Copyright: Copyright 1998-1999 Ixis Research Ltd.


About the program

Detailed information about this software:

•	Title : File and Folder Privacy

•	Target OS : Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

•	Copyright : Ixis Research Ltd.

•	Web form to contact: http://www.pc-safety.com/contact.html

•	Home Page of the program: http://www.pc-safety.com/ffpr.html

•	Latest release of the program: http://www.pc-safety.com/download/ffpr.zip

•	Software type: Shareware

•	How to register.

See also:

•	Purpose of the program.

•	How to use.

•	Technical support.


Evaluation License
File and Folder Privacy Evaluation License

File and Folder Privacy Copyright ©  2003 by Ixis Research Ltd.

File and Folder Privacy is distributed as shareware. This means:

1. All copyrights to File and Folder Privacy are exclusively owned by Ixis Research Ltd..

2. You may try this software during a test period of 30 days. If you decide to keep File and Folder Privacy on your computer you must register it. This means, that you must buy a single/multiuser license. It is strongly recommended that you register File and Folder Privacy within 30 days or less as soon as you find out that the program suits your needs.

3. Once registered, the user is granted a non-exclusive license to use File and Folder Privacy  on one computer (i.e. a single cpu) for any legal purpose, at any time. Also the user can register File and Folder Privacy for several computers(multiuser license).

4. The File and Folder Privacy unregistered shareware version, may be freely distributed, provided the distribution package is not modified. No person or company may charge a fee for the distribution of File and Folder Privacy without written permission from the copyright holder.

5. To register File and Folder Privacy, go to  http://www.pc-safety.com/ffprpurchase.html and register it on-line. If you buy a multiuser license then you should select in the field "Quantity" a required quantity of computers to be supplied with File and Folder Privacy. There are good discounts for registering File and Folder Privacy for several computers. After on-line registration you will receive your own registration code that you should enter in the File and Folder Privacy using the menu item Help-Register.

6. File and Folder Privacy is distributed "as is". No warranty of any kind is expressed or implied. You use it at your own risk. The authors and the copyright holder will not be liable for data loss, damages, loss of profits or any other kind of loss while using or misusing this software.

Thank you for using the original File and Folder Privacy.

See also:

•	About the program.

•	Purpose of the program.

•	Technical support.


How to register

This software is distributed as shareware. To keep the program on your personal computer you should register it.

•	The first step is to obtain a registration code by paying a fee to the authors in the amount of single-user license = $49 US or with some discounts depending on quantity of licenses(see information about the discounts on the Registration Form). You may buy the license(s) using Online Registration via Secure Server. If you do not wish to use Online Registration you may use the following alternatives: Telephone orders, Fax orders, or payment may be sent via postal mail or other delivery methods.

•	The second step is to enter your registration code in the program:

•	1) Click the right side of the Help button;

•	2) Choose the Register menu item;

•	3) On the Register dialog box enter the registration code and press the Register button. To avoid errors use Windows Clipboard when entering the code.

Use the following URL to register the program:

http://www.pc-safety.com/ffprpurchase.html

See also:

•	About the program.

•	Purpose of the program.

•	Technical support.


Purpose of the program

File and Folder Privacy is intended to control access to files and folders situated on local media of Windows 98/ME/2000/XP at Windows kernel level. It enables you to control access to certain files and folders by using the password requirement, or to hide them securely from viewing and searching.

The program does not modify your media: in protecting your files, it just uses a high-reliability VXD (SYS for Windows NT/2000/XP) driver working at Windows kernel level. This guarantees that File and Folder Privacy will never lose your data, as may happen if you use other file- and folder-protecting software. Excellent on-line help is available.

See also:

•	About the program.

•	How to use.

•	How to register.

•	Technical support.


User interface

The main window is divided into several parts:

•	Main Toolbar – This control is situated on top of the main window. Some functions of the program can be performed from the tool bar.

•	Popup menus – They are applicable to the panels of the main window. Click the right mouse button to open a context popup menu.

•	Explorer  – The Explorer panel is situated under the Main Toolbar control. You can use it for viewing files (folders) you can protect.

•	Restricted Files and Folders  – The Restricted Files and Foldersr panel is situated under the Explorer panel. Use this panel for viewing the list of protected files (folders).

•	Status bar – This bar is situated at the bottom of the main window. It displays some useful information and the current status.

See also:

•	How to use.

•	About the program.

•	Purpose of the program.

•	How to register.


Technical support

•	If you have got a problem, contact us at : http://www.pc-safety.com/contact.html

Please, inform us about the following:

•	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP version (including service packs and other fixes, US or international, OEM or not).

•	Computer information.

•	Description of your problem (as much information as possible to retrieve the problem).

If the problem is an internal bug then it will be fixed in the next release of the program in a month. If you have any comments or suggestions for the next releases, please do not hesitate to post them to us.

See also:

•	About the program.

•	Purpose of the program.

•	How to register.


How to use

1. On the Explorer panel, select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to protect.

2. Drag and drop the selected item(s) to the Restricted Files and Folders panel.

3. On the Add to Restricted Files and Folders dialog, select the protection method you want to specify for the selected item(s).

4. On the Restricted Files and Folders panel, you can change the protection method. Select the item you want to change the protection method for, and double click it or press the [image] button. On the Change Protection Method dialog, select a protection method and click the Ok button.

5. It is not recommended to protect files (folders) by using the Password with auto-popup protection method in a root directory, because Windows Explorer starts reading a drive contents from it. Also, Windows Explorer reads contents of subfolders for each showed folder. It is a good idea to use this protection method for files (folders) located in subfolders of more than 2 level.

6. After you enter a password required to read a file (folder), all your protected files (folders) will be unlocked for the Unlock Time period you can define in the Options dialog.

7. The same effect will be after you unlock your files (folders) using the Unlock button on the main toolbar. Also, you can unlock the protected files (folders) using the Hot Keys or Magic Word feature.

When your files (folders) are unlocked, the Unlock button looks as Lock button and can be used to lock your files (folders). Also, you can lock the protected files (folders) using the Hot Keys or Magic Word feature.

8. You can stop the protection permanently using the Stop button on the main toolbar. When the protection is stopped, the Stop button looks as the Start button and can be used to start protection.

Note:

After installing, your current password is “admin” (without quotes).

Use it to start the program. Change it using the Password button on the main toolbar and the Set Password dialog.

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See also:

•	User interface.

•	About the program.

•	Purpose of the program.

•	How to register.


Explorer

Here you see the hierarchical structure of files, folders, and drives on your computer. File and Folder Privacy does not show files (folders) which cannot be protected. For example, the Windows directory (typically “C:\WINDOWS”).

Select files (folders) you want to protect and press the [image] button. The selected files (folders) will be added to the restricted list. Also you can drag the selected files (folders) to the Restricted Files and Folders panel using your mouse.

To filter files listed on the right Explorer panel use two File Filter field. The left field affects file names, the right field affects file extensions. Specify text you want to occur in the names or (and) extensions of the listed files. If the fields are blank or contains asterisk marks File and Folder Privacy  does not filter the listed files.

See also:

•	User interface.

•	About the program.

•	Purpose of the program.

•	How to register.


Protection Method

To protect your files (folders) you can use one of the following protection methods:

Hide	Files and folders protected by this method are invisible and inaccessible for Windows and other programs.
Password with context menu	Files and folders protected by this method are visible but inaccessible. To open a protected file (folder) you should use the context menu. The context menu is the popup menu you get when you right click a file on Windows Explorer. If a file (folder) is protected by this method, the context menu have the Unlock item. Select it to unlock the file and then enter your password. If a password is entered incorrectly or the Cancel button is pressed File and Folder Privacy denies access to this file (folder). If a password is entered correctly File and Folder Privacy permits access to this file (folder) and to all other protected files(folders). They will be unlocked within the Unlock Time time period. After this time period the files (folders) will be locked again automatically. Also, you can lock them manually by using the Lock button on the main toolbar.
Password with auto-popup	Files and folders protected by this method are visible but inaccessible. When a program tries to read (or write into) a protected file (folder) the password requirement dialog appears on the screen. If a password is entered incorrectly or the Cancel button is pressed File and Folder Privacy denies access to this file (folder). If a password is entered correctly File and Folder Privacy permits access to this file (folder) and to all other protected files(folders). They will be unlocked within the Unlock Time time period. After this time period the files (folders) will be locked again automatically. Also, you can lock them manually by using the Lock button on the main toolbar.
Read only	Files and folders protected by this method are visible and accessible. However, they cannot be deleted, renamed or modified.
Hide name only	Files and folders protected by this method are invisible but accessible. If a file (folder) is protected by this method, its name does not appear in the directory where this file (folder) is located. However, you or a program can open this file (folder) using the full file name.

See also:

•	How to use.

•	User interface.

•	About the program.

•	Purpose of the program.

•	How to register.


Restricted Files and Folders

Here you can define the list of restricted files and folders. Use the [image] button to add items to the list and the [image] button to delete items from the list. Use the [image] button to change the protection method of the selected item(s).You can add not only certain files but also directories with files. You can protect files (folders) using the several protection methods.

Check boxes enable you to turn the protection on or off for certain files (folders).

See also:

•	How to use.

•	User interface.

•	About the program.

•	Purpose of the program.

•	How to register.


Options Password Page
Password page (Options)

Use the Password page of the Options dialog box to define two passwords you will use to get access to File and Folder Privacy or to protected files (folders).

Note:

When the program is unregistered and expired, the Additional Password is undefined. In this case, you can use the default password “admin” to open the program or protected files (folders).

See also:

•	How to use.

•	User interface.

•	About the program.

•	Purpose of the program.

•	How to register.


Options General Page
General page (Options)

Use the General page of the Options dialog box to customize the behavior of the program.

Unlock Time	This is a time period, while protected files and folders are kept unlocked after you unlock them.
Allow to protect files or folders from the context menu	If this checkbox is checked, some items in the context menu are available. So, you can right-click a file (folder) in Windows Explorer and then lock, unlock or protect this file (folder) using the popup menu.
Invisible Mode	If this checkbox is checked, the folder where the program is installed is invisible. The installed shortcuts and the File and Folder Privacy item in the “Add or Remove Programs” list are invisible too.  The Invisible Mode checkbox is not enabled, if the Hot Key and Magic Word features for the Start Program operation are undefined. Open the Hot Keys page on this dialog box to define them.

See also:

•	How to use.

•	User interface.

•	About the program.

•	Purpose of the program.

•	How to register.


Options Hot Keys Page
Hot Keys page (Options)

Use the Hit Keys page of the Options dialog box to define Magic Word and Hot Key for the Start Program, Lock Files and Unlock Files commands.

Hot Key	You can use the Hot Key features to execute a command quickly by pressing key combinations. To define Hot Key, select this edit box and then enter a key combination you want to use.
Use Hot Key	If this checkbox is checked, the Hot Key feature is enabled, otherwise not.
Magic Word	You can use this feature to execute a command by typing a word. You can type this word everywhere in your computer while this program is started. To define this word, select the Magic Word edit box and then enter a word you want to use as a “magic” word.
Use Magic Word	If this checkbox is checked, the Magic Word feature is enabled, otherwise not.

Commands:

Start Program	Start File and Folder Privacy. This command requires a password.
Lock Files	Lock protected files (folders)
Unlock Files	Unlock protected files (folders). This command requires a password.

See also:

•	How to use.

•	User interface.

•	About the program.

•	Purpose of the program.

•	How to register.


Set Password

Here you can change your password, which will be used to restrict access to the program and protected file(s) (folder(s)).

To set a password:

1. Enter your password in the Password field.

2. Confirm the password in the Confirm Password field.

3. Press the OK button.

Note:

A blank password is not allowed.

See also:

•	How to use.

•	User interface.

•	About the program.

•	Purpose of the program.

•	How to register.


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