I suggest you do not reinstall your Windows XP or take it to an computer expert for repair, it may cost you some time or result in losing data, or cost some money.
You can totally reset the password by yourself by creating a bootable CD with these Windows password recovery tool, such as Windows Password Recovery Tool 3. To make a folder private in Windows XP: 1. Click Start, and then click My Computer. Open TweakUI.
In the TweakUI window, select Explorer 3. Now, many of those will compress folders to save space with a third-party compression tool. Or how to password protect a compressed folder in Windows The second method requires any third-party compression tool, like famous WinZip , WinRar, 7Zip, or any other. These tools are favored over the system compression and password encryption for various reasons, as you have a lot more options to choose from.
Namely, archive format, compression level , compression method, and encryption method along with others. Compatible with all major file formats, this tool allows provides you with a complete file management suite to handle your files effortlessly, share them, back them up and protect them according to your wishes.
The world's best compression software is there to help you protect your ZIP files. Free Trial Get it now 2. Use system resources The first method to password protect a folder in Windows 10 is via the Folder properties. The procedure is rather simple.
Just make sure you have all the files inside before encrypting the folder. You can apply only one or the other compress it or encrypt it with system resources. Now no one except you can access that folder. Have in mind that these are not exactly military-grade encryption. For example, I only want to see my documents and I don't want to see the gaming folder by the name 'Games'.
If that's what you want, the process is quite easy. Open windows' File Explorer and navigate to the file or folder that you want to hide. Right click on it, tap on 'Properties' and check the 'Hidden' box in the menu. If you ever need to access it later, you can do so by clicking on the 'View' menu in the file explorer and checking the 'Hidden Items' box.
Note: This step would not protect your files at all as it will just hide them from being viewed. Anyone with a bit of info can easily find them! Level of Security: High. Now here we are, standing all alone thinking is there anything reliable? Yes, there is. The above mentioned steps are available but aren't reliable.
If you're in possession of something confidential, then you should opt for a 3rd party software. I would try to recommend you to use Folder Lock. The name of this software is quite self-explanatory so I don't have to go into the details but what I could tell you is that it's reliable.
My point is, I don't like the interface as it's too flashy but that doesn't stop me from having a complete peace of mind. Posted by: g 25 Nov Typically these programs use a brute force guesswork approach, sometimes with hints from the person who forgot the password. Posted by: Brian 01 Jan When the compressed folder is opened, and the "File, Add Password" command is envoked, nothing happens You do not get the normal Message Box that says that XP is adding a password to a file.
Has anyone else had success with password protecting large files? I don't know if adding RAM will help, but you could try. Posted by: Bob Harrell 03 Feb I can not make this work. When I click "send to" I get a message about winzip not being associated? I do not get a zipped folder. What am I doing wrong? Try creating the zip file with the Winzip interface.
It's also possible that you'll need to remove and re-install Winzip, if the file association problem persists. It works fine if I uninstall winzip.
I do not know how to create the zip file within the winzip interface as you suggest. Posted by: david sudhar singh.
Posted by: kevin 18 Nov I have downloaded windows password key 8. It is a very quick and useful utility for resetting passwords. It works perfectly to reset any local user account to a blank password. Posted by: Mark 09 Dec We had an excel file at work that was password protected.
I downloaded an Office unlocker program and I got the password in seconds. Use TrueCrypt if you really want protection. It's free. Of course, if the file had been locked with Truecrypt, we would never have been able to recover it LOL.
Posted by: apple 12 Jan I puzzled it also before. It is a professional utility. With no data loss and no reinstall.
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