How to place passwords on my files and programs so no other person can access it?
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Two proposal :\n1- On control panel click on User accounts and define an account yourself and activate password protection for it \nI should say if you are administrator of computer you can do this .Create another limited account for other members of family so they can not use your account at windows start up and they must choose limited account and as an administrator of computer you can save your files on adminstrator folder in documents and settings and your data \nwill be private .you must start your computer in safe mode and activate password for each account except limited acounts that you have created it before for family members.\n2- If your format is FAT32 you can not to encrypt your files or folders but if you format your hard drive as NTFS \nyou will be able to encrypt them.
850713
YES THERE is\n\nhttp://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/hid...\n\n\nor\n\n\nIf u want that no one can access ur folders then u have to do is\n1) Open My Computer\n2) Goto tools > Folder Options > Then go to View tab\n3) At the topmost bottom of view tab u will find "USE SIMPLE FILE SHARING"\n4) Un ckeck that box\n5) Now goto the folder which u want to protect\n6) Open its properties\n7) Then go to "Security" tab there are two options 1st is "GROUPS AND USERS" & 2nd is "Permisions"\n8) Select permisions for the users from there.
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If they are logged on to your account, they have your settings, so they have access to your files.  That being said, yes, it can be done, but it would take third party software, like http://www.newsoftwares.net/folderlock/?id=gi\n\nPlease note, this is not an endorsement as I have never used this program, nor is it the only one available.
72898
You can try Password Manager XP
1061102
Hide the folder that contains that file or password protect that folder.
432393
Encryption, passwords.
613981
there is no way. even as an administrator of the computer, the secondary users still have that information kept private from you. thats the joys of windows xp lol
472502
xp, you set up administrator rights that should passworded. W2k and w98 also have easy password controls
81430
If you don't want to lock everyone out of Windows (as the above suggestes) then check out FineCrypt 9.1 (freeware), http://www.download.com/FineCrypt/3000-2092_4-10494456.html?tag=lst-6-6 it is an encryption tool to encrypt and password protect files/folders.  It's better than the tools Windows offers.  It has a limitation that it can only work with five files at a time.
155313
Compress it, then add a password, then make it hidden ,then hide it in the windows folder where no one will look for it.
835151
i never used a server before but if it is just like windows create a compressed zipped folder and place the files in it once u place them in it hide the original files in a hidden folder and set up your computer to not show hidden folders in the control panel or just put them in a place were no one goes and then go back to the compressed folder and open it and in the file menu it will say set password and u set yourself a password that you will be able to remember and your done good luck
752569
basically yes,\nmay require other security software,\n\nthere is option in properties of folder,to put in sharing, shared documents, and select[ _ ]private,\n\ndont forget password though, also write down somewhere for backup...
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if its a folder u dont rilli need to use soon\nu could always compress it usin win zip\n1.right click folder 2. Send To - Compressed Zipped Folder\n3.right click inside zipped folder 4. add password
594400
As far as I know you cannot do such a thing.  But what you can do, is to share the folder that the file is in, but set the permissions of the folder (and files) to allow only a small set of users to access them.  This way, only those authenticated with a valid user/pass can retrieve the files.
528340
Setting a password in Windows is a really weak way of protecting your files. The files can easily be viewed, for example, by booting up with a Knoppix CD.\n\nWhat you need is encryption (e.g. via PGP or GPG), or, ideally, an encrypted filesystem.\n\nSince the hard drive is external, I'd suggest the best option is one of physical security, i.e. locking the drive away.
663219
No, it's not possible in both home and professional edition. Howvever, you can deny access to the files and hide them.
688669
You need a software for that like http://www.password-protect-software.com/ would do that for you. I dont know if theres a free program for it though.