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password protect a folder in win XP?
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Who Replied?Pirate Steve
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http://www.google.com/search?client...n&q=password+folders+in+xp&btnG=Google+Search
google, seriously, not that hard
google, seriously, not that hard
I use axcrypt which doesn't do a folder per se, but it does all files in a folder fairly quickly unless there's like thousands in there.
http://axcrypt.axantum.com/
http://axcrypt.axantum.com/
Trying to hide your animal porn from your girlfriend?
http://www.google.com/search?client...n&q=password+folders+in+xp&btnG=Google+Search
google, seriously, not that hard
the built-in password protection in win xp is worthless. saving files to a password protected zip folder is a cumbersome pain in the ass. also, i was hoping for something other than some iffy looking shareware.
rar the folder, encrypt the file names and password it - choose no compression.
better than having a program specifically for locking that one folder - especially if you dont want to draw any attention to it.
right, same problem as a zip file. what happens if you want to save a file to it. you can't do "file | save as". you have to go through a ton of extra steps to insert the file into the rar/zip
like drag and drop it on the rar?
Exactly. You dont need to go through the wizard or menus to add files. Just drop that bitch in.
there was a way to do it by enabling web content in the folder and creating a script that would ask for a password, it was easy to get around, but if you are trying to hide stuff from computer illiterate people it would work.
that's a fairly innovative idea, but it might be a little too complicated. also it's not for me, so a canned solution would be easier to handle
Exactly. You dont need to go through the wizard or menus to add files. Just drop that bitch in.
the file that you've dropped in isn't password protected, only the original content of the zip is. at least that's something i remember from dealing w/ zip files a few years ago.
Microsoft Private Folder 1.0Is there a program out there that can password protect a desktop folder? It doesn't have to be something w/ outrageous encryption like PGP, but just good enough so that anyone using windows explorer would need a password to see any files inside the folder.
whoa, i thougth that was a joke.
Microsoft Porn protector 1.0