Vista - Set Password on Local Drive

10-08-2007

Does anyone know if you can create a password protected hard drive? I would
like to create a password access only to one of my local drives, but not sure
how. I often allow other users to use my login, but would like to keep
restricted access on some local drives.

10-10-2007

There's no mechanism for password-protecting a folder. Instead, let me
encourage you to change your tactics. Don't allow anyone else to use your
login. Instead, create separate local accounts for them. Now you can rely on
Windows's access control mechanisms to do their job. Your documents folder
will be inaccessible to those other accounts. Each of them will have its own
documents folder.

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Steve Riley
steve.riley@xxxxxx
http://blogs.technet.com/steriley
http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com

"CLaw123" <CLaw123@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Does anyone know if you can create a password protected hard drive? I
> would
> like to create a password access only to one of my local drives, but not
> sure
> how. I often allow other users to use my login, but would like to keep
> restricted access on some local drives.

10-08-2007	#1 (permalink)
CLaw123 n/a posts	Set Password on Local Drive Does anyone know if you can create a password protected hard drive? I would like to create a password access only to one of my local drives, but not sure how. I often allow other users to use my login, but would like to keep restricted access on some local drives.
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10-10-2007	#2 (permalink)
Steve Riley [MSFT] n/a posts	Re: Set Password on Local Drive There's no mechanism for password-protecting a folder. Instead, let me encourage you to change your tactics. Don't allow anyone else to use your login. Instead, create separate local accounts for them. Now you can rely on Windows's access control mechanisms to do their job. Your documents folder will be inaccessible to those other accounts. Each of them will have its own documents folder. -- Steve Riley steve.riley@xxxxxx http://blogs.technet.com/steriley http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com "CLaw123" <CLaw123@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:82B4AC7A-08C2-4D41-BDE7-5080C17E4111@xxxxxx Quote: > Does anyone know if you can create a password protected hard drive? I > would > like to create a password access only to one of my local drives, but not > sure > how. I often allow other users to use my login, but would like to keep > restricted access on some local drives.
My System Specs

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