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Old July 8th 09, 05:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Poutnik[_2_]
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Default password protect a folder in home premium - freeware

Rick Rogers's previous post was like this :



No recommendations. Permissions are much safer and more secure than
passwords. Learn how, use them. It's difficult to crack passwords, but there
are lots of utilities available to help the dishonest do so. Permissions
changes are not so easy to crack when set up properly as the restricted user
cannot access the controls necessary to change them.


Permitions are only so strong as admin password
and a way, it is encrypted.

There are tools helping dishonests
to guess or reset login admin passwords,
for XP and alphanumeric PWs very efficient.

One can guess XP alphanumerical password
usually within minutes with aid of boot CD,
or even directly bypass NTFS permitions by this way.

Little helps PW protected BIOS with disabled boot from CD.

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