1. Have you ever wondered, how can you make a folder invisible without even using any kind of software’s in windows XP?
Well, here is the answer to that. It is very much possible and Windows will help us in doing this.
How? Let’s see the answer
1. Create any new Folder.
2. Right click and go to Rename, remove the content, press “Alt” and type “0160?. The Folder name would become NIL.
3. Now go on to the properties of the folder and click “Customize”, and click “Change Icon”.
4. Here you will find some icons without any kind of images.
5. Select any of these images and click “OK”. You will now see that your folder is now invisible.
If you will select it then it will be shown like this.
But in a normal manner when you will open your Drive/Folder, it will be Invisible.
2. To Lock a folder in windows XP without any software. Follow the steps below.
Make a Folder in C drive rename it as "abc" without quotes.
Now open Command Prompt from Start Menu.
Type "attrib +s +h C:\abc" without quotes and press enter.
This command will make your folder invisible and it can not be seen even in hidden files and folders
To make it visible again type "attrib -s -h C:\abc"
You can lock any other folder also by changing the location C:\abc to address of your folder.
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