Password protecting a specific program?

[Hungry Man]

Is there any way to prevent a program from starting without you first putting in a password? I'm looking for a simple solution that would be accessible to people who aren't good with computers.

[J_L]

UAC on a limited account works. For programs that don't need admin rights, Right click > Properties > Compatibility > Run this program as an administrator. If that doesn't work, try Change settings for all users.

[pajenn]

i've seen programs like that but haven't tried any of them. for example, Program Protector ($30) or WinGuard Pro (free). I saw both at MG's security downloads section: http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads16.html

There are also lots of programs intended for locking and/or hiding files and folders. I think most of them are intended to protect sensitive documents, photos or movies, but maybe you could use them to lock down application exe files just the same?

[J_L]

There's Empathy as well, which works on XP, but modifies your files.

[Hungry Man]

-{ Quote: "UAC on a limited account works. For programs that don't need admin rights, Right click > Properties > Compatibility > Run this program as an administrator. If that doesn't work, try Change settings for all users." }-
Unfortunately running some programs as Admin will break them.


-{ Quote: "i've seen programs like that but haven't tried any of them. for example, Program Protector ($30) or WinGuard Pro (free). I saw both at MG's security downloads section: http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads16.html

There are also lots of programs intended for locking and/or hiding files and folders. I think most of them are intended to protect sensitive documents, photos or movies, but maybe you could use them to lock down application exe files just the same?" }-



-{ Quote: "There's Empathy as well, which works on XP, but modifies your files." }-


I'll try these out.