Hidden Files and Folders Problem

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Hi

After you have the setting in place, go to Tools>Folder Options>View and
enable 'Apply to All Folders'. Then restart Windows Explorer.

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Will Denny
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"Szereck" <szereck@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:11fbp6sh12dpj32@corp.supernews.com...
> I'm having trouble with the 'Show hidden files and folders' setting in the
> folder options. No matter how many times I try to set the computer to
> display hidden files and folders, the computer completely ignores it and
> resets it to 'Do not show hidden files and folders'. The account I am
> using while trying to change the setting is a admin account though not the
> default admin account. I have tried to change the setting in the default
> admin account and the same thing happens. I'm running XP Pro with SP2. As
> far as I can tell this problem started after I uninstalled a browser
> hijack program that got installed without my consent though I am not
> positive that this problem did not start before the browser hijacker
> problem occurred. I'm assuming the registry is corrupted and short of
> reinstalling windows I don't know how to fix the problem. Any ideas would
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> David

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Do you mean close the exploerer window that I makde the changes in and
open a new one or do you mean kill all instances of explorer.exe and
start a new instance of explorer to regain the desktop?

David


Will Denny wrote:
> Hi
>
> After you have the setting in place, go to Tools>Folder Options>View and
> enable 'Apply to All Folders'. Then restart Windows Explorer.
>

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Szereck Wrote:
>
take a look
@http://web.archive.org/web/20041123023608/www.blackvipe...
check out the WINDOWS XP configurations link.Look @
STRANGE SERVICES and SUPER TWEEKS . In there is a detailed description
of how to 'unhide' various files and folders from the RUN command. MAKE
SURE TO FOLLOW HIS DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY AND IF IN
DOUBT............................ DO NOT DO IT...


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rvrw2c" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/20041123023608/www.blackvipe...
check out the WINDOWS XP configurations link.Look @
STRANGE SERVICES and SUPER TWEEKS . In there is a detailed description
of how to 'unhide' various files and folders from the RUN command. MAKE
SURE TO FOLLOW HIS DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY AND IF IN
DOUBT............................ DO NOT DO IT...


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rvrw2c

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rvrw2c wrote:
> Szereck Wrote:
Unfortuneatly the site you directed me to did little to solve my
problem, though I'm sure my computer will probably run faster now that I
have browsed the info on that site.

David


>
> take a look
> @http://web.archive.org/web/20041123023608/www.blackvipe...
> check out the WINDOWS XP configurations link.Look @
> STRANGE SERVICES and SUPER TWEEKS . In there is a detailed description
> of how to 'unhide' various files and folders from the RUN command. MAKE
> SURE TO FOLLOW HIS DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY AND IF IN
> DOUBT............................ DO NOT DO IT...
>
>" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/20041123023608/www.blackvipe...
> check out the WINDOWS XP configurations link.Look @
> STRANGE SERVICES and SUPER TWEEKS . In there is a detailed description
> of how to 'unhide' various files and folders from the RUN command. MAKE
> SURE TO FOLLOW HIS DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY AND IF IN
> DOUBT............................ DO NOT DO IT...
>
>

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I shall assume that you mean the the explorer window that is used to
make the changes in. However I have tried that many times and windows
still ignores the change. Anyone else have any ideas before I do a fresh
reinstall?

David

Szereck wrote:
> Do you mean close the exploerer window that I makde the changes in and
> open a new one or do you mean kill all instances of explorer.exe and
> start a new instance of explorer to regain the desktop?
>
> David
>
>
> Will Denny wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> After you have the setting in place, go to Tools>Folder Options>View
>> and enable 'Apply to All Folders'. Then restart Windows Explorer.
>>