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Lock properties of a file by Vazza on 08-14-2005 at 08:36 PM

Hi all

Looking for some advice with regards to locking the properties of a file so that they cannot be changed. I'm on XP Home and so can't do it the way Microsoft suggest and was wonder if anybody knew of a way or a program that would allow me to do such a thing.

Thanks in Advance

RE: Lock properties of a file by NiteMare on 08-14-2005 at 08:45 PM

http://www.download.com/File-Properties-Editor/30...38_4-10305761.html

this may be what your looking for

RE: Lock properties of a file by Vazza on 08-14-2005 at 08:57 PM

Slight problem with that link: requires Mac OS X. I'm on Windows XP Home.

RE: Lock properties of a file by NiteMare on 08-14-2005 at 08:59 PM

damn, how'd i miss that, :wall:

[EDIT:]sorry i can't find anything

RE: Lock properties of a file by mwe99 on 08-14-2005 at 09:05 PM

Okay I had a quick look around, do you basically want to change/lock any file? or just one you created using say for example VB?

RE: Lock properties of a file by Vazza on 08-14-2005 at 09:08 PM

I want to be able to lock only certain files so that the properties cannot be changed.

RE: Lock properties of a file by CookieRevised on 08-15-2005 at 12:22 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Vazza
I want to be able to lock only certain files so that the properties cannot be changed.

ermm... what do you mean by "locking file properties"??? (as there is no such thing as "locking file properties"; anything saved on your HDD can always be changed, thus also files. Also the "properties" of a file are simply some bits and bytes stored within the file.)

RE: Lock properties of a file by Concord Dawn on 08-15-2005 at 12:36 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Vazza
I want to be able to lock only certain files so that the properties cannot be changed.

Do you mean locking the "Read only" and "Encrypted" and "Compressed" (or similar) properties?

RE: Lock properties of a file by ShawnZ on 08-15-2005 at 12:43 AM

quote:
Originally posted by CookieRevised

quote:
Originally posted by Vazza
I want to be able to lock only certain files so that the properties cannot be changed.
ermm... what do you mean by "locking file properties"??? (as there is no such thing as "locking file properties"; anything saved on your HDD can always be changed, thus also files. Also the "properties" of a file are simply some bits and bytes stored within the file.)

quote:
Originally posted by Concord Dawn

quote:
Originally posted by Vazza
I want to be able to lock only certain files so that the properties cannot be changed.

Do you mean locking the "Read only" and "Encrypted" and "Compressed" (or similar) properties?

im pretty sure she meant disabling Right Click > Properties for certan files...

RE: RE: Lock properties of a file by CookieRevised on 08-15-2005 at 12:55 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Concord Dawn
Do you mean locking the "Read only" and "Encrypted" and "Compressed" (or similar) properties?

if so, this can't be "locked". And would also be pointless. Those properties must be able to be changed, otherwise you will loose some functionality later on...

quote:
Originally posted by ShawnZ
im pretty sure she meant disabling Right Click > Properties for certan files...

if so, this is totally pointless as you can change the file "properties" with any program which is designed to do so (or even by messing up the file with any type of editor for that matter)...

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Anything from a file can always be changed; this is simply how computers work. There is no such thing as write-protecting anything. (though there are methods, but they are either hardware-solutions, are mostly for all files, not for individual files and/or are always reversable)

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Before speculating further (and making further useless posts) lets wait until Vazza clearly states in detail what she wants and includes some examples...

RE: Lock properties of a file by Vazza on 08-15-2005 at 08:29 PM

Well from what I'm reading it can't be done (well I am 1) female and 2)dark blonde, so there's two things that are already going against me )
Basically I have a word document and a few image files that I'm finished with and want to make it so that I would be unable to alter them in future, but if it can't be done, it can't be done.

Thanks for the help anyways

RE: Lock properties of a file by CookieRevised on 08-16-2005 at 11:01 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Vazza
Basically I have a word document and a few image files that I'm finished with and want to make it so that I would be unable to alter them in future, but if it can't be done, it can't be done.

In a Word document? Well, the answer would be yes and no

You can secure a Word document with a password so you can't change anything in it anymore (without knowing the password). Although such protections are easly broken for those who know how (I'm obviously not going into that atm)...

In Word 2000, it goes like:
1) Select menu: "Tools" > "Protect Document..."
2) There you'll see a small dialog, choose "Forms"
3) Enter the password
4) Verify the password
5) Save the document

In Word 2003, the menu option is the same, but the dialog will be a side-bar. The principle is the same though (only you have more options to choose from)...

When you open the document again you'll see that you can't change anything anymore (including the pictures).

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Word 2000 example (in Dutch)

As you also can see, it is mandatory that you always provide detailed and exact explainations of what you want to do, before you could expect a good answer. This thread contains 10 posts which were actually not needed at all

RE: Lock properties of a file by Vazza on 08-16-2005 at 11:10 AM

Okay word document sorted, but would I be right in assuming that individual image files couldn't be done i.e. the images are not in the document.

And yes, I know I should know better about giving a description but describing is not a strong point for me (a)

I was also half sleeping at the time (a)

RE: RE: Lock properties of a file by CookieRevised on 08-16-2005 at 11:18 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Vazza
Okay word document sorted, but would I be right in assuming that individual image files couldn't be done i.e. the images are not in the document.

indeed, individual images on disk can always be altered as they are nothing more than a collection of data. Corrupt/change the data, and the original file (image) is changed. This goes for the Word document as a whole also though (heck, it goes for every file).

If you want to distribute the whole package, it is far better to zip all the files and password protect the archived file.

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quote:
Originally posted by Vazza
And yes, I know I should know better about giving a description but describing is not a strong point for me

the comment was also (or "more") for those who replied with assumptions of what you wanted without knowing it exactly and thus making useless posts

RE: Lock properties of a file by Vazza on 08-16-2005 at 11:22 AM

Oh well. Thanks anyways for all your help. Guess its back to watermarking all the images then

RE: Lock properties of a file by CookieRevised on 08-16-2005 at 11:24 AM

btw, once you integrated the images in your word document, they aren't needed anymore on your HDD; they will be part of the document.