not sure is this post can be locate here?

i want to make a password to cover some of the folders, due to my computer is sharing basis.

however i dunno how to make it, because the i cant tick the folder of "make this folder private"

attached picture as well, anybody can teach me how?


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login with a different id (in XP), and make ur folder private (in My Documents)..

this is the basic one..
but there's also many other solutions..

why not google for: Folder Lock?

ive been red about how to lock folder without any software...
in LYN itself if notmy mistaken...

thanks God..i've saved it
but im not sure from which topic/board...

but here...




*** for ur info..i've never try it..but some of my friend say it works...

Good Luck

This post has been edited by dealova: Jan 7 2009, 12:48 PM

nice info dealova...

erm.. anyone hav try this??

come n give ur comments plz...

Or you can use TrueCrypt, different method but still can get your files/folders password protected.

thanks..

yah...hope it will help ohho_poon

wa..tq..it works

thanks .. this is useful for me

dir lock is a gud software 2

i used Hide Files and Folder software..easy and user friendly

Your My Documents folder is private by default, so other limited users will not be able to access it. That's why the checkbox is grayed out. However, users with Administrator access can access anything, which makes it useless.

To make your folder private, it depends on how tech savvy the other users of your computer are. If they don't really know much about Windows, just change their user account to a limited one and they won't be able to access anything within C:\Documents and Settings\Jodie\ (if Jodie is your user name).

However, if that's not possible, you'll need to play around with:
a) Hiding your folder
b) Disabling permissions
c) Using third party software

a) is simple, put the folder somewhere which can't be found easily and/or change it to hidden. Remember to uncheck Folder Options>View Hidden Files. Not really helpful if other users do a search for files though.

b) protects your files by preventing other users from viewing/accessing them. This includes searches too. It'll work as usual for you, but other users will get an "Access Denied" message if they try to open your folder. You'll need to use the Security tab if you're on XP Pro to change permissions on the folder and set Deny permissions to all other users on your computer. It doesn't matter if they are Administrators, since Deny permissions override everything. They can change it back if they're tech savvy enough though. If you're on XP Home, it's still possible to restrict permissions through cacls.exe, but it'll be much harder to do so.

c) I won't cover this one, since there are plenty of recommendation threads around. Just look around for one you like and use it. Bear in mind that people who use your computer can find out what password you use easily.

I try the batch before, it works!

that batch thingy works but if u open the "locker.bat" file with notepad, u can see the code and password @.@

unless we hide the "locker.bat" o_O"

lol so true. I remodify back to txt file and change the password and still can open. Not a class 1 protection I might say. Presumably if the guy is a noob or change the bat file to "MS-DOS.bat", just have ta assume the guy wont know what bat is and wont have the idea of changing the extension name. lol

so its not secure enough??

ishk....

That's why you need a Bat to Exe Converter. You can download it here: http://www.download.com/Bat-To-Exe-Convert...4-10555897.html

That might actually work (but still not a good enough protection but good enough from computer amateur with no knowledge of coding). Will try later. Now does anybody know of a way of rewriting the code so that we do not need to go to the text file everytime we want to change the password?

This post has been edited by LeechFever: Jan 8 2009, 01:54 PM

Actually this bat script protection isn't really secure. Even if you can't view them in windows, you're still able to see the files if you use linux (or any other non-windows OS) .
Ya if anyone knows how to modify the bat codes, please .
Anyway, there're lots of Jack Sparrow hide folder software out there, all you need it Google . I'm using Universal Shield, it's very good!