WinXP: can you password protect specific folders?

[nikko]

Is there a way to password protect a specific folder (and it's subfolders) in WinXP? I want to let somebody use my computer but there are certain folders I would like to remain out of reach (not just "hidden" since that can be easily undone). Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

 

[n0cmonkey]

No, just setup permissions.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

However, there are many 3rd party utilities that you can do that with. Searched at download.com I would HIGHLY recommend creating another user account to test them with, and even then, don't test with anything you need at all, whatsoever. And when you are happy with a program, only then install it system wide. Hope this helps.
Tas.

 

[powerMarkymark]

If you are using NTFS you can encrypt the folder (and the data within that folder) and then to access that data you must re-enter the password.

Link to Encrypt Your Data to Keep It Safe.

HTH

M@rc

 

[nweaver]

make them another user, and just set NTFS permissions correctly.

 

[Nothinman]

If you are using NTFS you can encrypt the folder (and the data within that folder) and then to access that data you must re-enter the password.

It's been a while since I've used NT's built-in encryption, but the main 'feature' is that it's encrypted by a cert signed by your account and you don't have to enter any extra passwords to decrypt the files. It's transparent as long as you're logged in with the right account.

 

[stash]

It's been a while since I've used NT's built-in encryption, but the main 'feature' is that it's encrypted by a cert signed by your account and you don't have to enter any extra passwords to decrypt the files.

More or less. The user's password hash is tied to the DPAPI Master Key, which protects the key pairs used for EFS (among other things).