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Old 09-09-2007   #1 (permalink)
Jerry MAY
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Passwords

Hi,

How can I protect a folder or drive with a password with Vista Ultimate ?

Regards,

Jerry

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Old 09-09-2007   #2 (permalink)
Peter Foldes
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Re: Passwords

multiposted and answered

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"Jerry MAY" <jmay@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OS4Uulr8HHA.4420@xxxxxx
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> Hi,
>
> How can I protect a folder or drive with a password with Vista Ultimate ?
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> Regards,
>
> Jerry
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Old 09-09-2007   #3 (permalink)
Bruce Chambers
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Re: Passwords

Jerry MAY wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> How can I protect a folder or drive with a password with Vista Ultimate ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry

Like WinNT, Win2K, and WinXP before it, Vistsa's file security
paradigm doesn't rely on, or allow, the 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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