Calling all experts: Windows Tips and Tricks

**arunbalait** · Oct 18 '07, 06:46 AM

Hi all

Here is a way to lock your folder without using any third party softwares.

But you need to create a batch file. There you have to store the codes as

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%== [B]your password[/B] 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

Replace your own password at your password.

Then save it as ulike.. Then double click that file.
Now a folder named Locker will be created. Store all your files into it.

And then again double click that batch file.

Now you will prompted to lock the file. Type Y to lock.

Now the folder is locked and not visible. you can again make it visible by double clicking that batch file and then the password.

Any doubts with it?

**jamesd0142** · Oct 26 '07, 12:30 PM

Originally posted by arunbalait

Any doubts with it?

Only thing i found is that any1 can edit the batch file and view the password???

apart from that its amazing ;)

**jamesd0142** · Oct 26 '07, 12:46 PM

here's 1 for you (well known)

when on remote desktop, instead of pressing ctrl+alt+delete (which will open the local machines task manager) press ctrl+alt+end to open task manager on the remote computer.

windows key+E - opens windows explorer
F5 - refresh
alt+F4 close current program
shift+tab - reverse of tab button
alt+print screen key - gets image of selected window
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently
CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+V: Paste
CTRL+Z: Undo
CTRL+B: Bold
CTRL+U: Underline
CTRL+I: Italic

**Ali Rizwan** · Nov 9 '07, 09:25 AM

Hide batch file and then assign a shortcut key to that batch file.
But i don't think it is a good idea.
Because when every person know how to make this batch file he can modify and see it. For this purpose i will do something secure.

And thanx for the motivation for making a folder locker.

GOOD LUCK
ALI

**jamesd0142** · Nov 15 '07, 03:02 PM

A simple thing that i find usually speeds up windows...

NOTE: Only tested on xp Home/professional
------------------------------------------------------------------
Click

Start > Run >

Type "msconfig" > Enter

Chose the startup tab (last one)

uncheck all boxes...press ok...

Restart

Windows will now startup (slow first time) and only load the things it needs and not all the junk running in the background which is slowing your pc down!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Works everytime for me :)

**Plater** · Nov 15 '07, 03:10 PM

Originally posted by jamesd0142

A simple thing that i find usually speeds up windows...

NOTE: Only tested on xp Home/professional
------------------------------------------------------------------
Click

Start > Run >

Type "msconfig" > Enter

Chose the startup tab (last one)

uncheck all boxes...press ok...

Restart

Windows will now startup (slow first time) and only load the things it needs and not all the junk running in the background which is slowing your pc down!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Works everytime for me :)

You should be warned that this will also stop some usefull programs as well. (Such as advanced keyboard features, parts of symantic antivirus, activesync)

**bartonc** · Nov 15 '07, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by Plater

You should be warned that this will also stop some usefull programs as well. (Such as advanced keyboard features, parts of symantic antivirus, activesync)

Agreed! This one:

Originally posted by jamesd0142

A simple thing that i find usually speeds up windows...

NOTE: Only tested on xp Home/professional
------------------------------------------------------------------
Click

Start > Run >

Type "msconfig" > Enter

Chose the startup tab (last one)

uncheck all boxes...press ok...

Restart

Windows will now startup (slow first time) and only load the things it needs and not all the junk running in the background which is slowing your pc down!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Works everytime for me :)

will not be making it into the official Tips and Tricks.

**Mohan Krishna** · Nov 25 '07, 02:59 PM

WIN key and ALT key

Hi everyone!

WIN key + D - To show the desktop and back.
WIN key + M - To minimise all the open windows
SHIFT + WIN key + M - To restore all the minimised windows

Then to change the name of folder, you can use ALT + 0160, where the 0160 are to typed on the NUM PAD not on the key pad. You can also type ALT + 0172, etc. to show several special characters in the folder/filename.
Here, You can use 0000 to 0255 (ASCII values).

PRNSCREEN - to copy the desktop or a window on it to the clipboard.
ALT + PRNSCREEN - to copy ONLY the active window on it to the clipboard.

This may help, to my knowledge!

**Ali Rizwan** · Dec 27 '07, 05:27 AM

changing the DOS background colour

The value DefaultColor controls the foreground and background colors used in command prompt windows. It has a default value of 0, for standard white text on a black background.
CHANGING DOS BACKGROUND
Open your registry (press win+r and type regedit , hit enter )
goto

[HKEY_CURRENT_US ER\Software\Mic rosoft\Command Processor]

u'll find "DefaultCol or"

You can replace it's value with a two-digit hexadecimal number, in which the first digit selects a background color and the second a foreground color. The hexadecimal codes are:

Hexadecimal value Color
0 Black
1 Blue
2 Green
3 Aqua
4 Red
5 Purple
6 Yellow
7 White
8 Gray
9 Light Blue
A Light Green
B Light Aqua
C Light Red
D Light Purple
E Light Yellow
F Bright White

A value of F0, for example, would give black text on a white background, and 1E would yield yellow text on a blue background.

The change should take effect the next time you open a console window.

Regards

>> ALI <<

**Ali Rizwan** · Dec 27 '07, 05:28 AM

Make IE faster

1. click start > run
2. type regedit > enter
3. browse folder Mcft
4. right click @ windows right > New > DWORD
5. type MaxConnectionsP erServer > u can set value (the more higher the no, the more good speed u get, eg : 99)
6. create another DWORD >type MaxConnectionsP er1_0Server
7. then put a high valkue as mention above
8. then, restart ie...ur finish

Regards

>> ALI <<

**Mohan Krishna** · Dec 28 '07, 01:24 AM

Hi everyone!

WIN key + R - To show the RUN command Dialog. Just as press START button and click on the RUN command.
WIN key + F - To show the FIND / SEARCH command Dialog. Just as press START button and click on the RUN command.

This may help, to my knowledge!

**monirul arfin** · Jan 7 '08, 10:38 AM

Hi all,
Here is some tricks or you can call it magic -

Open a new Microsft word and then type,

=rand (200, 99 )
and then press Enter. You will be saw a magic.
Try it :)

Greetings,
Monirul.

**Rajiesh** · Jan 16 '08, 10:25 AM

Hi

I have a small Question on this. Why we need to protect a folder.

Defenitely it should be for some security reason. The person who want to the filder can easily edit this bat file and change the passowrd??

Is there any methos where we can hide the password

Rajiesh

**Rajiesh** · Jan 16 '08, 11:29 AM

Ali

Thanx for your tip

There is no need to delete the SAM file. Connect the HDD has secondary and rename the sam file and boot the HDD.SAM file will create automatically

Rajiesh

**gpl** · Jan 16 '08, 12:47 PM

Install the XP Power Toys

The ability to right-click on a folder and open a command window there is worth its weight in gold. If you cannot install programs on a pc, then this solution will get you out of a fix (yes, that was me).

The enhanced Alt-Tab control is quite pretty and the picture resizer has been very useful too. The new Calc program gives you hex and scientific functions.

The Windows 95 PowerToys has a great addin : SendToX, Microsoft Technet have some handy instructions on how to use it (I would steer clear of the others though, just in case of incompatibility ).

SendTo is very, very useful. For example, right-clicking on a file and selecting the editor from the context menu is all well and good, but if you tag multiple files, only 1 will open - but set the editor up as a shortcut in the SendTo folder, you can open them all (well, up to a limit!).

If you have a load of files to rename, ExplorerXP has the most powerful functionality that I have seen.

Share&Enjoy
Graham

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