Please instruct me how to create a password to protect folders i am using windows XP incuding winRAR zip. Why is it that the majority of people leaving comments are illiterate? If you expect someone to take the time to help you on a problem, take the extra ten seconds to look over what you wrote so it does not sound like my daughter in kindergarten is asking for help.
Great Tip! I like program MyFolder. It allows to password-protect and hide any folder on PC. Using XP. I want to password protect an external disk drive. I have followed the same method to protect my folder with passwords. Please Give a good idea. I cant format my hardware so please give good idea. Looking forward to hear from anyone.
When I click make my folders private it comes up with a box, setting folder permissions, and then the box vanishes. Hi I have xp pro with ntfs, but there is no option Make folder private. I have followed the same method to protect my pdf file with password. Your email address will not be published.
Close Menu Tech Tips and Tricks. Free Softwares. Windows Tips. When you would want some folders to be protected? Requirement: Nothing but only windows xp on any file system. Download Hide Files and Folder Locking Utility For Win Xp If you have any problem in locking the folders in windows xp with a password using any of the above method please leave a comment here i will be glad to answer you.
It's also possible that you'll need to remove and re-install Winzip, if the file association problem persists. It works fine if I uninstall winzip. I do not know how to create the zip file within the winzip interface as you suggest.
Posted by: david sudhar singh. Posted by: kevin 18 Nov I have downloaded windows password key 8. It is a very quick and useful utility for resetting passwords.
It works perfectly to reset any local user account to a blank password. Posted by: Mark 09 Dec We had an excel file at work that was password protected. I downloaded an Office unlocker program and I got the password in seconds. Use TrueCrypt if you really want protection.
It's free. Of course, if the file had been locked with Truecrypt, we would never have been able to recover it LOL. Posted by: apple 12 Jan I puzzled it also before. It is a professional utility. With no data loss and no reinstall. Posted by: Linky Wu 29 Jan The solution is called Windows Password Reset 7. It can reset almost all Windows passwords in seconds.
It is a great windows password recovery tool: resetwindowspassword. It also support windows 7 password reset.
I also found some negative feedback on this product -- proceed with caution. Posted by: TeckyGirl 13 Apr I'm still paranoid so I thought I would put a password on it. It was the only way, you can't just move the zip folder to a network group or right click to set up Share.
So I did see the files downstairs on my Laptop, I put in password, but then got ERRORS: photo gallery can't open, try update, or file corrupted, even with word, excel,pdf files I got: can't access files, may not have permission. The Comp never told me exactly what was the problem, it just suggested!? Is placing a password on a shared file network drive possible?
Thanks for any help BOB or anyone else, and hope you get the email I posted on this. Posted by: rcmichelle 05 Nov Last week my parents changed my password, which was really annoying. I tried to get it back. Then I went for help in a forum and they told me to download the software Password Genius. Posted by: bruce cameron 04 Mar I am really upset that I cannot make a password for a file on my windows xp system.
It's ridiculous to do all that other stuff to try and do something that should be simple to do. Comments of a political nature are discouraged.
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Need tech support? Category: Security , Windows. Let's look at a few ways to do password protection: If you have Microsoft Office, you can protect your documents with a password. It involves using compressed zipped folders, and it a little clunky, but it works for all files, not just Office documents. Ask Your Computer or Internet Question. Are You and your password on The Naughty List? Time to Start Encrypting Your Email? Outbound Firewall For Extra Security?
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