I just learned that you can password protect the files in a zipped folder using Windows XP. Would it be possible to create a single password protected zip folder to place all of the contents of a USB stick in (including the Portable Apps suite) as a means of security?
Sorta. You could do this if you wanted to zip and re-zip every time you're finished. So, it's not practical at all.
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Cook
It would be better to get a virtual drive program. Then you have all your programs protected, and it works as fast as a physical drive would.
I'll not say "Search" because it is not easy to find it, but check here... https://portableapps.com/node/8509
Regards.-
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
and the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
and the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
then the socket packet pocket has an error to report