JeffH13 wrote:
I have a shared hard drive on my computer that is on a windows
network. On that hard drive a have folders with the history of
previous work we have done over the last 10 years. Is it possible
so those folders and contant of the folders to be setup so there
has to be a pass word type in before they can be deleted or
changed...

Shenan Stanley wrote:
If you compress them and/or encrypt them...

Otherwise - Windows XP no longer uses the archaic method of password
protected folders, instead optiong for the file/folder permissions
type of protection.

JeffH13 wrote:
The problem is that I still need to open the files and print the
information off of them from time to time but I don't want them to
get changed or deleted.

Right - so you set the permissions so that only you have access to
them *and* you wisely back up those files to off-site and perhaps
more permanent media (DVD? Another external hard disk drive? Etc...)
Two copies is much wiser than one.

A password protected compressed folder and/or encryption will not
keep you from opening/printing/deleting the files. Nor will using
file/folder protection. All those things will do will protect said
files/folders from unauthorized access (somewhat.) What happens to
the files/folders after access is granted is no different than if
there was no protection and the same entity accessed them.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP

Well, except that, if they're marked read-only, you will at least get a
blurb that they are read only and do you really want to do that? NOt
much protection when someone's in a hurry & not paying attention, but
.... it's another level at least.

Twayne