How to lock a folder in Windows XP

• Copy the following code in Notepad.
• Now paste it in notepad.
• Change the “type your password here” with your password (Marked as bold in the above posted matter).
• Save it as batch file(with extension .bat).Any name will do.
• Now you see a batch file. Double click it to create a folder locker.
• A new folder named Locker would be formed at the same location.
• Now brings all the files you want to hide in the locker folder.
• Now double click the batch file to lock the folder namely Locker.
• If you want to unlock your files, double click the batch file again and you would be prompted for password. Enter the password and enjoy access to the folder.

cls 
@ECHO OFF 
title Folder Locker 
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK 
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER 
:CONFIRM 
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N) 
set/p "cho=>" 
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK 
if %cho%==y goto LOCK 
if %cho%==n goto END 
if %cho%==N goto END 
echo Invalid choice. 
goto CONFIRM 
:LOCK 
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" 
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" 
echo Folder locked 
goto End 
:UNLOCK 
echo Enter password to Unlock folder 
set/p "pass=>" 
if NOT %pass%==type your password here goto FAIL 
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" 
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker 
echo Folder Unlocked successfully 
goto End 
:FAIL 
echo Invalid password 
goto end 
:MDLOCKER 
md Locker 
echo Locker created successfully 
goto End 
:End