I want to put a password on a particular folder

[casey]

How do I put a password or restrict a folder?
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best regards,
Casey

[Bob I]

Make it a zipfolder, OR use a third party software for that purpose.

Casey wrote:
> How do I put a password or restrict a folder?

[casey]

Bob,
Do you know any free third party software providers for such a feature.
Thank you for answering my question!
--
best regards,
Casey


"Bob I" wrote:

> Make it a zipfolder, OR use a third party software for that purpose.
>
> Casey wrote:
> > How do I put a password or restrict a folder?
>
>

[Bob I]

Nope, any reason you don't use Windows XP zipfolders? Its already installed.

Casey wrote:

> Bob,
> Do you know any free third party software providers for such a feature.
> Thank you for answering my question!

[casey]

i zipped the folder and went under properties and it did not have an option
to set a password.....did I do it wrong?
sorry for all the back and forth....
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best regards,
Casey


"Bob I" wrote:

> Nope, any reason you don't use Windows XP zipfolders? Its already installed.
>
> Casey wrote:
>
> > Bob,
> > Do you know any free third party software providers for such a feature.
> > Thank you for answering my question!
>
>

[Bob I]

The "file" menu has the Add Password option. Just double click your
zipfolder and then file, Add a password. (and don't mislay the one you
use!!!)

Casey wrote:
> i zipped the folder and went under properties and it did not have an option
> to set a password.....did I do it wrong?
> sorry for all the back and forth....

[Alan]

Hi Casey,

There are still freeware versions of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) encryption
software. Click on this link to take you to a page where you can download
PGP 8.0.2: http://www.pgpi.org/products/pgp/versions/freeware/winxp/8.0/

Alan

"Casey" > wrote in message
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> How do I put a password or restrict a folder?
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> best regards,
> Casey

[John Wunderlich]

=?Utf-8?B?Q2FzZXk=?= > wrote in
:

> Bob,
> Do you know any free third party software providers for such a
> feature. Thank you for answering my question!

Try Truecrypt. It works by password-mounting a virtual drive rather
than a folder but it's the best freeware I've found in a while.

<http://www.truecrypt.org>

HTH,
John