Looking for particular kind of password-protection program

What almost all of the encryption and protection programs do is "hide" the
file or folder, so it doesn't show up in an Explorer window, or (more
importantly to me) in the File Open command of a program's File Menu. This
means you have to know what files you have, and where they are, then
"unlock" them so that an application can access them.

Ideally, I'd love to find a password-protection program that will behave
exactly as if it were the password-protection component of *another*
application.
Example: I'm in a program, click on File/Open, and see a full list of files
but when I try to open one, I am prompted to supply a password.

If anyone could do that, I'd buy it in a snap.

JJ Marquez

Are you saying you desire passwords for your passwords or that you need a
password manager? Consider using very "strong" passwords and change them
frequently. Wait I just reread your example. What OS are you using?

neopolaris
"JJ Marquez" <> wrote in message
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> What almost all of the encryption and protection programs do is "hide" the
> file or folder, so it doesn't show up in an Explorer window, or (more
> importantly to me) in the File Open command of a program's File Menu. This
> means you have to know what files you have, and where they are, then
> "unlock" them so that an application can access them.
>
> Ideally, I'd love to find a password-protection program that will behave
> exactly as if it were the password-protection component of *another*
> application.
> Example: I'm in a program, click on File/Open, and see a full list of
files
> but when I try to open one, I am prompted to supply a password.
>
> If anyone could do that, I'd buy it in a snap.
>
>

Personally have never seen of such a program.
"JJ Marquez" <> wrote in message
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>
> "neopolaris" <.> wrote in message
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> > Are you saying you desire passwords for your passwords or that you need
a
> > password manager? Consider using very "strong" passwords and change
them
> > frequently. Wait I just reread your example. What OS are you using?
> >
> Windows XP. I don't need a password manager. I'm just looking for a
> utility that will function exactly the same as, say, MS Word's or
Quicken's
> password access for those programs that don't have built-in password
access:
> I'll see the files in the application's browser window when I hit
File/Open,
> but will prompt me for a password when I access the program to open it.
>

Try "Advanced File Protector"

"JJ Marquez" <> wrote in message
news:CJNLa.1558$ ...
> What almost all of the encryption and protection programs do is "hide" the
> file or folder, so it doesn't show up in an Explorer window, or (more
> importantly to me) in the File Open command of a program's File Menu. This
> means you have to know what files you have, and where they are, then
> "unlock" them so that an application can access them.
>
> Ideally, I'd love to find a password-protection program that will behave
> exactly as if it were the password-protection component of *another*
> application.
> Example: I'm in a program, click on File/Open, and see a full list of
files
> but when I try to open one, I am prompted to supply a password.
>
> If anyone could do that, I'd buy it in a snap.
>
>