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Originally posted by Chris4
What's the best way to password protect a folder?
I just want to password protect a folder in My Documents.
I've tried downloading programs, but most of them hide the folder aswell. I did download a program that just asks for a password, but it's a bit of a hassle and not really what I'm looking for. I just want to double click it and it asks for a password, so no family members can access it.
Is there a way I can do this in windows, without a program?
P.S. Just a simple password protection, no encryption or anything.
Take a look at some relativly new tool from Microsoft for Windows XP: "
My Private Folder".
This extremely small tool integrates perfectly into Windows XP and provides you with a password protected folder. Nothing needs to be run in the background. No other user except you will be able to access the folder.
note that you can't download it anymore from the official MS download center because of this.
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Also read this for another way which requires nothing at all:
http://www.infosrama.com/digitalseeker/2006/06/mi...how-to-set-as.html
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