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Setting password to folder
What should I do to give a password to a folder(to open,explore, delete and for everything)in Windows Me ?
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If you create a zipped/compressed folder you can add a password.
Sorry SysExpert I did not mean to duplicate some of your links.
Hi, Hiliya
There is a "Kludgey" way to do it using dos ANSI characters.
If you append a filename or folder with an ANSI
control char(above 128) windows will show the folder but not recognize
it for any type of file operation including open,delete,move,copy.
To access it yourself you can go to dos and type in the folder
name + the "ALT" character and dos will use it in all operations.
It is not easy to use but is a solution that is free.
Of course expert users could easily figure this out but not
much is safe from this sort anyway (:
I tested it under win95 and win98 but not win me, so I don't now how winme will react to this dos stuff.
If you want
to test it,it works like this;
go to a dos prompt and type:
c:\sample\testdir>md mydir+ALT255
This means type in "mydir" then hold down the ALT key
on the keyboard(no space) and press the keys "255" then
release the ALT key. You should see your cursor put a "space"
after the "mydir" because the "255" character is invisible.
Hit enter to finish to operation.
NOTE: Only the numbers from the keypad will work for this.
The numbers above the alphabet keys will not work!
type "dir" at the prompt you should see the new directory
mydir
Notice the appended character 255 is not visible.
exit back into windows and find the new folder
Notice the underscore(_) character windows puts in for the "255".
Try to open it and you get an error message.(Folder Myfile does not exist)
Try to copy or move it and windows generates another error message(can not copy file)
To access it yourself you must go back to dos change to the directory giving it the
ALT 255 file character.
c:\sample\testdir>cd mydir+ALT255
gives:
c:\sample\testdir\mydir>
you now have access but only under dos.
To get around this short coming create a dos "Batch" file
to change the directory back and forth from a invalid to valid
using the rename function. Such as OPEN.BAT and CLOSE.BAT.
OPEN.BAT looks like this:
'*************************
'file to open a invalid character file by renaming it to a valid one
set holdvar=%1
set holdvar=%holdvar%y
rename %holdvar% %1
'*************************
This uses a command line parameter for the filename without the 255 character.
You just type The batch file name then the filename of the file locked with 255 char.
ex.
c:\sample\testdir>open mydir
this "strips" the alt255 char and renames the folder just "mydir".
It is now a valid windows file and accesible for general use.
to lock it again when you are finished use the following batch file:
CLOSE.BAT looks like this
'*************************
'file to create a locked entry folder not accessible under windows
set holdvar=%1
set holdvar=%holdvar%y
rename %1 %holdvar%
.*************************
useage:
c:\sample\testdir>close mydir
This puts back the 255 char again making it unaccesible in windows.
To create these batch files, you must use the edit.com file that works in
dos to be able to insert the 255 character which is probally shown as a
"y" with two dots above it. Not sure how you see the special char on your
browser window but that what i see when i paste it.
If you use windows notepad you may be able to insert them using the "Character Map"
program that comes with windows (if installed it's under under accessories\system tools).
Select "Fixedsys" as the font . Notice the bottom bar shows "keystroke alt+255"
If you decide to try this create a temporary folder
such as c:\testing to experiment with.
Good Luck;
Tandy
There is a "Kludgey" way to do it using dos ANSI characters.
If you append a filename or folder with an ANSI
control char(above 128) windows will show the folder but not recognize
it for any type of file operation including open,delete,move,copy.
To access it yourself you can go to dos and type in the folder
name + the "ALT" character and dos will use it in all operations.
It is not easy to use but is a solution that is free.
Of course expert users could easily figure this out but not
much is safe from this sort anyway (:
I tested it under win95 and win98 but not win me, so I don't now how winme will react to this dos stuff.
If you want
to test it,it works like this;
go to a dos prompt and type:
c:\sample\testdir>md mydir+ALT255
This means type in "mydir" then hold down the ALT key
on the keyboard(no space) and press the keys "255" then
release the ALT key. You should see your cursor put a "space"
after the "mydir" because the "255" character is invisible.
Hit enter to finish to operation.
NOTE: Only the numbers from the keypad will work for this.
The numbers above the alphabet keys will not work!
type "dir" at the prompt you should see the new directory
mydir
Notice the appended character 255 is not visible.
exit back into windows and find the new folder
Notice the underscore(_) character windows puts in for the "255".
Try to open it and you get an error message.(Folder Myfile does not exist)
Try to copy or move it and windows generates another error message(can not copy file)
To access it yourself you must go back to dos change to the directory giving it the
ALT 255 file character.
c:\sample\testdir>cd mydir+ALT255
gives:
c:\sample\testdir\mydir>
you now have access but only under dos.
To get around this short coming create a dos "Batch" file
to change the directory back and forth from a invalid to valid
using the rename function. Such as OPEN.BAT and CLOSE.BAT.
OPEN.BAT looks like this:
'*************************
'file to open a invalid character file by renaming it to a valid one
set holdvar=%1
set holdvar=%holdvar%y
rename %holdvar% %1
'*************************
This uses a command line parameter for the filename without the 255 character.
You just type The batch file name then the filename of the file locked with 255 char.
ex.
c:\sample\testdir>open mydir
this "strips" the alt255 char and renames the folder just "mydir".
It is now a valid windows file and accesible for general use.
to lock it again when you are finished use the following batch file:
CLOSE.BAT looks like this
'*************************
'file to create a locked entry folder not accessible under windows
set holdvar=%1
set holdvar=%holdvar%y
rename %1 %holdvar%
.*************************
useage:
c:\sample\testdir>close mydir
This puts back the 255 char again making it unaccesible in windows.
To create these batch files, you must use the edit.com file that works in
dos to be able to insert the 255 character which is probally shown as a
"y" with two dots above it. Not sure how you see the special char on your
browser window but that what i see when i paste it.
If you use windows notepad you may be able to insert them using the "Character Map"
program that comes with windows (if installed it's under under accessories\system tools).
Select "Fixedsys" as the font . Notice the bottom bar shows "keystroke alt+255"
If you decide to try this create a temporary folder
such as c:\testing to experiment with.
Good Luck;
Tandy
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