Re: Password Prot. Files???

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 01/07/03 

From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 19:39:05 -0700

You don't. In XP you control what accounts
have access using NTFS permissions. Then anyone
logged in using an account with access granted will
have access, while someone using an account that
either has no access granted to it or has access explicitly
denied to it will not have access. 

--
Roger Abell
MS MVP (Security, Windows), MCDBA,  MCSE both
Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Thomas" <DivineKnight143@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:09c201c2b5e4$0a552b80$89f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA01...
> How do you password protect select files like a document
> or movie file so that no one can run or open it without a
> password??????  i've searched help programs an i cant find
> jack

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