Show Encrypted Files in Color

Show Encrypted Files in Color

You can encrypt files and folders on NTFS volumes to hide their content from other users. To quickly identify encrypted files and folders in your system, follow this tip to display the name of the encrypted file or folder in color.

• Double-click My Computer, and then click Folder Options on the Tools menu.
• Click the View tab.
• Select the Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color check box, and then click OK.

Now the name of the encrypted file or folder is listed in color within Windows Explorer. The EFS feature is not included in Windows XP Home Edition.

Remove Record of Recently Used Documents

In Windows XP Professional, the Start menu contains a My Recent Documents folder that contains 15 of your recently used documents.

To remove the record of recently accessed documents:

• Right-click Start, click Properties, and then click Customize.
• Click the Advanced tab, and then click Clear List. If you're using the Classic Start menu, click Clear.
• Clicking Clear List empties the My Recent Documents folder. It doesn't delete the documents from your computer.

If you don't want to include anything in the My Recent Documents folder:

• On the Advanced tab, click Customize, and then clear the List my most recently opened documents check box.
• In Windows XP Home Edition, My Recent Documents is not automatically listed on the Start menu. You can turn on this feature by right-clicking Start, clicking Properties, clicking Customize, and then selecting the List my most recently opened documents check box.