secret folder in vista

CREATE A SECRET FOLDER IN VISTA

INSTRUCTIONS TO CREATE A SECRET FOLDER:

1. For your files to remain hidden, this secret folder needs a special extension .{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}.
2. Create a normal folder, for example stuff. Now rename it with this special CLSID (Class ID) extension.
3. For this trick to work, remember both the dot and the curly brackets.
VAIBHAV.{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}

TESTING YOUR HIDDEN FILES:

Create a file inside your folder with the .{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683} extension. For example 'Guy Stuff.doc'. Now search for Guy Stuff.doc. You should get a negative result, Vista's search will ignore files in this folder.

Just in case you believe this negative result is due to slow indexing, create another document in a regular folder, search for that document. This time you should have apositive result.

There is a fancy variation of my tip using a different clsid extension. I say fancy, because it creates a Recycle Bin folder .

KEY LEARNING POINTS:

This setting is not in the registry. The link with the registry is we need to research the correct CLSIDs for the folder extensions.
Do you configure this secret in HKCU or HKLM?
Answer: Neither, it's a folder in the normal explorer.
Do you have to add a value, or modify an existing setting?
Answer: Add a special extension to the folder.

WARNING: THIS TRICK IS EXPERIMENTED ON WINDOWS VISTA, XP USERS CAN PERFORM THIS TRICK AT THEIR OWN RISK. FOR MORE DETAILS READ OUR DISCLAIMER.