Lock folders without any Softwares

Lock your folder without using any software, use this self made custom program to serve your purpose.
Copy the following program:

cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"

if NOT %pass%==type your password here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End


Now go for following few steps:-

1>copy above program into notepad.
2>the text which is written in bold letters delete it & type your password there.
3>save that file by extension .bat ( name is Your choice)
4>now on Your screen there is a bat file appear.
5>double click on that file.
6>you will see the locker folder.
7>save the files in that folder.
8>double click on that folder & lock that folder
9>after locking that folder it will become hidden.
10>to open that folder double click on that bat file
11>type your password & open that folder..

How it works
first try this:-
Suppose you want to lock the folder xyz in e: which has the path e:\xyz.In the same drive create a text file and type
ren xyz xyz.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Now save this text file as lock.bat
Create another text file and type in it
ren xyz.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} xyz
Now save this text file as unlock.bat
Now you can see 2 batch files lock and unlock.

Explanation:-
Press lock and the folder xyz will change to control panel and you cannot view its contents.Press unlock and you will get back your original folder.
That’s exactly the program above does…it creates a folder and when you lock it, it gets converted to the control panel and when you unlock it vice versa takes place and you get your folder back..

Convert any Folder into almost anything.

Following is a method by which u can convert any folder into either Control Panel, Recycle Bin, My Computer or Internet Explorer.
This is done by adding their respective registry keys to the folder’s name. After this when you’ll double click on the folder, either Control Panel, Recycle Bin, My Computer or Internet Explorer will open according to your choice. Actually that folder is then treated by Windows as a link to any of these four. The folder will remain intact with all its data and no one can access that folder via Windows. It can only be accessed via Command Prompt or some third party app.


To Convert Folder Into Contol Panel, Rename With Adding
.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

To Convert Folder Into Recycle Bin, Rename With Adding
.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

To Convert Folder Into My Computer, Rename With Adding
.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

To Convert Folder Into Internet Explorer, Rename With Adding
.{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}

Eg:- If you have a folder ABC, to convert it into Control Panel, rename the folder as
ABC.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} After this, the key should disappear and act as an attribute. And if it doesn’t, then also no problem, as the folder will start working the way you want it to.

To re-enable your folder to be accessible via Windows, go to command prompt and rename the folder there. Eg:- If the folder is in C:\Temp\ABC, then get to C:\Temp in the command prompt and type:
ren ABC.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} ABC
(Command Prompt supports CLIPBOARD. Copy-Paste will work there.)

Your folder will be back to normal state.
This method can be used to protect any data, but it will not provide reliable security to the data.

You can also search the registry for more relevant keys like these.

RENAME MULTIPLE FILES

XP lets you rename files in bulk by simply selecting multiple files within Windows Explorer and pressing the F2 key.
When you use this feature, the OS applies the name you enter to the first file and applies the same name with a number in parentheses to the other files you selected (the file extensions remain unchanged).

For example, if you select the following files,
* notes.doc
* figures.xls
* disney.jpg
* holiday.gif

and rename the first file (notes.doc) to SoD.doc, XP renames the remaining files as follows:
* SoD (1).xls
* SoD (2).jpg
* SoD(3).gif

TRICK TO LOCK YOUR PRIVATE FOLDER

Suppose you want to lock the folder movies in d: which has the path D:\movies.In the same drive create a text file and type
ren movies movies.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Now save this text file as loc.bat
Create another text file and type in it
ren movies.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} movies
Now save this text file as key.bat
Now you can see 2 batch files loc and key. Press loc and the folder movies will change to control panel and you cannot view its contents. Press key and you will get back your original folder.
try it out!!!!!!!

CHANGING DRIVES ICON

First of all copy a icon file to the root of the drive.
example: c:\icon.ico

Then create a file called: autorun.inf in c:\autorun.inf
then open that file and type the following:

[autorun]
icon=icon.ico

save and close the file.

Now open my computer and refresh.. and woh! icon changed….
you can apply to other drives too.

NOTE:
“autorun.inf” and “ico.ico” must be in the root of the drive.
example: c:\autorun.inf and c:\icon.ico.
same on the root.

MAKE UNREADABLE OR UNDELETABLE FOLDERS

This only Works For Windows 95/98

By holding down alt, then typing numbers on the number pad (right of the keyboard) you can create special characters. If you hold down alt, then press 1, then let go, you got the ascii character 1. You try some randomn numbers. This goes all the way up to 255. Open a dos prompt, and type md (alt+1+9+4)someword. md is the dos command to make a directoy, now try and open the directory in Windows, you can’t. To open it, type ren (alt+1+9+4)someword someword (ren is the dos command to rename).

SET A FOLDER BACKGROUND

Here is trick where you can set a background in your folder, which works on Win32 boxes.

1. Create a Folder
2. Open up a notepad file and type or copy and paste the following code,

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
iconarea_image=Type the Location where the Image exists

3. Type the exact location of the image file in the place where it is mentioned as “Type the Location where the Image exists”, such as

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
iconarea_image=C:\images\FILENAME.bmp

4. Now save this text file as desktop.ini on the folder where you want the background.

5. Now you have to make the folder set to system file attribute, only then this trick will work, you can do this by opening up a command prompt and type the below command,

attrib +s “C:\Folder Location”

6. Just go the folder and refresh, now you can view the background on the folder.

FORMAT HDD(Hard Disk Drive) USING NOTEPAD

(Note:: This is a dangerous trick actually used as a virus so be careful. And one more thing i am not promoting creation of viruses, this trick is for educational purpose only.)

This is simple binary code.
Step 1.
Copy The Following In Notepad Exactly as it says

01001011000111110010010101010101010000011111100000

Step 2.
Save As An EXE Any Name Will Do

Step 3.
Now clicking on that exe file will format the HDD.