How to password protect any file in widows XP?
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If you are using XP  = How to password protect the contents of a compressed folder and how To Use Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP = Files and folders in compressed folders can be protected by using a password.   (click here) =   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306531/EN-US\n\nhttp://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,110663,00.asp
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If I remember correctly, the following can be done in WinXP by "right clicking" on the folder and compress it. Or right click and create "new compressed folder". I believe a password can be added to the new encrypted file.\n\nNo one can uncompress or view it without the password.
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If you are an administrator on the machine you can access any files as long as you can log into the machine as an administrator.\n\nNow if you have Windows XP Home edition (pro edition users skip to step 1) this gets a little tricky.... but you will first need to go into safe mode. If you have not set an administrator password on your system, by default there is none. So press F8 after your restart the machine, hitting it every few seconds (not holding it) Until a Windows Start up menu appears.... then go to that foler and do the following:\n1) Right click on the folder and select properties\n2) Go to the security tab\n3) If you do not see any usernames listed do the following steps otherwise skip to step 9\n4) Click on advanced\n5) Click on owner\n6) Click on Administrators\n7) Click on the check box for replace owner on subcontainers and objects\n8) Click OK\n9) For the groups and user names on the security tab click Add\n10) Click Advanced\n11) Click find now\n12) If administrators was not listed add administrators (click on it and say OK\n13) Make sure system is added again follow steps 9-12 for add system\n14) Add your user account which would likely be the same name as your documents and settings folder.\n15) For all of them click on the full control box under permissions for....\n16) Click advanced\n17) Click on the box for replace permissions entires on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects.\n18) Click OK to exit advanced settings\n19) Click OK to exit your folder properties\n\nNow restart and see what happens. You should be now set to access your documents and settings folder again.
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This isn't exactly password protecting the folder, but rather denying access to the folder, by anyone except those you want to have access to it. This works on both the same Windows 2000 or XP. \n\nRight click the folder; select properties. \nClick the security tab. \n\nYou'll see a list of users or groups. The ones that are there by default are: \nAdministrators \nCreator/Owner \nPower Users \nSystem \nUsers \n\nElliminate Power Users and Users and Creator/Owner \nIf you use a different user login instead of logging in as administrator, you need to add yourself. \n\nClick on Administrator \nBelow you'll see that Administrators have Full Allow Rights to everything. \nClick on System \nSystem needs to have full allow rights as well and should by default. \nClick your Username. \nYou need to make sure you check all ALLOW boxes for yourself. \n\nIn all above cases, make sure DENY is not checked in any box. \n\n\n-------------------------------------- \nNow the above instructions apply only if the different users on your computer log in with different user accounts that you set up. If anyone can access your computer under your user name or the administrator name, then they will have access to the folder. No other users will. \n\nIf everyone uses the same username and password to log into your computer, this will obviously not help you. To change this, you would have to change your password for your existing username, and perhaps, if necessary the administrator account, and then assign each of your users user names and passwords. \n\nWith some studying, you'll discover that you you have tremendous control over what your users can and can't do on your computer by using the latter method. \n\nFinal note. To my knowledge, there's no way to actually password protect given directories or files. Just the security restrictions I've described above. If there is, I haven't found it, and I've been playing around with stuff like this for nearly a year and a half now and haven't discovered it yet.
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you can not give a password for a folder in windows.\nthe solution is here:compress the folder with winzip,check mark encrypt addet files.\nthen select a password for it.\nwhen inished, delete the original folder.\nyou can open the zip file when you have the password\nthe second solution is:the free program "encryptonclick". \nIt's easy to use.\nhttp://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html
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Depends on what operating system and file system you use.\n\nOn Windows, your disk need to be running the NTFS file system. If you're running FAT32, you cannot password protect files or folders.\n\nGiven you run NTFS, you can right-click on a folder and choose "Sharing and security". From there, click the "Security" tab. Here you can specify which users should have access to the folder.
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search for folder password protection on download.com
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Try resetting your Win XP Password. Follow these steps carefully\n\n1. Restart you computer \n\n2. When booting, press F8 and select "Safe Mode" \n\n3. After getting to the user menu. Click on a user and this time it will not ask you for a password \n\n4. Go to Start>Run and type "CMD" (without the quotes). \n\n5. At command prompt type in "cd C:WindowsSystem32" (without the quotes), I am assuming C is your System/Windows Drive \n\n6.For safety purposes first make a backup of your Logon.Scr file.. You can do this by typing in "Copy to Logon.scr to Logon.bak" (without the quotes) \n\n7.Then type "copy CMD.EXE Logon.scr"(without the quotes) \n\n8.Then type this command, I will assume that you want to set Administrator's password to "MyNewPass" (without the quotes) \n\n9.Now, type this in (I am assuming that you are still in the directory C:WindowsSystem32) , "net user administrator MyNewPass" without the quotes \n\n10. You will get a message saying that it was successful, this means Administrator's new password is "MyNewPass" (without the quotes) \n\n11. Restart the PC and you will login as Administrator (or whatever you chose to reset) with your chosen password
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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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If you don't care whether the file is visible or not and just want to prevent others from accessing its contents, the best solution is to encrypt it. Do *not* use ZIP archives, because the cipher they use is weak and can be broken.\n\nIf the file resides on an NTFS file system, the easiest way to encrypt it is to use the built-in encryption capabilities of Windows. To determine whether the file resides on an NTFS files system, do the following:\n\n1) In Explorer, right-click on the drive on which the file resides and select Properties from the menu that pops up.\n\n2) On the General tab of the dialog that will be displayed, find the "File system" label (it's just beneath the "Type" label). If the file system is "NTFS", you have what is needed. If it is "FAT32" (or "FAT") or something else, then you'll need a different solution; more about it later.\n\nNote that only Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP support NTFS file systems; Windows 95 and Windows 98 do not. (Although just because you are using a version of Windows that supports NTFS does not necessarily mean that this is the file system of the disk where the file is; you still need to check using the above method.)\n\nIf you have determined that the disk on which the file you want to protect is uses the NTFS file system, you can protect the file using the following procedure:\n\n1) Right-click on the file in Explorer.\n\n2) Select Properties from the menu that pops up.\n\n3) On the General tab of the dialog that appears, click on the Advanced button.\n\n4) A new dialog will appear. Check the checkbox marked "Encrypt the contents to secure data".\n\n5) Click the OK buttons to close the dialogs.\n\nIf the disk on which the file resides does not use the NTFS file system, you'll need third-party encryption software.  Be aware that most crypto programs written by amateurs (and even most crypto programs sold by software companies) are weak and easily broken by a determined attacker. It is best to stick with programs which are available in source and have been inspected for vulnerabilites for years. One such program is PGP. Although designed mainly for message encryption using public key cryptography, it can be used to encrypt files using conventional cryptography too. However, if you have more than one file you want to protect, it is better to create a whole encrypted volume (like a disk partition), on which to store these files. PGPDisk is ideal for that, although TrueCrypt is reasonably good too.
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If you have Microsoft Word, you can password-protect any file that you have. I have the same thing on my laptop and it is just like signing into something. It should be in your options in Microsoft if you do it that way
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I assume you use Windows XP.\n\n1. Right click folder(s) that want to be secured.\n2. Click "Properties".\n3. In General tab, click "Anvanced".\n4. Give a checkmark at "Encrypt contents to secure data".\n5. Click "OK".\n\nThis is my humble opinion. There are another several ways to protect folder(s). You can also use software(s) made by 3rd parties. If these suggestions is good, would you please rate it? Thank you.\n\nGreetings from Jakarta, Indonesia.
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zip it using winzip and set up a password for it. During the zip process, it will let u hav a choice to set up a password
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Hey You Can Only password protect your folders in Windows XP by Using Softwares Like Tweak XP.Believe me it is best way to protect folders.here is the address http://www.totalidea.com/tweakxpdown.php I know it is not free but if you manage to download version v2.0.9 then i can send its crack. Email me for crack at illusion_thisis@yahoo.com i can also tell you a site to download crack of any version.\nENJOY !
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Windows XP stores passwords in a file (database) called SAM. This file can be found on Windows->system32->config; however this file can only be accessed offline and all its contents are encrypted. There are many ways how to get to this file and get your passwords out of it.\nHere is more info:\nhttp://www.hackinthebox.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=5721&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0\ngood luck
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I am not sure about password protected processes, but I really like Process Explorer. It can be found at: http://www.sysinternals.com/
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If you are talking about Microsoft Office files, you can set the password at:\nTools > Options > Security > Password to open\n\nIf you want to Secure contents of a whole folder, Right Click, go to Properties > Under General tabs attribute section select Advanced and click "Encrypt content to secure data". This uses your current windows credentials to encrypt and your data would be safe from others.