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Name: Dumb Geek (by bitboy)
Date: May 14, 2006 at 17:36:50 Pacific
OS: WinXP
CPU/Ram: Intel
Product: custom
Comment:

is there anyway to set a password on a specific folder? i just moved and i share my pc with my roommates now. but i have some private stuffs, i dont wanna put them in winrar cuz take too long to compress a large file. so i wonder if any one knows how to set a password on a folder.

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Name: XpUser
Date: May 14, 2006 at 17:47:00 Pacific
Reply:

If your XP is XP Pro and your file system is NTFS you can use XP EFS feature.

i_XpUser


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Name: Gettin Old
Date: May 14, 2006 at 18:38:02 Pacific
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http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,23406,00.asp
Hey
Look at this
I think it will work for you.


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