How can I deny anybody from accessing my information in HD partitions by using Windows tools?
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Windows XP includes file system encryption.  Search Windows help for instructions.
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If you are using Windows XP you have several options.\nOption 1: Right click on the file to password (or an entire folder if you want), click properties, click the General tab, click Advanced button, click Encrypt Contents check box.\n\nOption 2: Use compression program like WinZip, and choose Encrypt or Password Protect options.\n\nThese will encrypt your information so that only a programming genius will be able to see your data 99.99% of people will not be able to get to it.\n\n* NOTE *\nIf you are engaging in illegal activity, these will not be good enough. Neither will deleting the files. The police can easily crack those. In that case you will need to delete everything, throw your hard disk away and never access those files again.
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Set up an administrator's account and restrict his use of your machine.
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IF you are physically trying to hide one of your hard drives you can do that from the my computer screen otherwise Xp doesnt allow you to place on drive in another to get rid of one of your drive letters
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No problem...\n\nClick on Start->Settings->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Computer Management\n\nExpand "Local Users and Groups" and click on "Users"\n\nRight-click on "Users" and click on "New User".\n\nFill it out.  The new user will only have basic rights and will not be able to access anything in your "My Documents" folder, Favorites, etc.  Just make sure you don't make them an Administrator.
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To make your folders private\nOpen My Computer. \nDouble-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:), unless you have more than one drive on your computer). \nIf the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive.\n\nDouble-click the Documents and Settings folder. \nDouble-click your user folder. \nRight-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties. \nOn the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box. \n Notes\n\nTo open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. \nThis option is only available for folders included in your user profile. Folders in your user profile include My Documents and its subfolders, Desktop, Start Menu, Cookies, and Favorites. If you do not make these folders private, they are available to everyone who uses your computer. \nWhen you make a folder private, all of its subfolders are private as well. For example, when you make My Documents private, you also make My Music and My Pictures private. When you share a folder, you also share all of its subfolders unless you make them private. \nYou cannot make your folders private if your drive is not formatted as NTFS.
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Ignore the noobs who say nothing can be done.\n\nYou can try this software\nhttp://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/download.htm\n\nOr, if you are prepared to pay real money, there are a range of professional 'data recovery' firms who can get data off almost any drive. Not cheap but possible.\n\n///
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Not necessarily. Disable sharing your drives, and turn on the firewall if you're using Windows XP
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you cannot do it.  Its a flaw in Windows operating system. Sorry
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Go to administrative tools then to services disable remote access
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Use Partition Magic\n\nIt's very user friendly program that you dont need any instruction on how to use.\nOnce installed you will see all your hard disk partitions.\nRight click and say Unhide partition.\nYou are done.\nCongrats
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I would really recommend using NTPassword, it can be found as an ISO.  If you need to remove the drive, then do that if you must.
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No, you cannot restrict access to the Shared Documents folder and you cannot restrict access to a hard drive either. You can encrypt the files in the Shared Documents folder and on the hard drive which would require a password to be entered to access the encrypted files. A good free encryption program is TrueCrypt (downloadable from pcworld.com)
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I don't think Xp lets you.. to Lock particular Folder but Sure there are other softwares to do Folder Locker is best one... try it free\nhttp://www.download.com
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WipeDrive\nCompletely eliminate\nhard drive data\nhttp://www.whitecanyon.com/wipe-your-hard-drive-help.php\nDESTROYING COMPUTER DATA\nhttp://www.howtowipeyourdrive.com/
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you need to set showing system files also.\nto do that,enter My Computer or a explorer window, on menu click tools,folder options,at the 'view' tab, and uncheck "Hide protected operating system files"
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Lookie here!\n\nhttp://www.faqfarm.com/Q/How_do_you_turn_off_write_protect_on_your_hard_drive