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I currently have an old Iomega internal Zip Drive in my computer, and still
use it for storage. One good feature is that using the software which came
with it I can password protect a specific disk; for instance the one
containing my financial details.

I'd like to get rid of the drive so that I can install a second hard drive,
but before I do, I'm wondering whether there is some free or inexpensive
software, which would allow me to password-protect a specific rewritable CD
or DVD.

I don't want to protect the drive itself; just specific discs. And the
protection doesn't have to be too hi-spec; just enough to keep casual
snoopers out of my files!
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Hungerdunger wrote:
> I currently have an old Iomega internal Zip Drive in my computer, and still
> use it for storage. One good feature is that using the software which came
> with it I can password protect a specific disk; for instance the one
> containing my financial details.
>
> I'd like to get rid of the drive so that I can install a second hard drive,
> but before I do, I'm wondering whether there is some free or inexpensive
> software, which would allow me to password-protect a specific rewritable CD
> or DVD.
>
> I don't want to protect the drive itself; just specific discs. And the
> protection doesn't have to be too hi-spec; just enough to keep casual
> snoopers out of my files!
Don't leave the disks lying about and lock them in a secure place?

Hungerdunger wrote:
> I currently have an old Iomega internal Zip Drive in my computer, and still
> use it for storage. One good feature is that using the software which came
> with it I can password protect a specific disk; for instance the one
> containing my financial details.
>
> I'd like to get rid of the drive so that I can install a second hard drive,
> but before I do, I'm wondering whether there is some free or inexpensive
> software, which would allow me to password-protect a specific rewritable CD
> or DVD.
>
> I don't want to protect the drive itself; just specific discs. And the
> protection doesn't have to be too hi-spec; just enough to keep casual
> snoopers out of my files!

why don't you buy a USB thumbdrive? they are relativly cheap nowadays,
have the potential to hold more than most removable media, and last
longer than most of those, as well. quite a few drives have encryption
software already preloaded onto them, as well (one example of a company
that does this is SanDisk.), to keep data stored on them from being
accessed without the owner's consent.

"Hungerdunger" <> wrote in message
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>I currently have an old Iomega internal Zip Drive in my computer, and still
>use it for storage. One good feature is that using the software which came
>with it I can password protect a specific disk; for instance the one
>containing my financial details.
>
> I'd like to get rid of the drive so that I can install a second hard
> drive, but before I do, I'm wondering whether there is some free or
> inexpensive software, which would allow me to password-protect a specific
> rewritable CD or DVD.
>
> I don't want to protect the drive itself; just specific discs. And the
> protection doesn't have to be too hi-spec; just enough to keep casual
> snoopers out of my files!
> --
> Hungerdunger
> To reply by email, remove the MARX from my address
>

No, can't be done. A better option is "Free online Storage" - type that into
google.
Or even a web-based email account will do for what you intend.

Today, Hungerdunger made these interesting comments ...

> I currently have an old Iomega internal Zip Drive in my
> computer, and still use it for storage. One good feature is
> that using the software which came with it I can password
> protect a specific disk; for instance the one containing my
> financial details.
>
> I'd like to get rid of the drive so that I can install a
> second hard drive, but before I do, I'm wondering whether
> there is some free or inexpensive software, which would allow
> me to password-protect a specific rewritable CD or DVD.
>
> I don't want to protect the drive itself; just specific discs.
> And the protection doesn't have to be too hi-spec; just
> enough to keep casual snoopers out of my files!

What is the value of your intellectual property that you want to
protect in dollars or time? If small, then put your discs someplace
safe, preferably out of your house or office, e.g. a bank safety
deposit box. If large, investigate software copy protection and
formal registration with the Copyright folks in D.C., AND store
your discs in a safe place. You are the only one who can answer
these questions, until you provide some clues, everyone here is in
the dark as to how to advise you.

P.S. you into illegal stuff like kiddie porn or you just want your
wife and kids out of your files?

--
HP, aka Jerry

Today, Soundblaster made these interesting comments ...

>
> "Hungerdunger" <> wrote
> in message news:eshiem$729$1$...
>>I currently have an old Iomega internal Zip Drive in my
>>computer, and still use it for storage. One good feature is
>>that using the software which came with it I can password
>>protect a specific disk; for instance the one containing my
>>financial details.
>>
>> I'd like to get rid of the drive so that I can install a
>> second hard drive, but before I do, I'm wondering whether
>> there is some free or inexpensive software, which would allow
>> me to password-protect a specific rewritable CD or DVD.
>>
>> I don't want to protect the drive itself; just specific
>> discs. And the protection doesn't have to be too hi-spec;
>> just enough to keep casual snoopers out of my files!
>> --
>> Hungerdunger
>> To reply by email, remove the MARX from my address
>>
>
> No, can't be done. A better option is "Free online Storage" -
> type that into google.
> Or even a web-based email account will do for what you intend.
>
Oh, I don't know about can't be done. I have some DVD movies that I
bought that will not play on my PC using software like PowerDVD
because the copy protection scheme used thinks I can suck the movie
off my video port. So, I think there are ways to lock folks out of
optical but probably neither easy nor cheap.

--
HP, aka Jerry

"Hungerdunger" <> wrote
in news:eshiem$729$1$:

> I currently have an old Iomega internal Zip Drive in my
> computer, and still use it for storage. One good feature
> is that using the software which came with it I can
> password protect a specific disk; for instance the one
> containing my financial details.
>
> I'd like to get rid of the drive so that I can install a
> second hard drive, but before I do, I'm wondering whether
> there is some free or inexpensive software, which would
> allow me to password-protect a specific rewritable CD or
> DVD.
>
> I don't want to protect the drive itself; just specific
> discs. And the protection doesn't have to be too hi-spec;
> just enough to keep casual snoopers out of my files!

Make a zip or rar compressed file of all the data you want to
store (using no ACTUAL compression if you prefer) and password
it. Then burn that onto the disk.

You WILL have to go an extra step to access the data (ie
unrar/unzip it onto your machine before accessing) but IMO
that's not a big deal. Just make sure to wipe the free space
after you've finished, so nothing is left behind, just in case.

--
Disagreements and the usual insults expected and welcomed.

"HEMI-Powered" <> wrote in message
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> Today, Soundblaster made these interesting comments ...


> Oh, I don't know about can't be done. I have some DVD movies that I
> bought that will not play on my PC using software like PowerDVD
> because the copy protection scheme used thinks I can suck the movie
> off my video port.

Nonsense.
The copy protection employed by DVD's is macrovision.
PowerDVD will not have any problem with such DVD's.
All that macrovision encryption prevents is copying,
but is easily defeated with DVD Shrink or DVD decryptor.
Macrovision encryption does not prevent playback.

"Hungerdunger" <> wrote in
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> I currently have an old Iomega internal Zip Drive in my computer,
> and still use it for storage. One good feature is that using the
> software which came with it I can password protect a specific
> disk; for instance the one containing my financial details.
>
> I'd like to get rid of the drive so that I can install a second
> hard drive, but before I do, I'm wondering whether there is some
> free or inexpensive software, which would allow me to
> password-protect a specific rewritable CD or DVD.
>
> I don't want to protect the drive itself; just specific discs.
> And the protection doesn't have to be too hi-spec; just enough to
> keep casual snoopers out of my files!

You might want to try Truecrypt (freeware)
You can create a container file on your machine that's just big enough
to copy onto your CD or DVD then use Truecrypt mount/load files into
the container file, then burn the container file onto your CD/DVD.
They can later be mounted directly from the CD with a password. It's
similar to using a zip/rar file with a password but much easier to work
with on an ongoing basis.

<http://www.truecrypt.org>

HTH,
John

Hungerdunger "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:

> I currently have an old Iomega internal Zip Drive in my computer, and
> still use it for storage. One good feature is that using the software
> which came with it I can password protect a specific disk; for
> instance the one containing my financial details.
>
> I'd like to get rid of the drive so that I can install a second hard
> drive, but before I do, I'm wondering whether there is some free or
> inexpensive software, which would allow me to password-protect a
> specific rewritable CD or DVD.
>
> I don't want to protect the drive itself; just specific discs. And
> the protection doesn't have to be too hi-spec; just enough to keep
> casual snoopers out of my files!

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