How do you password protect a PC file?

Question

I need to create a password protected file on Windows XP home edition so my Mom can't look at what I have in it.

Answer 1

On my notebook I right click on the file and encrypt it. It then asks me for the password I want to use to be able to access it. Hope this helps

Answer 2

Download an app called Folder Lock. The app sets permissions on the file so nobody can access it. You have to open Folder Lock and remove the lock on the file by entering a password that you create. The only thing wrong with encrypting a file is that another admin can take ownership of the file and open it anyway.
You can also use a Windows command line utility call cacls and set permissions on the file. Use it in a .BAT file to lock the file and use another .BAT file to unlock it--no password.

lock.bat

@echo off

echo "This will lock the specified file..."

cacls "C:\pathtofile\test.txt" /P YourUserName:N

echo "The file has been locked!"

pause


for the unlock.bat

@echo off

echo "This will lock the specified file..."

cacls "C:\pathtofile\test.txt" /P YourUserName:F

echo "The file has been unlocked!"

pause

Try this on a test text file to see how it works.

Answer 3

right click on file before opening it
choose properties
choose sharing
check make this folder private
go from there