Help needed for htaccess authentication on apache with xampp

[praveenvt]

I am using .htaccess for authentication of a folder on the apache server.
httaccess file contains

AuthUserFile D:\xampp\xampp\htdocs\me261\testfolder\.htpasswd
AuthName "uploadFolder"
AuthType Basic
require encrypt

and my .htpasswd file which is one folder above the folder to be authenticated contains

encrypt:29bW2ksvE8LUY


I have to map this drive to use it.The same code works fine on a linux system but has problem with windows.Any help would be much appreciated.

[Wiedmann]

You must use md5 or plain-text passwords on Windows.

[praveenvt]

I used MD5 encryption for the password.

[Wiedmann]

I used MD5 encryption for the password.

encrypt:29bW2ksvE8LUY

That's not md5.

[praveenvt]

I tried again with MD5,now the .htpasswd file has
encrypt:45becd6c5dd83e2179cd81df8640cd5a

Still not able to authenticate.
Is this a problem due to the path of the folder.Is there a conflict with the path given , since the mapped drive is not the D: drive on the system.The path I have given(D:\xampp\xampp\htdocs\me261\testfolder\.htpasswd) is the defalut path for the server.

[Wiedmann]

I tried again with MD5,now the .htpasswd file has
encrypt:45becd6c5dd83e2179cd81df8640cd5a

A valid md5 hash must start with "$apr1$"... (don't use foreign tools to maintain the .htpasswd file).

(You can also try a plain-text password)

Is this a problem due to the path of the folder.

I don't know. Look into your error.log if there is an other problem.