Windows Vista Forums
Vista Forums Home Join Vista Forums Windows 7 Forum Vista Tutorials Tags
Welcome to Windows Vista Forums. Our forum is dedicated to helping you find solutions with any problems, errors or issues you are experiencing with Windows Vista. The Vista forum also covers news and updates and has an extensive Windows Vista tutorial section that covers a wide range of tips and tricks.

Go Back   Vista Forums > Vista Newsgroups > Vista General

Vista - now this one's a shame...

Reply
 
Old 02-01-2007   #1 (permalink)
Troy McClure


 
 

now this one's a shame...

you can no longer password protect a compressed folder natively?


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-01-2007   #2 (permalink)
LaRoux


 
 

Re: now this one's a shame...

Maybe to encourage use (purchase) of BitLocker?

"Troy McClure" <k@k.com> wrote in message
news:5F65B0B3-D42F-49A4-AB90-9A4A77B64A33@microsoft.com...
> you can no longer password protect a compressed folder natively?
>



My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-01-2007   #3 (permalink)
Troy McClure


 
 

Re: now this one's a shame...

yeah... but no, because its totally different. what if i want to email you a
password protected zip file? bitlocker wont help there... i think this was
dumb to leave out



"LaRoux" <hlx@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
news:upZ9FOkRHHA.4060@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Maybe to encourage use (purchase) of BitLocker?
>
> "Troy McClure" <k@k.com> wrote in message
> news:5F65B0B3-D42F-49A4-AB90-9A4A77B64A33@microsoft.com...
>> you can no longer password protect a compressed folder natively?
>>

>
>


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-01-2007   #4 (permalink)
LaRoux


 
 

Re: now this one's a shame...

Good point. Maybe to encourage purchase of Winzip. Maybe this will keep the
Winzip guys from suing MS in Europe.

"Troy McClure" <k@k.com> wrote in message
news:904971D4-E120-494E-8793-3EE764CC1FA7@microsoft.com...
> yeah... but no, because its totally different. what if i want to email you
> a password protected zip file? bitlocker wont help there... i think this
> was dumb to leave out
>
>
>
> "LaRoux" <hlx@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
> news:upZ9FOkRHHA.4060@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Maybe to encourage use (purchase) of BitLocker?
>>
>> "Troy McClure" <k@k.com> wrote in message
>> news:5F65B0B3-D42F-49A4-AB90-9A4A77B64A33@microsoft.com...
>>> you can no longer password protect a compressed folder natively?
>>>

>>
>>

>



My System SpecsSystem Spec
Reply

Thread Tools


Similar Threads
Thread Forum
SHAME ON MS ! Vista print fax & scan
Shame shame. Vista General
Copied XP favories into Vista favorites, can't add new one's Vista mail
Hopefully, no-one's going to fall 4 that 1 Vista General


Vista Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized,
sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation.
"Windows Vista", the Start Orb, and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
© Designer Media Ltd

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46