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DJKAL, you might wanna re-read my posts...


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Originally posted by DJKAL
yer it is ...BUT... it is in the faded grey so i cant click it - do i have to compress the files first?

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We are not talking about the "Encrypting File System" option at all (which is only available in Pro as WDZ said). Menthix said that the option I was talking about is above that greyed out option, he didn't say it is that option.

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Originally posted by DJKAL

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
the new popup, select "Compress/Archive this map".

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i cant find this
i did:
**right click** my docu,ents -> properties->general->advanced
there was no compress/archive this map - there was a compress folder to save disk space but that doesnt mean it becomes passwroed protected does it?

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No it doesn't. You are confussing things because of what others have said/suggested.

That specific reply was to what Ezra has said, not to you. (As for "there was no compress/archive this map", I previously said I dont have an English version, so I do know the exact phreasing).

1) You asked for a way to encrypt your Documents folder so others can't access it. I replied to that here and said that this is available already in Windows XP Hiome. (note that this option is NOT the same as the "Encrypting File System" option, neither is it the same as the "compress map" option)

2) Ezra suggested to use an archive program and zip everything up inside your documents folder. He said the advantage of that is that it will also take less space on the harddisk. I replied here that that too is possible without any external programs. This is something different than your question. Don't confuse the two.

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1. To "encrypt" (aka lock) your Documents folder in Windows XP:
- Go to the folder and right click on it.
- Then select properties and go to the second tab "sharing".
- Select the first checkbox there "Make a personal map from this map" (or something like that, I don't have an English version).

2. To compress your Documents folder in Windows XP:
- Go to the folder and right click on it.
- Then select properties and go to the first tab "general".
- Click on "Advanced".
- In the new popup, select "Compress this folder" (or something like that, I don't have an English version).

Both options are available in ALL Windows XP verions, including Home Edition...