

Windows ME and Windows XP users - Windows ME and Windows XP comes with a compression utility. When the archive is created, you can encrypt the contents by specifying a password. Other security solutions for protecting your files and folders in Windowsįile and folders not frequently used - An easy way to password protect files is to create an archive of the files using a compression tool. If you want to encrypt folders outside of this folder, see the other security solutions section below. You cannot encrypt any folders outside of this folder. For example, if your name is Bob, you must encrypt the following folder, or a folder within it:



The newest version of TweakUI also enables you to show the Encrypt option in the context menu. If you are using the Home edition of Microsoft Windows XP, see the Windows XP Home steps. Encrypt contents to secure data is grayed out However, other user accounts on your computer won't have access to files contained in the encrypted folder. You won't be prompted to enter a password when encrypting a folder in Windows XP Professional.
