Can you password-protect folders in XP?
 

I occasionally work from home, and have sensitive data on my home PC, how can I protect it? I'm talking about pdf's etc, not excel which i know you can protect.

Can you protect at the folder level?

Thanks,
Steve

Your porn collection should be held on a separate PC than the one you use for work ;)

You're not helping.

Edited to say: what porn I have isn't worth protecting!!

Yay... here you go!

http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article...,110663,00.asp

I'm glad you asked that question, because I have been wondering the same myself for ages so I'm pleased I found out...

Is it not just easier to have seperate user log-in's. That's how I got round it, kids log on to their settings and can't access my files, I hope!


Still, glad you found it too, might just do that from now on, just in case!

Make sure that you don't give the kids admin rights, otherwise they can browse to your folders.

If you have separate logons, you can have restricted access so that only your logon (not even any other admins) can access your documents, unless you put them in shared, i think it might be when you add a password that it does this.

James

In Win2k and XP you can encrypt all your files under one logon id and nobody, not even another administrator will be able to read/view them (unless they can crack 56 bit encryption which can be done but takes a very long time).

I use the following app. It basically creates a virtual disk that's encrypted. Works indpendently of Windows - which I gives me a little more confidence.

http://www.dekart.com/products/file_...te_disk_light/

easier still give them user access. disable simple file sharing and deny access to the group users. Job done, no password though. Edited to add, that only works with pro XP though:)

Also.... this works well for protecting folders from change or deletion (XP by default will have assigned simple sharing - you will need to uncheck that in the Folder Options first)

1. Folder -> Properties
2. Security Tab
3. Advanced
4. Permissions tab
5. Uncheck "Inherit from parent..."
6. Click "Add..."
7. Enter user names etc...
8. In the "Permission Entry for "
8.1 Check everything except "Full control", "Delete Subfolders/Files" & "Delete" in the "ALLOW" column
8.2 Check "Delete Subfolders/Files" & "Delete" in the "DENY" column.
9. Apply the settings to "This folder/subfolders/files"