[Want to confugure a local hard drive with password protection]

Dear Sir

I am using WindowsXP SP2 version 2002. For data safty and protection I want to confugure a local hard drive with password protection. How can I do that? If No, pl. suggest me a suitable solution.

Regards.

 

WindowsXP SP2

Dear Sir

Thank You very much for an early reply.

What exactly I want is that all my data will be stored in a local hard drive and that drive will be protected by password set by me and no one will be allowed to change , see, modify and open that drive under any circumstances.

Regards.

 

At a guess? it sounds like you are wanting to have a hidden drive or Partion that only you can access?
This isn't my field, so maybe one of the geek squad may have a better answer?
You can use Bios to select boot drive, so on the drive you wish hidden load your O/S and have that drive recognise all other drives.
On a different drive load your O/S but do not have it recognise the hidden drive, password protect Bios so that only you have access, at boot you will need to access the bios to select the boot drive each time, I don't know if this is functional, but worth a try?
Regards Jac

PS: the wife suggested Just use an external drive, you possibly can password lock it!?

 

Have a look here and/or here.

 

Dear Sir

I am going to configure a LAN in my office having permission to access my PC. But I donot want anybody to access my own drive and data.
Regards.

 

I use Folder Guard, it is a very good program, even for external drives.
Do a search for that, it works for me.

 

Then don't allow network access to your drive. Where's the need to encrypt it ?

 

This is free software from microsoft that will give you full control of the network.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...2d-93e9-4b02-bd95-9d770ccdb431&displaylang=en

If this is going over the top then another way would be to create just one folder to contain all your private files and password protect it. This article will show you how.

http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/232