clssid's are visible...what to do?

shaz jazz

HI.. i have made a small application which hides folders by renaming them by using clsids. clsids are concatenated by folder names and different attributes are added to the folder automatically. i use class id for locking folder. The big problem faced by me is that usually these clasids are not visible to user and aparently he doesn't know that clsid is used. but unfortunately in some versions of windowsXP and specifically in windowsXP server2003, when i renamed the folder its class id is fully shown along with its name?? why is it so?? i tried to use different options from Tools->Folder Options->view menu but not successfull. plz help me what to do????

May God help u solv ur problems as well,thx in advance!!

Dave Kreskowiak

Because you're using a method that's completely unreliable and can be screwed up quite easily. You're not hiding or locking folders. All you're doing is renaming them to take advantage of a quirk of the Shell's extensibility features. If you want to lock a folder, I suggest using a package specifically designed to do so, like Free Hide Folder[^]. The method you're using won't work at all under Server 2008 or Vista.

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shaz jazz

thaks a lot..but the problem is that i wanted to develop my self. so what suggestion do you give if i want to develop such a software myself.

May God help u solv ur problems as well,thx in advance!!