How Protect a folder in Wins xp?

How do you password protect a folder for Windows XP?

This question was answered on March 5, 2003. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.

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Depending on who you're trying to keep out, you could always just make the folder hidden, and choose

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not to display hidden files and folders in view->folder options.

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Posted by ricardo of Katharine Gibbs School - New York on March 5, 2003

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