XP Pro - Can I password protect Windows as a whole?

I am the only user on the computer.

After that I entered the password for the user, is it possible to password protect everything in Windows, not only certain files and folders?

Otherwise, what is my best bet? Thank you

What I read your journal is already protected. Of course the best security, you can use use a good password includes numbers and letters. If you wish it is possible to also protect files and folders, the steps are displayed below for you:

-Select the file or folder you want to protect/encrypt
-Right click on the folder and select Properties
-Click on the Advanced button
-Click on option "Encrypt contents to secure data".
-Click apply then Ok
(Note: this is only available for Windows XP Pro users, and not the Windows XP family version.)
I hope this has been helpful!

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