How to Protect Folders With Passwords in xp....

 Windows XP

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   Create a compressed folder. Right-click on your desktop or whatever location you’d like your folder to be. Select New, then click Compressed (zipped )Folder. This will make a new .zip file that you can add files to as if it were a folder.
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   Move your files. Copy and paste or click and drag your files into the new .zip file. You can move as many files and folders over as you’d like.
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   Add a password. Open the .zip file. Click File, then select Add a Password. Enter a password of your choosing, then enter again to confirm it. You will now need this password every time you access the .zip file.
   • Other users will still be able to see the contents of the file, but they will not be able to access them without the password.
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   Delete the original. Once the .zip file is created, you will have two copies of your folder: the original and the .zip file. Delete or move your original so that it cannot be accessed.