HowTo.txt for NTFSExt.exe MS tool http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms810604.aspx You must have NT4 or 5.x (W2K, XP, W2K3) You must use the NTFS file system. You must have administrator authority to "install". You will not be able to delete ADStreams on +R files, nor on Exclusively Locked files. You will not see ADS info on files not accessible via ACLs restrictions on LUA accounts. You will only be able to work with one file at a time. Run the NTFSExt.EXE file which offers to Extract to a user specified location. Do so to an empty directory. Go there and unpack the StrmExt.zip archive. You only need the StrmExt.dll file. Copy the StrmExt.dll into the SYSTEM32 directory. From a CMD prompt issue, %systemroot%\system32\regsvr32.exe %systemroot%\system32\StrmExt.dll and you should see a "successful" pop-up window. "EnumStreams Class" / "StrmExt Module" is the name this is registered as and "{C3ED1679-814B-4DA9-AB00-1CAC71F5E337}" is the CLSID. Neither the "Create Hard Link..." nor "Edit Streams..." controls will function without two other required files: WStreams.vbs and HardLinks.vbs. They would also reside in SYSTEM32. These extra functions have not been evaluated or tested by anyone I know at the time of this writing. VBScript written in 2000 can not be guaranteed to operate as expected on a more modern system without adequate review in advance. I'm not qualified to analyze the scripts to be sure that they would only do what is expected. Delete any unpacked files that you didn't use. At most the three mentioned above are all that is required. This has now added a new Properties Sheet ("Streams") to the properties of all _files_ on NTFS volumes. The facility and function is similar to ADSSpy tool but has been integrated into explorer.exe and is available for single file objects. To add that feature for _Directories_ one must additionally modify the registry. (A Full Registry Backup (not "export") is recommended prior to any registry modifications.) From: http://www.heysoft.de/nt/ntfs-ads.htm =========================================================== To make the tab visible for folders, you need to add the following Registry key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{C3ED1679-814B -4DA9-AB00-1CAC71F5E337} To make the tab visible for root folders, you need to add the following Registry key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{C3ED1679-814B- 4DA9-AB00-1CAC71F5E337} ===========================================================