Re: Password for a folder

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From: Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] (millys_at_donteventhinkaboutmailingmeatmvps.org)
Date: 01/01/05 

Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 09:58:17 -0800

If you are using the NTFS file system, you can set a password on specific
directories. I would suggest that you post to a group for your operating
system to inquire further.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Shahreer Ahmad <Shahreer
Ahmad@discussions.microsoft.com> asked this group:

| It is very good that we can protect our files by a persnal password.
| However I wish, if we aill be able to protect any kind of folder by a
| password. This will eliminate for assigning of password for each
| file, instead all such files can be kept in one folder also it is
| difficult to remeber many passwords.

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