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    I have to carry my computer case to college.....
    « on: January 09, 2009, 12:20:35 AM »
    For some reason I need to take my computer case to college cause my teacher has to Install something in it, I Have to take it with me and I don't have any other choice, but I don't want Him to wander through my folders etc, I have decided to keep only a few Icons on the desktop rest I will put away somewhere, Could someone please tell me how to make my folders or a Drive or something un-accesable or invisible to him,I mean he should not have any access to them (specially my pictures, which are too many).

    Does anyone have any Ideas about what I should do?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    Re: I have to carry my computer case to college.....
    « Reply #1 on: January 09, 2009, 12:50:00 AM »
    Can't you just dump everything in a hidden folder? How computer-literate is he?

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      « Reply #2 on: January 09, 2009, 12:54:53 AM »
      He is a computer literate person, its easy to find hidden folders.
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      Re: I have to carry my computer case to college.....
      « Reply #3 on: January 09, 2009, 01:04:59 AM »
      do you have XP pro? if so you can create a encrypted folder, and store it all in there.

      it's only accessible to your user account. So, you create another account for him to use to do whatever he needs to do, and just don't tell him the password for yours.


      Or, you can move them to an external drive.


      Or... zip up the important files with a password, and unzip when you get it back.
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        « Reply #4 on: January 09, 2009, 04:59:24 AM »
        Okay, I have windows xp pro.

        Which one of the methods you mentioned should I follow?

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        Re: I have to carry my computer case to college.....
        « Reply #5 on: January 09, 2009, 05:07:38 AM »
        good, good; I'd go for an Encrypted folder myself.

        I recommend Backing the important stuff up as well; in the unlikely event that something happens to your user profile in the meantime (without the profile, you would never be able to access the files again, and we wouldn't want that)

        forgive me if you already know how to make an encrypted folder, I'm just adding these steps to save time for if you don't ;)

        make a folder, and move all the stuff you don't want Mr. Nosey to see (lol) into it.

        Right Click the folder, and under "attributes" click the "advanced..." button.

        select "encrypt Folder to secure data".

        Press OK.

        this part can take a while, depending on the size and number of files you have.

        Once completed, the folder should show up in green from within windows explorer.

        Now, since you don't want them to accidentally or purposely access the files, you'll need to make a new profile with which your teacher can perform the necessary stuff they need to do.

        Also, if you don't have one already, put a password on your account (the one you used to encrypt the files).

        Now the files are only accessible when logged on under that profile.

        They can still be deleted, though, which is half the reason I suggested a back-up.

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          « Reply #6 on: January 09, 2009, 05:11:49 AM »
          I will read the steps and do as you said.

          Thankyou so much!!

          Are you sure after doing all those steps he won't see all those folders?


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          Re: I have to carry my computer case to college.....
          « Reply #7 on: January 09, 2009, 05:16:14 AM »
          he will see the folders, but trying to open any files will show an access denied error.

          I'm not 100% positive wether it's possible to look inside a encrypted folder, though. I remember reformatting one time, and upon trying to copy some of my old data back, I found it was encrypted with the old account and thus unaccessible... I believe I was able to access and view the folder contents, though, just not any of the files therein.


          LOL, if you wanted to be really evil, you would make some empty pictures with paint and encrypt them, and rename them to stuff that looks incriminating against him, lol.

          "Mr.Nosey buying crack.jpg"
          "hidden camera in Mr.Nosey's House capture 01.jpg"


          heh, then you'll know if you looked in the folders, since he'll be nervous and agitated.
          Depends how much you like this teacher, though.
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            « Reply #8 on: January 09, 2009, 05:30:33 AM »
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            Depends how much you like this teacher, though.

            I don't like him at all but I'd still like good grades, so I'll stick to the access denied message.

            You know If I make another user account then will the software that he installs be only available through that account?

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            Re: I have to carry my computer case to college.....
            « Reply #9 on: January 09, 2009, 05:45:54 AM »
            You know If I make another user account then will the software that he installs be only available through that account?

            Well, that depends what he's installing. Most programs provide the option to install for "this user only" and "for all users".

            another thing you can do is create the new account and encrypt them under that one, then they will install under your account-and you can decrypt them again in the temporary account.

            after encrypting your important documents, they should be green, such as those shown in the picture:


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              « Reply #10 on: January 09, 2009, 05:54:49 AM »
              I don't know if I should make another user account, cause it will look odd askin him to access only one account and then giving him the password and then asking him to make the software available to all users, it will look very dramatic of me.

              Shall we Zip up my folders or lock them BC?

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              Re: I have to carry my computer case to college.....
              « Reply #11 on: January 09, 2009, 05:55:52 AM »
              ok, you could just zip'em all up with a password.

              I thought you were going for dramaticism, though  ;D
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                « Reply #12 on: January 09, 2009, 05:59:09 AM »
                How to zip them up?

                I thought you were going for dramaticism, though  ;D

                The truth is I just don't like drama at all, I just get really hurt if I feel people hurt me intentionally , and then it gets very dramatic.
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                Re: I have to carry my computer case to college.....
                « Reply #13 on: January 09, 2009, 06:11:15 AM »
                How to zip them up?

                 :o


                well, I actually don't know if the built-in archiver with XP supports it; I recommend PowerArchiver, but since that isn't free anymore, I'd have to say 7-Zip.

                It's not really important what format you compress it to, what's important is setting the password.
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                  « Reply #14 on: January 09, 2009, 06:26:41 AM »
                  Installed 7zip , now what next?
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                  Re: I have to carry my computer case to college.....
                  « Reply #15 on: January 09, 2009, 06:29:08 AM »
                  good, good.

                  Now there should be a new menu when you right click. Select the folder you want to compress/encrypt, and select "compress" or some option similar. It will likely have the 7-Zip icon beside it. Make sure to select the one that says "+Options" or has an ellipsis (three Periods) right after it.

                  If that doesn't work- you can run 7-Zip and drag the folder onto it. Then set the password for the archive (likely one of the menus)

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                  Re: I have to carry my computer case to college.....
                  « Reply #16 on: January 09, 2009, 06:50:44 AM »
                  For some reason I need to take my computer case to college cause my teacher has to Install something in it,
                  This seems very strange.  Do all students in the class have to do this?  Why would he not simply provide instructions on how to install it, rather than have everyone take their computer to him so that he can install it?

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                    « Reply #17 on: January 09, 2009, 07:08:11 AM »
                    No its just me, actually he asks everyone who asks for that software to bring their pc.
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                      « Reply #18 on: January 09, 2009, 07:13:03 AM »
                      Which option should I choose exactly?

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                      « Reply #19 on: January 09, 2009, 07:44:16 AM »
                      I'm with Soybean on this one...sounds flakey to me.
                      What software is it ? ?
                      All Universities have araangements with Software vendors and he should be able to supply it to you without having to go anywhere near your machine.
                      I'd point out to him that it is your personal property and if he still insists then suggest you may need to speak to the Dean first to see if this is common procedure...he may change his song after that...
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                      Re: I have to carry my computer case to college.....
                      « Reply #20 on: January 09, 2009, 01:21:39 PM »
                      Your both right... Don't know why my red flag didn't go up.

                      Has anybody else had to bring theirs in?
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                        « Reply #21 on: January 09, 2009, 02:32:34 PM »
                        You could make a file and rename it [alt 255] so it's invisible. Then right click and do Properties and click Custom, then change Icon in invisible. Then, add of two of those (or more) inside of it, and scatter them in the window, and then open it and add them in. I have that :O.

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                        « Reply #22 on: January 09, 2009, 02:42:50 PM »
                        The more i think about this the more troubled i get...i'd HIGHLY suggest not handing your machine over to anyone...Professor or not.
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                          « Reply #23 on: January 09, 2009, 02:55:31 PM »
                          Well, good point. Just ask him what you need, email it to you, w/e, but then YOU do it, not him.

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                            « Reply #24 on: January 09, 2009, 08:45:04 PM »
                            Actually , I have an older version of Adobe Compact Suit and he has the latest one, so he said he would put it(Latest CS) on my computer, I asked him to give me a copy, he said he has it on the Hard Disk(he doesn't have it on the CD) so I have to bring my hard disk or computer case,My other friends have already taken from him.
                            He's really kind and nice, He's also Old, so I think he must be nice.
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                            « Reply #25 on: January 09, 2009, 08:47:47 PM »
                            he could always burn it for you...
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                              « Reply #26 on: January 09, 2009, 08:54:43 PM »
                              Which option should I choose exactly?



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                              « Reply #27 on: January 09, 2009, 09:00:48 PM »
                              Add to archive.

                              should be a password option in there somewhere.
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                                « Reply #28 on: January 09, 2009, 09:04:39 PM »
                                Yes there is.



                                What options shall I choose?
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                                « Reply #29 on: January 09, 2009, 09:07:20 PM »
                                Actually , I have an older version of Adobe Compact Suit and he has the latest one, so he said he would put it(Latest CS) on my computer, I asked him to give me a copy, he said he has it on the Hard Disk(he doesn't have it on the CD) so I have to bring my hard disk or computer case,My other friends have already taken from him.
                                He's really kind and nice, He's also Old, so I think he must be nice.
                                Eh, this doesn't make sense, either.  How is he going to install a program on your hard drive from his hard drive?  It doesn't work that way; this just makes no sense.

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                                  « Reply #30 on: January 09, 2009, 09:10:42 PM »
                                  I don't know , he said that to me and to my friends too!!

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                                  « Reply #31 on: January 10, 2009, 08:01:14 AM »
                                  I do not trust this scenario at all...
                                  He can't install it from his hard drive if it's an installed program.
                                  You are putting yourself in a bad spot here.
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                                    « Reply #32 on: January 10, 2009, 08:32:07 AM »
                                    Fine, I will stick to my older versions, my CS3.

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                                    « Reply #33 on: January 10, 2009, 02:07:00 PM »
                                    isn't Adobe CS a Commercial application?
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                                    « Reply #34 on: January 10, 2009, 02:20:40 PM »
                                    As i said earlier Institutions have agreements with most major software vendors at a huge discount...he should be able to simply provide you with the latest version on a CD at little or no cost whatsoever...
                                    My Nephew got Vista Ultimate from the College Bookstore as a requirement for peanuts as it was a course requirement for whatever reason...
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                                      « Reply #35 on: January 10, 2009, 07:18:49 PM »
                                      Yes that is true, We are provided Adobe Compact Suits because that's what we are learning, its a part of our studies, but I already had it so he said he'd give me a newer version, for free.
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