>> I want to make a program to lock folders (so the user can only >> access >> them if he knows the password) under win32
If it's Windows NT or later folder password protection is standard(I think!). If it's Windows 2000 or later you get file encryption too (although as expected from Microsoft its full of security holes by default!) If it's XP Pro you can add zipped folders too... I think there are registry hacks to turn on these facilities in XP Home too... You can access the hooks using the WSH objects and a COM interface such as the winall package. HTH, Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web tutor http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor