Cognoscis

1. Go to Start Menu
2. Click on RUN
3. Type “notepad”
4. Press enter.
5. Notepad will appear.
6. Copy and Paste the code given below. Replace the highlighted “TYPE YOUR PASSWORD HERE” With your Password (like: monkeyhead)
7. Save as “locker.bat” (without quotes)
8. Close the notepad and run the file. Type the password, A folder will appear. Store anything you want. Open locker.bat AGAIN and type “y” (without quotes)
9. VOILA! Folder Disappears.
10. Below is the code.

—- START OF CODE—-

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

—-END OF CODE—-

FAQ

Q1. What to do if someone deletes my .bat file?

Ans. Fortunately, I found a solution for it. Make another .bat file like this using this code. Run that file and the folder will again appear with all your files intact.

Q2. What to do if I FORGET my password?

Ans. Once again i found a soln. Delete the old .bat file. Make new file with a new password. Run that. Your folder will appear again with your files intact. AND, for this reason alone, you should choose your “locked folder” destination wisely. Because if your younger brother happens to make a locked folder by same procedure at the same destination, your files are no longer safe.

TIP: Delete your .bat file after locking your folder again. This way, the person from which you want to hide the files will not see the locker.bat. And he will have no reason to suspect. It will just like a locked invisible folder. Make a .bat file using the code above evrytime you want to access your files. Lengthy procedure, but SAFE.

If you have any problems understanding this folder lock’s working, email me at abhijit@delhirocks.com.

Many people are really irritated with their PC’s performance. But it’s not the PC’s fault. It’s their fault. Had they maintained there PC from the start or even in the middle… they would have their PCs running great…sometimes even better than ones which are only a few months old. Don’t worry though. Here are some simple yet effective steps you can optimize your PC to it’s maximum.

1. Softwares: First things first. Don’t install everything you find on the net into your PC. If you don’t like it, you remove it. And when you remove it, files get fragmented. When files get fragmented, your PC runs slow. You know how hard it is to find things at the right time in a cluttered place (like your room)? So choose your softwares with careful research. And AVOID BETA VERSIONS. They really have a tendency to fragment.
2. Defragment your PC atleast once a month. To do this, go to Start Menu> Programs> Accessories> System Tools> Disk Defragmenter.
3. Themes: Never use heavy themes (like Vista theme in XP) unless you have ATLEAST 1 GB RAM.
4. Devices: Make sure only those devices are connected which you are using.
5. Don’t run any program after your computer starts until your Hard Drive comes to a complete stop.
6. Virus scans are very important. Don’t wait for the Virus or Worm to crawl in your PC and get access to your system files, ruin your PC and then you start the scan…. NO! Scan ATLEAST once in 2 weeks. It is tiresome but rewarding. Keep your Antivirus up-to-date. Use Avira Antivir (Free Version available). It’s fast and effective.
7. Disk Checkup: Check your Drives for error regularly. To do this, go to your My Computer> Right click on the drive> Properties>Tools. Check Now. Use Disk Cleanup to clean unneccessary files.
8. Format (reboot) your PC when it gets really slow. it is healthy in the long run too and really boosts up your PC. Don’t do it yourself if you have no experience with it. Call a proffessional or experienced person.
9. Startup Trick: To make your WINDOWS XP startup faster, there are 2 things you can do. One, Remove your Welcome screen. To do this, follow these steps. Go to Start> Control Panel> User Accounts> Change the way users log in or log out> Uncheck “Use the welcome screen”>Apply Options. But you cannot have your programs running in your user account while the other user is working with this setting (Fast User Switiching).
10. Startup Trick 2: Remove all icons (that we can) to make startup faster. Run “msconfig” (without quotes)> Startup Tab> Disable All> Apply.

There is a really great software that I found for PC maintainance. And don’t worry. They didn’t pay me for this.

Glary Utilities: This is a simple software which you can use to really help your PC. It’s features are:-

• It’s Free of cost.
• It fixes and cleans invalid registeries.
• Removes Spyware and Adware.
• Cleans up dangerous Startup Entries
• Monitors andempties free RAM in PC.
• Comes with inbuilt Disk Cleaner, Registry Cleaner, Program Uninstaller, File Shredder and File Undelete too.

Problem: When you switch on the computer, your system starts the boot process normally. You will also get the logon screen and when you do log into your account, you get your beautiful background picture and… thats it. Nothing else loads.

Solution: Lots of sites gave a lot of solution of scanning with antivirus and all. I did all that and realised that there is no virus in my system at all. Then finally I thought of this one.

• When you log into your system, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to start the task manager
• Then in the Application tab, press new task..
• In the new window that opens up type “msconfig” without the quotes and press enter
• In the new window that opens up, in the General tab under the startup selection select the option that says Normal startup.
• Press Apply >> OK. It will ask if it may reboot. Say yes to that.

This is what solved my problem. Hope this helps you as well

Problem Details :

In windows XP, suddenly one sweet afternoon you try to open your project folder and suddenly you get a message saying “file can not be accesed acces is denied”. I know it can be REAL frustrating. This happens when, due to some strange mysterious reasons, the owner of that folder has changed and its no longer you.

Solution :

Turn off Simple File Sharing:

• Click Start, and then click My Computer.
   
• On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.
   
• Under Advanced Settings, click to clear the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) check box, and then click OK.
   
• Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.
   
• Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message, if one appears.
   
• Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
   
• In the Name list, click your user name, Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group.
   
• If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, click to select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
   
• Click OK. You may receive the following error message, where Folder is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of:

  You do not have permission to read the contents of directory Folder. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control? All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes.
   

• Click Yes.
   
• Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and the folder contents.