Lock folders in XP without ne s/w.

[Akshay]

Lock folders in XP without ne s/w.

Came across dis useful trick on d net. I want to know the reason/logic behind this process.

Suppose you want to lock the folder abc in c: which has the path c:\abc. In the same drive create a text file and type
ren abc abc.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Now save this text file as lock.bat

create another text file and type in it
ren abc.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} abc
Now save this text file as key.bat

Now you can see 2 batch files lock and key.Press lock and the folder lucky will change to control panel and you cannot view its contents.Press key and you will get back your original folder.

Y does this happen?

[uzair]

Awesome work man

i presume the class id u specified is of control panel's...

coz when i changed it to {21EB2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
i got a normal folder...

clicking it opens the open with dialog.....

[dOm1naTOr]

The small utility called 'fake folder' makes use of same trick. And u need a password to operate fake folder.

@uzair
the same avatar of urs is already used by one of the old user 'knivor'. Seems confusing.

[redhat]

Thread already started at:
LOCK FOLDERS w/o any S/w

Plus,
I have created an app. that models this type of locking in Visual Basic. The thread for that is running at:
Locking folders without commercial softwares.


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If anyone wants to know its working:
Whenever you attatch a ".{CLSID}" to a folder as an extention, windows recognizes that folder as a special folder under that CLSID. So if the CLSID for My Computer is used, windows will recognize the folder as my computer and open My Computer when double-clicked! You can learn more about CLSID's from the Fast Track to Registry that came along wit the Digit Mag, some time ago.

SOURCE: I came across this trick by accident when I pasted a CLSID after the folder name by mistake.

[Kniwor]

@uzair

Will you stop using my avatar and create one for urself.
Even I myself got confused.

[ravi_9793]

Originally Posted by Kniwor

@uzair

Will you stop using my avatar and create one for urself.
Even I myself got confused.

ha ha ha..Avtar war,never heard abt it..but can see now.

[uzair]

ok man chill

u win

Originally Posted by Akshay

Lock folders in XP without ne s/w.

Came across dis useful trick on d net. I want to know the reason/logic behind this process.



Y does this happen?

Check out these cool clsid's on this link...

http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/misc/CLSID-List.htm

[apoorv.sharma]

^^^hahah he still hasnt changed it!...gawd ure pathetic!...

[uzair]

Originally Posted by Akshay

Lock folders in XP without ne s/w.

Came across dis useful trick on d net. I want to know the reason/logic behind this process.



Y does this happen?

Check out these cool clsid's on this link...

http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/misc/CLSID-List.htm

Originally Posted by apoorv.sharma

^^^hahah he still hasnt changed it!...gawd ure pathetic!...

Is that Enough huh!!!

[knight17]

^^ That was useful