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Microsoft Private Folder 1.0

Publisher's Description:

Microsoft Private Folder is a useful tool for you to protect your private data when your friends, colleagues, kids or other people share your PC or account. With this tool, you will get one password protected folder called 'My Private Folder' in your account to save your personal files. Download and have your private folder today.

Note: Microsoft Private Folder is provided specifically for genuine Windows customers, and requires genuine Windows validation in order to download. The software is free, and does not come with product support.

Latest User Reviews:

Reviewer:Zildur Dec 26, 2006
Version:1.0 
 
I use it every single day 3 days a week for storing the passwords for almost 550 hundred of servers our company, HP, supports.

It has been pretty useful and straight to the point. It just does what you need it to do. Simple, easy to use.

Obviously, one always have to keep a backup of your info (come on its an MS product!), but I have only faced a failure once.

Choose it if you wish a fast-simple-easytouse-portable-passwordprotected-handy application.

Regards.
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Reviewer:RejZoR Jul 15, 2006
Version:1.0 
 
It does what it's suppose to do. Simple to use and very straight-forward. 5/5 on this one. Nice job MS, would certanly like to see more of such handy tools.
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Reviewer:Vampmon Jul 15, 2006
Version:1.0 
 
I use this and i like it, it does what it's supposed to do, end off.
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Reviewer:hideki Jul 12, 2006
Version:1.0 
 
Somewhat malicious. It is not reliable. Seems to hang explorer.exe at 99% of CPU usage frequently beyond repair. (thus hard-reset is only solution, because task manager can't kill this explorer.exe when this happens.)
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Reviewer:arossetti Jul 11, 2006
Version:1.0 
 
The program hung when trying to change the password. Uninstalled, and though the files remain fairly easy to find on the PC, they do remain encrypted (and hence unreadable). This is a handy app for most folks. I highly recommend maintaining a backup of any files stored in MPF though.

As for the strength of the security, MSFT states that this is not meant to be be a high quality file encryption program. It is simply meant as a means for the casual user to secure files from other relatively trusted people who share the PC with them.

I had to rate a 3 because of the password hang issue, which could result in lost data if the user doesn't have a backup. I can see the program improving though. It is only 1.0 after all ;)
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File Size: 1,498 KB
Released:July 6, 2006
Publisher:Microsoft Corp.
Homepage:Microsoft Private Folder
Downloads:84,003
License:Freeware
OS Support:Windows XP
Rating:3.8/5 (39 votes)