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September 9, 2005
Dear CNET members,
Last weekend while I was out in South Austin and Frisco, Texas, on the CNET Trade Up To the Future tour, I had the pleasure of meeting some newsletter readers. And I just wanted to say thank you for swinging by the CNET tent. It was really nice to meet you face to face. If you happen to be in the Boston, Massachusetts, area on September 24 or 25, come on by the Braintree CompUSA store and look me up at the CNET tent; it would be great to meet more of you.
Now let's tackle this week's question on how to password-protect files and folders on your computer and on CD-Rs. Well, Joey, like many computer-related questions, there is no single best solution, since there are many different ways to secure your files. So I'm going to start you and others off with the winning answer by Pete. But like always, don't stop at that; we have many other recommendations provided by our members in the honorable mentions, as well as all the additional suggestions. Hopefully, this will be a good start to your quest. If any members have other solid ways to password-protect data in folders, files, and CD-Rs, please come and join us in the discussion and tell all. Have a great weekend!
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Member Question of the Week
I have a lot of personal information on my drives and back
them up on CDs. Is there anyway to password-protect these
files/folders on my computer and on CD-Rs so that no one else
can view the contents? I am running Window XP Pro. Thank you
for any detailed help.
Submitted by:
Joey D. of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Joey, backups are a very good thing to have, especially when your hard drive decides to die, usually at the WORST possible times, such as when you have work due or the day after the warranty expires. (Don't laugh, it happens! Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.)
As with any problem, there are usually many ways to go about solving it. The answer here has to do largely with HOW you create the backup and what you're using to create it with...
Submitted by:
Pete Z. of Los Angeles, California
For
Pete's
efforts, we're sending him his choice of any
Help.com Learning CD.
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Hi, I have purchased a new computer. I would like to remove the hard drive from the old system and install it into my new computer. What steps do I need to complete before, during, and after installation? The new system runs XP Professional and the old system runs 2000 Professional. Detailed instructions would be appreciated. Thank you!
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