove
the password.

If third party software was used, follow the directions which should be in
the application's help file.
 
Hi,
I know you can password protect individual folders in Win XP, I did that to
one of my folders, but I can't remember where to go to release the protection
by typing in the password. Can anyone help me?
Click to expand...

Addition for zipped files (compressed folders): If you can't find password
options in properties, select the zip file in Explorer then drop down the
File menu in the main menu bar. You should see a password related option
that is present only when zip files are selected and can use that option to
access the password fields.
 
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