Cool Windows Tricks

There are different computer tips and tricks available to impress anyone, If you are looking for some tips and tricks than read this article.

Lock A Folder In XP Without Any Software

• For doing create a folder in C drive, suppose folder name is xyz.
• Now open command prompt from start menu.

• Now in command prompt type "attrib +s +h C:\xyz" without quotes and press enter.
• This command will make your folder invisible and it will never seen by anyone even in the hidden file and folder.
• If you want to make it visible again type "attrib -s -h C:\xyz" 
• By doing this you can lock any folder of your choice.

 

Hide Your Drive

This is a small but cool trick to hide your drive/partition of your choice, if you have a personal data in on a partition and you dont want any other to see this data than you can hide this partition in on XP,Vista,7 and 2000 too.

• Open registry editor by going on start than run and type regedit.
• Find this
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mcft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies 
• Click on explorer
• Click on "nodrives" key on the right column.
• You will see something like this "0000 00 00 00 00"
• After the four set of zero ("0000") you have to write your partition name
  
• The first column is for drives A-H, the second for I-P, the third for Q-X, and the fourth for Y-Z.
• The value(s) of drive as follow:
• 1 - A I Q Y
  2 - B J R Z
  4 - C K S
  8 - D L T
  16 - E M U
  32 - F N V
  64 - G O W
  80 - H P X
• So, let's say you want to hide drive D. In the first column you would put "08"

Make An Invisible Folder

•  Create a folder when you have to enter the name of the folder.
• Press ALT + 0160 if you do this exactly than your folder has no name.

•  Right click on the folder > properties > Change Icon .go through the list of icons and then you'll see an invisible icon choose it and then click OK.

• Now your folder will be invisible and it can see only when you select it.

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