.htpasswd issue

Hi I have a site locally at

C:\xampp\htdocs\cms\

I have a .htpasswd file at C:\xampp\password\
the .htpasswd file contains wsabstract:y4E7Ep8e7EYV

My .htaccess code is stored at

C:\xampp\htdocs\cms\

and contains

Options -Indexes
DirectoryIndex index2.php
AuthName "Section Name"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile C:/xampp/password/.htpasswd
Require valid-user

when I go to http://localhost/cms/ I get an error 500 instead of a password prompt.

Any advice?

The password can't be encrypted if you are running xampp on windows. Everything else looks fine though. Try this
htaccess
AuthName "Section Name"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile C:/xampp/password/.htpasswd
Require valid-user
Options -Indexes
DirectoryIndex index2.php

The password can't be encrypted if you are running xampp on windows. Everything else looks fine though. Try this
htaccess

xampplite\apache\bin\htpasswd.exe creates an encrypted password.

I've done this in windows, but missed the tutorial link. Anyway I think the steps are as follows.
0)Backup your xampplite\apache\conf\httpd.conf ;)
1) Add the below portion in to this
AccessFileName .htaccess
<Directory "/xampplite/htdocs/myfolder/admin">
AllowOverride All
Options None
Order deny,allow
</Directory>
under a line DocumentRoot "/xampplite/htdocs"
2) Take command promt and run
xampplite\apache\bin\htpasswd.exe -c .htpasswd username
this will create a .htpasswd file in your working directory.
3)Copy this file to htdocs/myfolder/admin
4)then create a .htaccess file in your folder to be protected having something like
AuthUserFile C:/xampplite/htdocs/myfolder/admin/.htpasswd
AuthName "This is protected area"
AuthType Basic
<Limit GET POST>
require valid-user
</Limit>

(Change folder name to fit to your system)
5)Restart apache.
:thumbsup:

Well done Aero, that worked nicely, although I'm not sure why it made a difference.

Also thanks to abduraooft where your post could really help me in the future.