password for a file

I have vista home basic on my computer.I have some folder that is very
private for me.I like to add a password to them so that when a person want
to open them the password be required, but I couldn't find any option for
adding a pass to a folder. what can I do?

"F.N.Z" <> wrote in message
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>I have vista home basic on my computer.I have some folder that is very
> private for me.I like to add a password to them so that when a person want
> to open them the password be required, but I couldn't find any option for
> adding a pass to a folder. what can I do?

I believe there is no such feature in Vista but there are several third
party programs which purport to do this e.g.:

http://www.folder-protection.com/index.html

http://www.folder-password-expert.com/

store it on a private usb stick

or depending on the program you are using you can password protect files
through the program e.g excel



"F.N.Z" <> wrote in message
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>I have vista home basic on my computer.I have some folder that is very
> private for me.I like to add a password to them so that when a person want
> to open them the password be required, but I couldn't find any option for
> adding a pass to a folder. what can I do?

Hi,

I use My Lockbox 1.2 and it's totally FREE.
http://www.download.com/My-Lockbox/3...-10789387.html

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All the best,
SG

Is your computer system ready for Vista?
https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/

"F.N.Z" <> wrote in message
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>I have vista home basic on my computer.I have some folder that is very
> private for me.I like to add a password to them so that when a person want
> to open them the password be required, but I couldn't find any option for
> adding a pass to a folder. what can I do?

F.N.Z wrote:
> I have vista home basic on my computer.I have some folder that is very
> private for me.I like to add a password to them so that when a person want
> to open them the password be required, but I couldn't find any option for
> adding a pass to a folder. what can I do?


Like WinNT, Win2K, and WinXP before it, Vista's file security
paradigm doesn't rely on, or allow, the crude and cumbersome method of
password protection for individual applications, files, or folders.
Instead, it uses the superior method of explicitly assigning file/folder
permissions to individual users and/or groups.

As a crude work-around, you can place the file in a compressed
folder, and set a password to uncompress the folder to view/access its
contents. Also, some applications allow the user to password-protect
their specific data files. Read the specific application's Help files
for further information on this capability.



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