Start your PC with the setup CD in a drive, and hit a key when you see the following screen:



Screen One
Boot from your XP setup CD to gain access to the no-reformat reinstall option.
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You can easily and effectively block access to a website by adding it to your Windows HOSTS file. Without any software. Doesn’t matter what browser that you use.
1.Go to your HOSTS file which is located at:
C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32DRIVERSETC for windows Vista and XP
C:WINNTSYSTEM32DRIVERSETC for Windows 2k
C:WINDOWS for Windows 98 and ME
2. Open HOSTS with Notepad.
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*Copy the following code
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
* Now paste it in notepad.
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