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My OS is win 7 Prof 64 bit and i want to know how to lock access to a drive or folder.  i.e. How do I lock them and it will require a password to access them.  Is this possible, if Yes, can u please show me how to do it.  Thank u.
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You will be able to do this with Windows BitLocker. You need to be running Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise to get this feature.
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Why not just use conventional NTFS permissions and provide the permissions to users that you want.

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in response to Will, how do I use the conventional NTFS permissions, hope u can give me some steps.  
on BitLocker, will it work for my win 7 prof 64 bit?  thank u.
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Thank u for the suggestions.  it works.
Thank you for the update and I was happy to help.
in response to Will, under properties for my WE, i only hve ; General; Tools; Hardware; Sharing; ReadyBoost; Previous versions; and Customize.  I do not see 'Security' any where.  My OS is win 7 prof 64 bit.