User Accounts

I have a few questions...

1) From the initial start-up my computer logged on
without selecting an 'user' account or password (I
believe this was the default setting which I never
bothered to change). I tried to secure some files and in
the process have made it so that I have to at least
select an 'user' (though I have eliminated the need for a
password) in the welcome screen. How do I get rid of even
having to select an 'user'? I just want my computer to
logon automatically as it did before.

2) I know you can secure individual files (Word
documents) with a password. Can I do the same for an
entire folder without creating an 'user' as mentioned in
my question above? I know about 'hiding' a folder, but I
want a specific folder password protected.

Thank you.

[AB]

A couple of suggestions.

Although the user creation for the purposes of access is wise, it might be
wiser to select which user has access to which folder.

Windows XPhome does not have password protect folders. For Word, Excel files
the application itself contains this option when you save the files.

You can however, select which user has access to which folder (a good thing
if you have created a bunch of users).

First, an admin-privileged user needs to log on to Safe Mode.

Then from there right-click on each folder you want to modify permissions
for, (Properties) and select the user and modify its permissions (Full
Control, Write, Read etc..)


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> wrote in message
...
> I have a few questions...
>
> 1) From the initial start-up my computer logged on
> without selecting an 'user' account or password (I
> believe this was the default setting which I never
> bothered to change). I tried to secure some files and in
> the process have made it so that I have to at least
> select an 'user' (though I have eliminated the need for a
> password) in the welcome screen. How do I get rid of even
> having to select an 'user'? I just want my computer to
> logon automatically as it did before.
>
> 2) I know you can secure individual files (Word
> documents) with a password. Can I do the same for an
> entire folder without creating an 'user' as mentioned in
> my question above? I know about 'hiding' a folder, but I
> want a specific folder password protected.
>
> Thank you.