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Nude_Lewd_Man · June 7th, 2009, 06:58 PM

Hi,

You can only see files in a search that you can browse to, so if you have multiple user accounts on the computer then (by default) the other users wouldn't be able to gain access to the file.

If you are using Office, which the .DOC file is a part of, then you can apply a password to the file itself - so other users won't be able to just click and access the contents...
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ex...124101033.aspx

BUT, bear in mind that this is not an entirely safe method of encryption, merely an extra step that anyone who really wants in would need to take.
Security Watch: Why Word and Excel password protection isn't safe - CNET Reviews

June 7th, 2009, 06:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nude_Lewd_Man He who is Nude..... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Prolly off subject.. Posts: 4,884	Hi, You can only see files in a search that you can browse to, so if you have multiple user accounts on the computer then (by default) the other users wouldn't be able to gain access to the file. If you are using Office, which the .DOC file is a part of, then you can apply a password to the file itself - so other users won't be able to just click and access the contents... http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ex...124101033.aspx BUT, bear in mind that this is not an entirely safe method of encryption, merely an extra step that anyone who really wants in would need to take. Security Watch: Why Word and Excel password protection isn't safe - CNET Reviews __________________ I've seen the light... It was green, flashy and attached to a Network Interface Card... Whenever someone says "You can't miss it" I invariably do... Folding FAQs TEAM STATS