How to assign a password to a folder in Windows XP?

Need you set a password to a folder to protect your sensitive personal information on external hard drive of Windows XP? Here is the right place. The following are solutions I tried and worked well to protect folder with a password on Windows XP, 7 etc.

1. Password protect a folder using WinRAR in Windows XP

2. Encrypt a folder with Windows XP encryption feature

3. Use file management software to password protect folder

4. Password protect a folder with Folder Protector

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How to assign a password to a folder in Windows XP .