how can we lock a drive or a folder without using any softwares? if it is possible pls tell me how?

Question

how can we lock a drive or a folder in windows xp with out using any softwares? if it is possible please tell me how?
(madhu b...... u said it's possible, so why can't u say how it is possible. please say me how to work out)

Answer 1

If you want lock entire drive then go to dos prompt
type LOCK C it will lock ur c: and UNLOCK C it will release the drive however this features was avaible upto winme only.

if u want to lock some file or folder jus go to dos and then
type ren oldfilename.extension oldfilename(Hold Alt key and then type any figure from 1-254).extension

it will lock ur file. to unlock reverse the procedure.

However till i rem. if partition is on FAT then this is supported NTFS does not support it. for NTFS u need to use Microsoft Locking for drive access (availble in services)

Hope that u will not lock ur ur any crucial file of OS

Answer 2

Ok now.. we need better info. Are you trying to make a folder Read Only? Inaccessable? or what?

Which OS do you use?

If Windows, which file system does the drive containing the folder use?

Is this for your current user account or all user accounts or some other user account than the current one?

Please provide this information in order for anyone here to be able to give you a useful answer.

Thanks.

Answer 3

it's impossibel with windows? but with dos try to rename the folder with ASCII code name follow these steps:
open the command prompt then go to folder directory then type:
rename

thats it these four number like a password when you want to open it again run the commnd prompt again an then go to directory of that folder and type:
rename

Answer 4

yes we can do it
open the command prompt and using dos commands go to the folder u want to lock
just rename the folder with some text and press ctrl+7(some 3 times) and press enter
this encripts
and to unlock just go and do the same thing using rename

Answer 5

Try right clicking a folder and chose encrypt.

But I think you need a Windows power toy to enable that.

Answer 6

you need to apply exterior application to maintain issues under lock for you. in case you particularly want.. you need to create profiles under residing house windows xp, the place you won't be in a position to get right of entry to different makes use of training, yet this is approximately it. seek google, for folder locking utilities.. sturdy success

Answer 7

you can do the same by using reg and ren in dos.

REG-> foldername->folder name->Ascii code