How To Create a Invisible Folder in Windows Xp /7

FOR WINDOWS 7  

Sometimes you want to hide some folders or files of your computer. Do you ever feel to hide any folder or file? Most people often use several software to hide any folder. But you can easily hide any folder without using any software and make it hide from your parents, friends, brothers, sisters or any other people. This page will tell you the ways to hide any folder in Windows 7 without using any software. The techniques to hide any folder will work for all versions of Windows 7 including Ultimate, Ultimate, Premium, Professional, Basic, Starter and Enterprise edition.s

Windows 7 desktop appearance before hidden a folder "Hide It".

Windows 7 Desktop appearance after hidden the folder "Hide It"

Steps to hide folders without using any software:

Follow the following steps to hide folders without using any software:

1. Firstly, create a new folder.
2. Right-click on the newly created folder and from the the menu select Rename option.
3. Hold Alt key and press 9 key nine times and then press Enterkey. You will see a blank folder name for that folder.
4. Again right-click on that folder and select Properties.
5. From the properties window, select Customize tab.
6. Select Change Icon form the Folder icons part.
7. Now, select a blank folder icon form the Change Icon for Folder window.
8. Click on OK button.
9. Again, click on OK button of the folder properties.

That's all. You will see that the folder is invisible or hidden. In this way, you can easily hide any folder from others in Windows 7 all versions including Ultimate, Ultimate, Premium, Professional, Basic, Starter and Enterprise edition.

If you face any difficulties or problem of the above instructions, then tell me in the comment section and I will try to help you

FOR WINDOWS XP

2. 1
   Create a new folder in your specified directory.
3. 2
   Right Click -> New -> Folder, and a new folder will be created in that directory.
4. 3
   Customize the folder if you want to. Don't rename it just yet. Right Click the New Folder, go to Properties, then to Customize, and then click Change Icon. Here is the trick, go to the middle and you should see some blank spaces. Those are transparent icons, select one of those then press OK -> Apply -> OK.
5. 4
   Name your folder. Press rename and instead of the file press ALT+0160 (Remember to keep the ALT button pressed down while typing the numbers). ALT+0160 makes a space that is not the same as a normal space.
6. 5
   You should have finished your new invisible file, Congratulations.
7. 6
   For it to work on your laptop you need to keep Holding down the Alt key you will also need to hold the FN key and type the numbers "0160." These are over the letters m, j, o, m. Let go of all of the keys and hit enter. Holding the Alt and typing those numbers will name the folder as a space, pretty much giving it no name.
8. 7
   Note: Make sure the Num Lock on the laptop is selected.

.Select A invisible Icon

OK>Apply>OK