I have also used a program called File Lock, but I'm not sure where you can get it anymore. You enter a password to get into the program, and then you can open the folder that the files are contained in, but no one can access them.
On 8/9/09, Brian Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Vicki, > > If you have sensitive information that you want to password protect you > might also consider using one of the free encryption programs for XP. I > have used Cryptainer LE on both XP and Vista machines and it works well. > The program creates a virtual volume on your hard drive. You can also > create a virtual volume on a thumb drive. The volumes that are created are > password protected and encrypted using high encryption standards. You can > put an icon on the desktop to quickly open the virtual drive. It is very > important that you don't forget the exact password for the encrypted virtual > volume. You can move folders and files to the encrypted volume. There is a > size limitation for the virtual volumes but I have found it quite ample. Of > course, if you want to save video files and movies to the volumes then you > would need to buy the program. Another free source program quite similar is > TrueCrypt, which I have not used. Once set up, you can simply press enter > on the icon on the desktop and enter the password to have full access to the > files and folders. > > Take care. > > Brian Lee > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vicki" <[email protected]> > To: "JAW'S Users" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 8:58 AM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] folders question > > >>I know there's a way to put a password on a document file, but is it >> possible to put a password on a folder? I'm using XP on my computer. >> Thanks. >> >> Vicki >> >> O Morning, how hast thou grabbed me. >> --- an fear as Kilshanny >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
