How to Make an Inaccessible Windows XP Folder

This will help you to ensure that you can secure data on a local Windows PC without the need for any sort of expensive software. This procedure involves using a batch program. This Batch program can be used to lock a single folder and Unlock it respectively. To lock more folders, change the games in the below batch program to the folder of your choice. Batch file is a file that can do sort of DOS commands automatically.

1. Suppose you want to lock the folder games in d, which has the path D:\Games.
2. In the same drive, create a text file and type
   Ren games games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
3. Save this text file as loc.bat
4. Create another text file and type in it
   Ren games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} games
5. Save this text file as key.bat
6. Now you can see 2 batch files loc and key.
7. Press loc and the folder games will change to control panel and you cannot view its contents (loc.bat stands for lock).
8. Press key and you will get back your original folder. (key.bat stands for key to open the lock).

• The Lock (loc.bat) actually renames the folder games to games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} . The Key renames it back to "games".
• The .{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} is an example of ClassID (CLSID). Every objects on your computer identified by using these unique hexadecimal IDs. ".{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" is CLSID for Control Panel.

How to Repair Boot Errors

1. Remove the non-system disk from your boot device. For example, remove the non-system disk from the floppy drive or the CD-ROM drive.
2. Change your computer's boot sequence. Make sure that your computer's first boot sequence is the CD-ROM Drive.
3. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
4. Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted.
5. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
   If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you must access from the Recovery Console.
6. When you are prompted, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
7. Enter in the following commands:COPY X:\i386\NTLDR C:
8. COPY X:\i386\NTDETECT.COM C:[where X=CD ROM Drive].
9. Take out the CD ROM and type exit.

How to Change a Drive Letter in Windows XP

1. Right click "My Computer".
2. Drag down to "Manage" and click "Manage".
3. In the "Computer Management" sidebar click "Disk Management".
4. Right click on the drive letter you want to change.
5. Please read warnings before continuing any further!
6. If you can't see the drive letter you want to change you can scroll down.
7. For a drive that has "Online" under it, the drive letter will be in the media area.
8. For a drive that has "No Media" under it, the drive letter will be in that same box.
9. Drag down to "Change Drive Letter and Paths..." click "Change Drive Letter and Paths...".
10. In the "Change Drive Letter and Paths for (drive letter:)" window, click "Change..."
11. In the "Change Drive Letter or Path" window click the dragdown selection box with the drive letter in it and click the letter you want the drive to be.
12. A warning will pop up reminding you that changing the drive letter can cause your programs to fail. If you are confident that you want to still want to change the letter, click "Yes".
13. If you have a program using the drive you want to change, you will get an additional warning. Unless you really know for certain what you are doing, select "No" and find the open program.