Re: Password-protecting folders

From: Kevin K (WMTRP205@NoSpam.com)
Date: 08/22/02


From: "Kevin K" <WMTRP205@NoSpam.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 16:50:21 -0400

In Windows XP, you can not password protect files and folders instead you
must set file permissions.
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Read Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP (Q308418)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308418

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Kevin
Please reply to newsgroup
"gtksxp" <gtksxp@msn.com> wrote in message
news:uMkpRRhSCHA.1864@tkmsftngp12...
> I have Windows XP Professional on an NTSF partition and have not been able
> to figure out how to create a password for a folder within my account. My
> goal is to be able to create folders which require a password to open even
> for myself. I have disabled simple file sharing and followed the
> instructions in the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q307874, and have
not
> been able to find a prompt for a password. What am I doing wrong?? Please
> help!
>
>
>
>


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