How to Password protect ZIP Files (Windows XP)

Windows 7 and Vista played a dirty little trick on those of us depending on using password protected zip files to give marginal security to our confidential emailed documents. But more on that later....

The quick way to do it, in Windows XP, is to right click on the targeted file, Choose "Send to" and Compressed (zipped) Folder. (say yes if it asks you to associate the file...blah blah blah) This would create the zip folder with a copy of our document in it. The next step is to open the zipped folder, click on 'file' and choose Add Password. Easy as pie! Now you can send that confidential material via email (By attaching it) (if you don't know how, ask someone under 30) and still be in compliance with FINRA regulations. (Ya, that's the people who oversee our stockmarkets, financial planners and evil bankers.... well, maybe not the evil bankers)

This brings us to the dirty little trick....You can't add the password in Vista or Windows 7. So what do we do.... ( I will finish this tomorrow, for now, I have a date)