Vista - password protect a folder in home premium - freeware

07-06-2009

Hi, and my apologies if this has been asked many times before

There is no way in Vista home premium to password protect a folder (except
perhaps by creating a compressed zip file 1st)

There do appear to be some freeware products out there which say they can do
the job.

Does anyone have experience of these freeware products & is willing to
recommend them ?

Thanks

K

07-07-2009

Rick Rogers's previous post was like this :

Quote:

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Quote:

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> No recommendations. Permissions are much safer and more secure than
> passwords. Learn how, use them. It's difficult to crack passwords, but there
> are lots of utilities available to help the dishonest do so. Permissions
> changes are not so easy to crack when set up properly as the restricted user
> cannot access the controls necessary to change them.

Until he guess or reset admin password by other tools.

--
Poutnik
The best depends on how the best is defined.

07-08-2009

Rick Rogers's previous post was like this :

Quote:

>
>
>
> No recommendations. Permissions are much safer and more secure than
> passwords. Learn how, use them. It's difficult to crack passwords, but there
> are lots of utilities available to help the dishonest do so. Permissions
> changes are not so easy to crack when set up properly as the restricted user
> cannot access the controls necessary to change them.

Permitions are only so strong as admin password
and a way, it is encrypted.

There are tools helping dishonests
to guess or reset login admin passwords,
for XP and alphanumeric PWs very efficient.

One can guess XP alphanumerical password
usually within minutes with aid of boot CD,
or even directly bypass NTFS permitions by this way.

Little helps PW protected BIOS with disabled boot from CD.

--
Poutnik
The best depends on how the best is defined.

07-06-2009	#1 (permalink)
KRK n/a posts	password protect a folder in home premium - freeware Hi, and my apologies if this has been asked many times before There is no way in Vista home premium to password protect a folder (except perhaps by creating a compressed zip file 1st) There do appear to be some freeware products out there which say they can do the job. Does anyone have experience of these freeware products & is willing to recommend them ? Thanks K
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07-07-2009	#2 (permalink)
Poutnik n/a posts	Re: password protect a folder in home premium - freeware Rick Rogers's previous post was like this : Quote: > Quote: > > No recommendations. Permissions are much safer and more secure than > passwords. Learn how, use them. It's difficult to crack passwords, but there > are lots of utilities available to help the dishonest do so. Permissions > changes are not so easy to crack when set up properly as the restricted user > cannot access the controls necessary to change them. Until he guess or reset admin password by other tools. -- Poutnik The best depends on how the best is defined.
My System Specs

07-08-2009	#3 (permalink)
Poutnik n/a posts	Re: password protect a folder in home premium - freeware Rick Rogers's previous post was like this : Quote: > > > > No recommendations. Permissions are much safer and more secure than > passwords. Learn how, use them. It's difficult to crack passwords, but there > are lots of utilities available to help the dishonest do so. Permissions > changes are not so easy to crack when set up properly as the restricted user > cannot access the controls necessary to change them. Permitions are only so strong as admin password and a way, it is encrypted. There are tools helping dishonests to guess or reset login admin passwords, for XP and alphanumeric PWs very efficient. One can guess XP alphanumerical password usually within minutes with aid of boot CD, or even directly bypass NTFS permitions by this way. Little helps PW protected BIOS with disabled boot from CD. -- Poutnik The best depends on how the best is defined.
My System Specs

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