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More info?)
Will try, Thanx,
Rip
"Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> You have to be set to view Hidden files and folders.
>
> To display Hidden files and folders
>
> Start | Settings | Control Panel | Folder Options | View tab
> Check:
> Â? Display the contents of system folders
> Â? Show hidden files and folders
> UNCheck:
> Â? Hide protected operating system files
> Apply | OK
>
> [[Hidden files and folders will appear dimmed to indicate they are not
> typical items.]]
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> Wes
>
> In news:5492C182-C1BD-49F4-8D60-39C737021D5E@microsoft.com,
> RipperT <RipperT@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Yes, but in XP, they are dimmed if they are hidden. I can see them on
> > my machine even tho they are hidden. On his machine they are not
> > there at all.
> >
> > Rip
> >
> > "george" wrote:
> >
> >> You might want to change your Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, View,
> >> Files and Folders, Hidden Files and Folders option to read:
> >> Show hidden files and folders.
> >> Application Data is a hidden folder.
> >>
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> >>
> >> george
> >>
> >> "RipperT" <RipperT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:6F1EF2AB-52A4-4BE6-B079-DD2CC78102B2@microsoft.com...
> >>> A friend has AVG antivirus that keeps telling him theres a trojan
> >>> horse in one of the users application data folders (XP). We can't
> >>> find any application
> >>> data folders in any user accounts on his machine. Anybody know what
> >>> gives? We've run AVG several times and it says that the trojan
> >>> horse is gone, but a
> >>> warning continues to appear.
> >>>
> >>> RipperT
>
>