I tried other free programs and none would work for WLM. They would password protect it no problem but when you tried to run WLM you get an error saying that a certain dll. I experienced this with 4 different programs and only Bluementals Program Protector worked for me. I also should say that my operating system is Windows 7 RC so no problem with compatibility.
Anyway this is my first post and I hope it helps someone. I know this thread is old, but honestly the best way to go about protecting your data is to simply create a separate user account for yourself and create a secure password that you will be able to remember. This also has the added benefit of also protecting not only your email through Windows Live Mail , but also your documents, pictures, and other sensitive information.
The fact that you could still access the mail for WLMail was actually a serious problem for me. When I was in florida, our family made the mistake on not putting passwords on our accounts on the laptop and well that laptop was stolen and we had to change all of our account passwords because they could still access our mail otherwise.
If they haven't formatted the laptop they won't get any more updates from the account but they can still look through all of the previous e-mail in the inbox.
Omen when someone has physical acess to your computer you have loast the battle. All your data belongs to them now. I am not sure I get why some of you think it is meaningless to put a separate password on you WLM or any other exe.
As I said it is best to protect you user account and yes have separate accounts. However no one is perfect and it only takes 5 minutes to walk away from your computer forgetting to lock it and someone could have accessed your emails. If you are at a work place then I especially see how password protecting your email account could be helpful. No one is going to download software on your computer just to crack the password unless they have stolen it.
Say for example you are at your work place and you receive an important call or whatever and you walk away from your computer forgetting to lock it. I am sure this has happened. A separate password in that situation could help.
Some are going to tell you it is meaningless but I say an extra bit of security is better than nothing and if it gives you peace of mind than do it. If you don't feel the need to protect your exe. OK Hawkman but I know my email is not always open. I still don't get it. What is wrong if someone wants to password protect their WLM? If you don't want to or don't see the need too then don't. I am still going to take even small measures on my computer but others can do what they want on theirs.
It is a relatively large amount of effort to create and support a feature that isn't very useful. Is there a huge difference between this and asking whether you can make it so that someone has to enter a password to view your Documents or Pictures folders? Alternatively, any company that cares about casual data security will use this nifty little thing called a screensaver that forces the desktop to lock after some amount of inactivity. Joined Mar 23, Messages 81, One level of protection is a good password for your User Account.
Requiring a password to run your email client is another level; I think that Windows Live Mail does not have this feature; I know that Thunderbird does, as I use it. Joined Apr 26, Messages 1, Yes, as Terry pointed out, you setup a user account for Windows and that should prevent anyone accessing any of your programs, including Windows Mail. As Seen On. Welcome to Tech Support Guy! Latest posts. Windows M 33 minutes ago. M Today at AM. This thread is locked.
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Inevitably, the way to encrypt the data has now revolutionized in an immense manner. However, its importance is still the same. In fact, due to the dependency on the digital world, it is increasing gradually. This is because of the utmost truth that with the growing popularity of technology the cyber crimes are also mounting.
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