I would like to protect information in my personal folder at work. How can I do that?
212565
You can't actually password protect a single "folder" but you can with a zip file. Just create a new zipped folder and add your personal info and then select "add password" under the file menu when you open the zip file.
254951
If you use XP pro, you could set ownership and permissions on folders and barred another users from accessing it.
309724
Go to my documents, click the sharing tab and mark Make this folder private.  Most Local Area Networks (LAN) can be accessed via the "My Network Places " Folder , check that out and try to see if your files are there.
277829
log on as guest, this will create a 'personalised' start menu for that account.\nThen log off and come back in as Administrator... use windows explorer to go to c:documents and settings/guest/start menu delete any short cuts in there you want access denying to\nnow go to the 'all users' start menu, take out any shortcuts you dont want them to access from there, best way is to cut them and paste into the start menu of your personal account. Now when you log on as guest the shortcuts shouldnt appear---although this doesnt stop them using windows explorer to navigate to the .exe file to run them--- To totally deny access, you need to set the NTFS permissions on any .exe files you dont want guests to run to 'deny'. \nClick on 'tools' in windows explorer, go to folder options, view, scroll down and un-check 'use simple file and folder sharing'... now if you right click on a file and choose properties you'll see a security tab...click this and add the guest account, withj the permission set to deny on all.
111320
Hi,\nyou may download a software from the following site to lock ur folders\n\nhttp://www.newsoftwares.net/folderlock/
406401
As someone who made a mistake once in this area, I ask you to consider the lack of trust this will create.  Are you also going to monitor phone calls?  time it takes to go to the bathroom?  what about personal emails?\n\nMy point is you establish rules and tell everyone they will be monitored (web logs, Internet history, etc.).   Any productivity you gain from monitoring their computer usage will be lost in another area (like pencils taken home, personal copies being made, etc.).\nConsider giving them some leniency on computer usage during lunch and before/after work so they will be more productive during work.\n\nMike Honeycutt
628939
Either your account has admin rights, or it does not.  If this is a personal computer at the workplace, you will probably not have admin rights.\n\nThere is nothing to "put back".  Your account has to be set by an account admin to have admin rights.
375926
Not clear on this one, but from what I'm reading I would guess the co worker that is sharing the folder needs to increase his threshold amount for users that can access the folder at one time. \n\nHe should be able to increase this in properties tab for that folder. \n\nTry this out.
603715
You have to do this: REMEMBER you must have administrator priveleges. \n\n   1. You need to Login as Administrator. To have access to security tab\n\n   2. If you are using Windows XP PRO,  you must disable Simple File Sharing.\n\n   3. Right-click the folder/file that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.\n\n   4. Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears).\n\n   5. Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.\n\n   6. In the Name list, click your user name, or click Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group. If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.\n\n   7. Click OK, and then click Yes when you receive the following message:\nYou do not have permission to read the contents of directory folderName. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control?\nAll permissions will be replaced if you press Yes.\n\n   8. Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents.\n\n\nWorked with me a while ago, Good Luck. If you need anyhelp let me know.
251508
if you were running Windows XP professional or a Windows 2003 server, you could right click on the files, check the "Security" tab, and restrict the access rights user by user. XP Home won't let you do that.\n\nIf you have Windows XP, you need to ensure that those Read-only rights (in the "Security" tab, mind, not that little read only checkbox on the "General" tab) are enforced on the users you want to enforce them on - explicitly specify only your superuser accounts (like Administrator) with greater rights. \n\nif you do this, I assure you - nobody, not even the computer itself, will be able to move these files. It will crash before succeeding...
181821
you can try covering your tacks using the program mentioned above, but it will not reallly help you if you are using your companies netwrok. as they keep a log of each site/file downloaded. i think you can delete it if you are in safe mode logged on as an administrator. \n\nbut event then the company will still have a copy if your using there internet connection
188760
In fact if you're at work you probably use something called a proxy, let me explain... \n\nTo protect the network in general there is only one computer that access the Internet and other computers on the network ask this computer for the web pages they want... It makes it much easier to protect with firewalls and things like that...\n\nSo anytime you want to view a web page your computer asks the web page to that computer, that computer asks the web page on the Internet an then gives it back to your computer that displays it. But that proxy can as well save which computer asked for which page and thus keep track of what you look on the Internet. Then your boss may look into log files of the proxy to see who goes to see what...\n\nOf course cleaning your Internet history cleans information on your computer but you can't clean all the information and obviously you can't clean information on that proxy computer.
173570
Open folder>\nFile>\nProperties>\nSharing>\nCheck
529154
your personal information will be kept private
405886
Yes, so if you're at work, you'd better not play around on the computer so you won't lose your job.\n\nYou can check your settings for your email account and make sure that they are not being forwarded.\nSome email accounts allow you to redirect your mail. To do that someone has to have acces to your actual account. If your boss moniters your use, they can easily find out the info necessary. AND YES, it is legal for them to monitor your use at work. (They own the computer and are paying you to work, not play)
246652
Go to Word or Excel and make a list of your passwords you want to keep up with.\n\nClick: "File" then select "Save As". Now select where you want to put that folder you are going to create. It you do not like the location the computer picked for you click on the down arrow on the right hand side and then select a place. My Documents is easy to find later.. \n\nOnce you have selected where you want to put it ( My documents is a good place to put it and is easy to find.)Put the cursor over the second to the right, yellow looking folder and it will say "create new folder". Just click on it and a new folder will be made. You will see a blue rectangle with "New Folder" in it. Type in "Password" or whatever you want to call it. You are now finished.\n\nTo find the folder you just created just go to "My Documents" (If that is where you put it) and click on the folder named "Password" if that is what you named it. And You can put whatever you want in it.
547029
You need a program that will not just delete your info but that will write zeros to the hard drive where your info used to be.\nCheck out this web site.They have all the info you will need.Its a real good idea to do this.I found a computer in a dumpster and it had all kinds of sensitive company info on it.Including bank account numbers.\nhttp://www.whitecanyon.com/donate-your-computer.php