Steps to password protect files and folders in Windows XP

Example: to password protect a folder called "Test"
1) Create the folder "Test"
2) Copy your contents in the "Test" folder
3) Create a batch file as "loc.bat" in the same location where the "Test" folder is
created (not inside the Test folder)
4) Add the following content to "loc.bat" file
ren Test Test.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
5) Double click the "loc.bat" file and the "Test" folder is hidden and password
protected
6) To view and access the "Test" folder and its contents, you have to create
another batch file as "key.bat"
7) Create a batch file as "key.bat" in the same location where the "Test" folder and
the "loc.bat" file (not inside the Test folder)
8) Add the following line to the "Key.bat" file
ren test.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} test
9) Double click the "Key.bat" file and then you will be able to view and access the
"Test" folder
10) You can copy "loc.bat" and "key.bat" to some other location once the "loc.bat"
is used.