Tool and Tricks

Do you want to password protect your folder? Do you want to make it invisible so that it remains unnoticed by the normal users? Well here is a way to do that. In this post I will show you how to make a password protected folder in Windows without using any additional software. Here is is step by step procedure to create a password protected folder. How to create a Password Protected Folder? Step-1: Create a new folder (Right-click -> New -> Folder) and give it any name of your choice. For instance I name it as ABC. Step-2: Now in this folder place all the important files, documents or any folders that you want to password protect. Step-3: Now Right-click on this folder (ABC) and select the option Send To -> Compressed (zipped) Folder. Step-4: Now a new compressed zipped folder gets created next this folder (ABC) with the same name. Step-5: Double-click on this compressed zipped folder and you should see your original folder (ABC) here. Step-6: Now goto the File ...

In Windows Vista, you can add folders to Favorite Links in the navigation pane so that you can open them from any folder window at any time. To do this, first open the folder that contains the subfolder you want to add. Then simply drag its icon from the original folder to where you want it in the navigation pane. You can also click Folders at the bottom of the pane and drag a folder from the folder list up into the Favorite Links section of the pane. Note: You can’t add individual files to Favorite Links, but you can add them to any folder in Favorite Links.   Pictures folder in Windows

When you need a really big window for viewing photos and videos, don't just maximize it: go full screen! This tip works great for viewing photos and videos at maximum size in Windows Explorer or Windows Media Player, utilizing screen space usually occupied by the header at the top of the screen and the taskbar at the bottom. Here’s how: Open any photo in Windows Explorer, or open a photo or video clip in Windows Media Player. Do one of the following: In Windows 7 and Windows XP, click the F11 key at the top of your keyboard. The photo or video image enlarges to its maximum size and the title bar and taskbar are hidden. Viewing a photo in Windows Explorer standard view To undo full-screen mode and restore the window to its normal view, press the Esc (Escape) key at the top of your keyboard For source: Click here

Can you create a folder named “CON” in windows? The Answer is NO and YES! Why the answer is NO. NO because when create a new folder and try to rename it to any one of the above specified names, you know what happens! In Windows XP the folder name automatically changes back to “New Folder” no matter you try any number of times. Where as in Windows Vista/7 when you try to rename the file you get an error message “The specified device name is invalid”. Why it is not possible to create a folder names CON? Before we proceed further, let me tell you a small secret you can’t even create a folder named CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9.and many others. YES the reason you can’t create a folder with these names is because these are reserved keywords used by DOS/name of ports. The below list is taken from Microsoft’s website shows a list of reserved keywords in DOS. If you try creating a folder with a...

Since defragging the disk won't do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers' PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing. 1.) To decrease a system's boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by not buying defragmentation software -- the built-in Windows defragmenter works just fine -- and instead equip the computer with an Ultra-133 or Serial ATA hard drive with 8-MB cache buffer. 2.) If a PC has less than 512 MB of RAM, add more memory. This is a relatively inexpensive and easy upgrade that can dramatically improve system performance. 3.) Ensure that Windows XP is utilizing the NTFS file system. If you're not sure, here's how to check: First, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Next, examine the File System type; if it says FAT32, then back-up any important data. Next, click...

To disable the stupid feature in WinXP which tries to send a report to microsoft every time a program crashes you will have to do this: Open Control Panel Click on Performance and Maintenance Click on System. Then click on the Advanced tab Click on the error reporting button on the bottom of the windows. Select Disable error reporting. Click OK Click OK

If you like to view your files in Windows Explorer using the "Details" view here is a tweak to speed up the listing of file attributes: Viewing files in Windows Explorer using the "Details" mode shows various attributes associated with each file shown. Some of these must be retrieved from the individual files when you click on the directory for viewing. For a directory with numerous and relatively large files (such as a folder in which one stores media, eg: *.mp3's, *.avi's etc.), Windows Explorer lags as it reads through each one. Here's how to disable viewing of unwanted attributes and speed up file browsing: • Open Windows Explorer. • Navigate to the folder which you wish to optimize. • In "Details" mode right-click the bar at the top which displays the names of the attribute columns. • Uncheck any that are unwanted/unneeded. Explorer will apply your preferences immediately, and longs lists of unnecessary attributes will not be...