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Password Protected Folder How?

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  Posted 27 July 2007 - 05:01 PM

How do I make a folder password protected so everyone has to enter a password in order to open it.

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Posted 28 July 2007 - 11:30 AM

View PostAlmerM, on Jul 27 2007, 05:01 PM, said:

How do I make a folder password protected so everyone has to enter a password in order to open it.



windows vista doesnt support this feature on its own. You can password protect a account. There is third party software out that that allows you to put passwords on folders however im not sure which ones would be vista compatable

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Posted 28 July 2007 - 03:08 PM

You could put the folder in zipped file, and password protect, that.
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