Windows XP allows us to password protect our files without installing a third party application. You can do this by compressing the file.

Here are the steps to do this...

1- Find the file you want to compress.




2- Right click the file and select Send To and Compressed (zipped) Folder.




3- Once you have zipped, Right click the folder and select Explore.




4- Now click File and select Add a Password to enter the password you want. Now your files will be password protected. Try opening the files to see if this works.




5- If you want to remove the password, Right click the folder and select Explore. Then click File and select Remove Password.