how can i password protect a folder on my desktop?

[dvdbunny]

Hey guys,

How can i password protect a folder in my computer, you see my computer is used by my family, so as we are all sharing it, someone is always installing all sorts of files. Like today they installed the new Google desktop, and i really don't like that program as it can allow you to search for anything that you been browsing off the net as well as search for anything on your computer using a key word search.

How can i password protect some of my folders on my computer to stop family members from searching the computer and getting access to my files?


Any help much appreciated


Many thanks

 

[dvdbunny]

Hey guys,

Thanks for the replys,

Hi Craig, i already know how you can choose the folders you don't want it to search, but thanks anyway. I still would like to password protect my files.


Shaolin Chicken thanks for the link, from what i read it seems windows does not have a password protect feature built in, you know one where you can select a username and password, the link states i will need to use a third party program. So i better do that.

thanks for all your help guys