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Ho to hide files and folders in Windows XP? (I mean not “hidden” attribute). I want no-one to see them no way.
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get your own computer and put a pad lock on it .lol
not sure if there is a way to hide it completely without 3rd party software program .
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just found this searching google .
http://www.fixmyxp.com/content/view/187/129/
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Originally Posted by caperjack View Post
just found this searching google .
http://www.fixmyxp.com/content/view/187/129/
link doesn't work. But OP's intentions don't sound honorable to me.
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works for me
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I'm using Vista Home Premium and get the error Web Page Cannot be Found. Maybe its one of those Vista things.
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I'm using Vista Home Premium and get the error Web Page Cannot be Found. Maybe its one of those Vista things.
must be ,even the link in you quoted post works for me .try typing it in and see what happens


http://www.fixmyxp.com/content/view/187/129/
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the link work and thats a pretty neat trick
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Yeah, sure there are some progz. Try FileFilter (from coderstudio.net). It can hide files and folders. Can even set password.
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just use a file encrypter so the folder use choose cannot be opened without password.
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