password protect folders in vista

bockster

can anyone recommennd a way to password protct folders in windows vista?
do i need to download a program? allready tried 'my folder', does'nt seem to work!!
thanks in advance

Ivrytwr3

just hide your !!!!!! in a folder and bury it deep inside your system.

Marty_J

There's no way to encrypt your files in Vista?

piggeh

calling it 'DO NOT OPEN' always works for me

alanclarke

Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise have it built into the operating system, for details see http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/99959-encrypt-decrypt-folder-file.html

TrueCrypt is open source and gets good reviews although I've never used it - www.truecrypt.org

Paid for solutions are at www.folder-password-expert.com & www.everstrike.com - I have not tried these either.

bockster

it's ok, sussed it now, it was me! it usually is!!

bockster

well, found with 'my folder', that if you unistall it (doesn't ask for password) it uninstalls and leaves the unprotected folders behind!!
trying truecrypt now, anyone know if this is the case with this s/w as well??
can't get onto their website at the mo
thanks in advance