How to make a password protected folder...

[Freedom Matrix]

How do you do that? I'm talking about a folder on your computer...

What I'm trying to do is make a folder to keep my siblings out. I write very personal stuff in a word document that is encrypted. However, it is not difficult to decrypt, since the decryption program is located on C drive and my siblings aren't computer-numb.

Any way I can put a password on there?

P.S. If there has been a topic like this, please forgive me and just post a link, this computer is acting up and I was hardly able to get on the internet.

[nak]

Put the encrypted document in an encrypted .RAR file (www.rarlabs.com)

...Or just keep the file on a thumbdrive/floppy disk so they would have to physically steal it to get to the file.

[Second]

How do you do that? I'm talking about a folder on your computer...

What I'm trying to do is make a folder to keep my siblings out. I write very personal stuff in a word document that is encrypted. However, it is not difficult to decrypt, since the decryption program is located on C drive and my siblings aren't computer-numb.

Any way I can put a password on there?

P.S. If there has been a topic like this, please forgive me and just post a link, this computer is acting up and I was hardly able to get on the internet.

You were able to start a thread but not search? I'll take your word for it. Try these.

[noid]

GnuPG it. Keep your keypair on a removable media. If your siblings are busting strong crypto, I know some folks in Maryland that would probably love to talk to them.

[Abby_Normal]

How do you do that? I'm talking about a folder on your computer...

What I'm trying to do is make a folder to keep my siblings out. I write very personal stuff in a word document that is encrypted. However, it is not difficult to decrypt, since the decryption program is located on C drive and my siblings aren't computer-numb.

Any way I can put a password on there?

P.S. If there has been a topic like this, please forgive me and just post a link, this computer is acting up and I was hardly able to get on the internet.

Try here

Isn't windows multiuser now anyway?

[Freedom Matrix]

You were able to start a thread but not search? I'll take your word for it. Try these.

Thanks, those really helped, and no, I'm not hiding pr0n (just for those who were curious). As for the not being able to search or get on the internet. I have a web-filter that is particularly picky, sometimes won't let me get on the internet if my homepage has something objectionable (in it's programmed opinion).

Sometimes I wish I could get rid of it, other times no...

Anyways, as for multiple users, I have XP. This is a big help and solves a lot of privacy issues. But it doesn't take away from the fact that I recently had to change my password, on account I found traces that my siblings had gotten on to my account and starting surfing the web, and God knows what else they did...

[Second]

As for the not being able to search or get on the internet. I have a web-filter that is particularly picky, sometimes won't let me get on the internet if my homepage has something objectionable (in it's programmed opinion).

But I'm still wondering if it let you on forum.defcon.org, why wouldn't it let you on forum.defcon.org/search.php?(?)

Anyways, as for multiple users, I have XP. This is a big help and solves a lot of privacy issues. But it doesn't take away from the fact that I recently had to change my password, on account I found traces that my siblings had gotten on to my account and starting surfing the web, and God knows what else they did...

Punch them...if that doesn't work, punch them harder..and then kick them. If it's just a word document, why not invest in a 3.5 disk, and if it's bigger than 2.44 MB, get a USB drive.

[CP99]

wait, im having realy bad dejavu right now, didnt we go over this like less then a week ago?

DUDE use the search function, it makes life easyer for everyone, thats why its there.

[Twigman]

Im pretty sure Word (of the microsoft variety, which Im making an educated guess that you are using, considering XP, although you may be running some other office suite correct me if im wrong) has a password feature in it anyway.

In Word 2003 SP1:
Tools -> Options -> Security

There you can set a password to open the document etc.

Although if they have managed to get you user account password for XP, you may want to consider harder to guess passwords? (Im guessing they just guessed a bit). How about storing the word document online somewhere? passworded FTP or something? (obviously not the most secure thing in the world publishing your work on the internet, and with you web restrictions could be a pain) But if its not stored locally would stop people going through your computer for it.

[stringslayer]

If you're not going to follow Noid's advice, I would say you need to go to your local computer store and purchase a USB Thumb drive. This will cost you around $18.00.

[Second]

If it's just a word document, why not invest in a 3.5 disk, and if it's bigger than 2.44 MB, get a USB drive.

If you're not going to follow Noid's advice, I would say you need to go to your local computer store and purchase a USB Thumb drive. This will cost you around $18.00.

Come on now, we don't need to re-state what's been said.

[kallahar]

truecrypt is the only one I trust.

http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net

btw the MS Word "security" is a joke. MS said "it's only there to make users feel secure, it is not to be used to actually secure a document."

[stringslayer]

Come on now, we don't need to re-state what's been said.

You need to read between the lines dear friend.
The "where" was more my point vs the "what"