hey I am trying to make a .htaccess file so people don't direct link my pictures. When I make the file in notepad (like it says in the tuturial) I save it - it all goes fine till i name it .htaccess then it says "Please type a file name". I'm doing this on a windows xp computer by the way if this helps at all. PLEASE PLEASE if you can help please help!

Try typing in ".htaccess" like that, including the quotes :D

if there is a FILE TYPE drop down thingy... set it to ALL FILES.
and do the quotes thing as lissa suggests.

hey thanks but its still not working. i appreciate all your helps :D