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Thread ID: 17621	2002-04-08 08:46:00	Putting a password on Documents and Settings folder	Guest (0)	Press F1

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42595	2002-04-08 08:46:00	Hi, i was wondering if someone could please tell me how to put a password on the Documents and Settings folder on windows xp professional, thanks for any help, Jordan	Guest (0)
42596	2002-04-08 09:08:00	Jordan, Firstly you need to have your HD formatted as a NTFS volume. (if it is not already like this, then you cannot convert it without losing your data.) Then you can right click on the folder, and select the 'sharing' tab. Tick the box marked 'Make this folder private' and follow the prompts. G P	Guest (0)
42597	2002-04-08 09:40:00	Graham, You can convert an XP FAT32 to NTFS without data loss. Run the convert utility from a command prompt - e.g. 'convert c: /fs:ntfs' My experience is that NTFS is noticeably slower than FAT32, although it offers certain advantages, such as security and encryption. Owing to its lower performance, I would not suggest using NTFS unless you need its features. Although, it is a more robust filesystem than FAT32 One downside on using the convert utility is that you can end up with 512 byte clusters (unbeliveably sluggish!), if your FAT32 filesystem was not origionally aligned on 4K boundrys.	Guest (0)
42598	2002-04-08 10:52:00	as a impt. remionder! if u convert .. yes it will go via but depending on some systems it may finish then reboot ur PC and but it does not boot. therefore makesure u backup! happened to me so i just formatted! but i had backups. some hard disks also wont reboot ntfs on more than one partitions .... (i experienced). ray	Guest (0)
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