Password-protecting specific folders in XP

Is there any way of doing that? OS is XP with SP2.

Thanks

In XP Pro this is done with NTFS permissions. The password protection of a folder or file is provided by the file attributes and user rights set on specific objects.

You can however set up a compressed folder with password protection (by either right clicking on the desktop and selecting New-->Compressed Folder, or (My Computer | File menu | New | Compressed Folder)...you can then open the compressed folder that you want to password protect. On the File menu, click "Add a Password" | In the "Password" box, type the password that you want to use | Type the same password in the "Confirm Password" box, and then click OK.

There's a program called Folder Guard which I believe you can use to actually password protect a folder in XP. You can find it here...

http://www.winability.com/folderguard

If you'd like to learn more about file/folder permissions in XP Home/Pro, I've included a link to a MSKB article which describes permissions in detail...

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP

The two reference links at the bottom of the page are also very helpful regarding permissions and password-protection.

If you're running XP Home, you can get around the "Simple File Sharing" issue by booting up in Safe Mode (use NTFS permissions to restrict access to a folder). Otherwise, if you don't mind using text interface commands, you can use the cacls.exe command line tool (located in ...\Windows\System32) in normal mode to modify the permissions.

for hiding teh pr0nz?
good link redduc900

Much thanks to you redduc! you are the man

Aphex_Tom_9 said:

for hiding teh pr0nz?
good link redduc900

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Lol, no not really. I live with a few of my friends, and one of them lets the others use his computer, but he wants to put his personal stuff in there (finances, when bills are due, etc). The pron stays in the public domain

"The pron stays in the public domain"
hahahaha, nice