Security Question

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Is there a way that I can password protect a folder, so in order to open it,
you have to know the password?

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Is there a way that I can password protect a folder, so in order to open it,
you have to know the password?

(e-mail address removed)
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Like Win2K, 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, if you actually prefer Win9x's way, you
can place the file in a compressed folder, and set a password to
uncompress the folder to view/access its contents.


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(e-mail address removed) wrote:
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Like Win2K, WinXP doesn't rely on, or allow, password
protection for individual applications, files, or folders. Instead,
it uses file/folder permissions to individual users and/or groups.
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Just to check: If a folder's permissions are set (for groups and
users), do all new files created or moved to the folder inherit these?
As a crude work-around, if you actually prefer Win9x's way, you
can place the file in a compressed folder, and set a password to
uncompress the folder to view/access its contents.
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Win9x doesn't natively support per-folder passwording either - it
applies this only at the level of network shares, which means that
anyone at the local system has full access.
 
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