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I've got some programs on a CD for that, but what's the point?
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ChilledVodka said:
It came up in conversation the other day. I didn't think it was possible. But I know the computer smarties here would know the answer.
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Hide folders Here This will let you hide folders. There is plenty of shareware out there to do what you want. Do a google search on "hide folders"
With XP right click the folder and go to properties and select the "No Share" option. Your harddrive has to be NTFS formatted.
With XP right click the folder and go to properties and select the "No Share" option. Your harddrive has to be NTFS formatted.
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Yes you can - in various ways. I am not sure about the security on non-NT versions of Windows (95, 98, ME) since I haven't bothered to learn how or if it can be done there (if it isn't built in, I am sure there are after market products that will do it).
On Windows NT (NT4, 2000, XP), there are various ways to secure a folder: you can both assign which users have various permissions to access a folder (read/execute, list folder contents, write, etc.) and you can encrypt the contents of the folder too (you can't do encryption and compression at the same time - probably because they encrypt first). You can do some of this in the general "Sharing" tab for the folder properties (I believe this is for guests and/or anybody who is allowed sharing access to your computer) and all of it in the "Security" tab on a user by user basis if you want.
I haven't got that much into security settings on my machine except that I have two users; an admin who can do anything, and a "power user" who can do most everything I usually do when using my computer - except for installing certain software and changing certain settings. I almost always log in as the power user. The reason I do that is because it helps protect me from viruses, hackers and stuff; more than once a website has tried to install something on my computer without my permission. Since I don't allow my power user to install software such attempts always fail and I am notified.
I also have one folder (the one with all my porn) that is hidden, encrypted and protected from all other users - so it is hard for anyone else to stumble over it if they log on as me, and very hard for them to get to it if they can't. It isn't bullet proof but it is good enough.
On Windows NT (NT4, 2000, XP), there are various ways to secure a folder: you can both assign which users have various permissions to access a folder (read/execute, list folder contents, write, etc.) and you can encrypt the contents of the folder too (you can't do encryption and compression at the same time - probably because they encrypt first). You can do some of this in the general "Sharing" tab for the folder properties (I believe this is for guests and/or anybody who is allowed sharing access to your computer) and all of it in the "Security" tab on a user by user basis if you want.
I haven't got that much into security settings on my machine except that I have two users; an admin who can do anything, and a "power user" who can do most everything I usually do when using my computer - except for installing certain software and changing certain settings. I almost always log in as the power user. The reason I do that is because it helps protect me from viruses, hackers and stuff; more than once a website has tried to install something on my computer without my permission. Since I don't allow my power user to install software such attempts always fail and I am notified.
I also have one folder (the one with all my porn) that is hidden, encrypted and protected from all other users - so it is hard for anyone else to stumble over it if they log on as me, and very hard for them to get to it if they can't. It isn't bullet proof but it is good enough.
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Go to download.com and they will have several freeware programs. The last ones I tried weren't very convenient.
One option is to upload the files to the web space your ISP gives you, but it's only about 10 MB. Yahoo probably offers the same for free. If the files aren't too large, you can always set up a web based email account and email stuff to yourself.
One option is to upload the files to the web space your ISP gives you, but it's only about 10 MB. Yahoo probably offers the same for free. If the files aren't too large, you can always set up a web based email account and email stuff to yourself.
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Hanns_Schmidt said:
Well, hey there, spermlips. Just thought I'd look at one of your posts, and yep, sure enough, you're the same loveable bitchboy.
What's it like being ignored by almost everyone?
Ta-ta.
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The Heretic said:
In Win 95 or 98, there isn't anyway native to the operating system to password protect folders.
In Win ME (and I presume later versions) you can create "compressed folders" which are actually compressed archives using the same format as WinZip or PKZip. Those folders can be password protected just as a Zip file can be password protected. (You may need to install the compressed folder option if it wasn't intially installed -- it's NOT part of the standard installation.)
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Weird Harold said:
I was going to say about the same thing. Th NT's are much better in the manner of protection ofr all those out there that are interested.
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The ZIP format with password protection is easily broken. Oh well. I suppose people who have non-NT versions of WIndows will have to use a third party product.Weird Harold said:
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The Heretic said:
How likely is it that the average snoop going to able to break any password protection? It's probably not very likely that something will be protected any better by password protecting a file or folder than by password protecting an archive.
FWIW, the compressed folder feature of Win ME is integrated into the operating system -- NOT an aftermarket add-on. It may be a third party technology, but it's a microsoft product.
In addition, the comprssed folder option treats ALL zip files as compressed folders when it's enabled so you don't have to extract files from the archives to modify them.
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It is a lot easier to crack password protected ZIP files than it is to crack the security features of Windows NT, including their encrypted folder options. A simple google search will come up with dozens of password recovery options for ZIP files. I don't know how well those would apply to the WinME protection, but if it is the same scheme as ZIP, then it most likely just keeps honest people honest and is easily bypassed. Of course, that may be all that most people need.Weird Harold said:
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Shouldn't this be ''tatas'' as in plural?miles said:
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The Heretic said:
For most people, keeping out casual snoops and/or kids is that is required. Most failures in security for password protected files and folders is the result of using the same password for everything or writing the password on the keyboard so it isn't forgotten -- or similar "Stupid People Tricks"
As far as I know, the WinME compressed folders are 100% compatible with WinZip archives -- whatever works to crack Zip files will work for Win ME.
