· Effective protection methods allow you to hide folders out from users and applications in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP · Nobody but you will access your hidden folders. · 3 protection methods available: Hide, Lock, Hide & Lock · NTFS, FAT32 and FAT volumes are supported. · Unlimited number of folders may be protected at the same time. · No file system structure modifications will occur. · Effective password protection when running program. · Effective password protection when uninstalling program. · Removing Hide Folders XP folder from the system will not uncover hidden folders. · Files from hidden folders will not be lost even if someone tries to remove an upper-level folder. · Clear recent documents option. Hide Folders XP clears records of recently accessed documents if these documents reside in the hidden folders. · Clear Recycle Bin items originally located in hidden folders. · Secure Hide Folders XP by removing itself from the list of mostly used programs (Windows XP start menu). · Secure Hide Folders XP by removing itself from Add/Remove software Control Panel applet. · Hide Folders XP will not hide your Windows, Windows System folders and Windows partition root folders - so careless using of Hide Folders XP would not bring the system down. · True stealth mode - you cannot detect the program with Windows Task Manager. · Safe mode support - The folders can be hidden even if your computer is running in safe mode. · Hot keys to manage basic Hide Folders XP functions. · Command line support. · Support of folders named with national language symbols . · Hide Folders XP is multilingual software, its user interface supports different languages and can be easily translated to new languages. · Intuitive and extrimely easy-to-use user interface.