You can password protect a shared folder etc. Protecting a local folder on the other hand is different. I suppose it depends what the OP is asking.

Encrypting folders is great and supported in XP BTW. But not for shared files with any one other than an admin account.

Simply using WINZIP and password protected (and encrypted folders) may be all that is required.

May be worth asking the question on a more computer related forum though. Not many answer on here at the moment.

Edited by rtj70 on 11/08/2010 at 00:04