At 10:08 PM 3/15/2006, you wrote:
>Hi all ,
>It is a simple question  to answer .
>I want to password protect all the contents of  some folder in my computer -
>OS -  Windows XP  SP -2  File system  : NTFS5
>Any help
>Jose

Windows XP supports encryption which allows you to encrypt a particular 
folder tied to a user. Of course, if you can log in as that user then you 
have access to that file.

There are lots of third party shareware that is designed for just this 
purpose, Magic Folders comes to mind, http://www.pc-magic.com/des.htm#mf 
although it has been many years since I have played around with it. Another 
is PCMAG Utility File Warden http://www.pc-magic.com/des.htm#mf .

Personally, I use virtual encrypted drives that employ a high level of 
encryption, specifically, Blowfish or AES 256. I prefer to use non USA 
companies, because in the US, keys have strength restrictions to them. A 
virtual encrypted drive is nothing more then a single file. You tell the 
program you want to create a 100 meg drive, or a 10 GB drive. It will 
create a file that size. It is not dynamic, or at least the programs that I 
have used have not been.

Then it will create a key to open the drive. A blowfish or AES key is 
unbreakable by current hardware. You can keep this key on a USB drive, a 
floppy, or CD, any kind of drive. Of course you would not want to leave the 
key unprotected and exposed on your hard drive or it would be like leaving 
your house keys on the front mat! You can put the USB drive in prior to 
booting up and the program will automatically load the encrypted drive. Or 
if you prefer, you can have a <password type> Key that is much weaker, but 
is only stored in your mind.

Once you load up the drive it looks and acts like any other hard drive. You 
can turn it off and on at will.
There are many companies that provide this kind of software. Right now I am 
using Paragons Encrypted Disk 3   http://www.encrypted-disk.com/  which 
employs very strong Blowfish encryption.

Rode
The NOSPIN Group
http://www.freepctech.com/rode/  

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