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“Show hidden files and folders” option not working

post Category: Uncategorized post postSeptember 15, 2008

Sometimes a virus disables the Show hidden files and folders function in Windows XP. and after long time efforts you are unable to turn this option on. Here is how to enable it again.

During this problem, every time one select the Show hidden files and folders options under Folder Options, the screen just blinks and on clicking OK, the hidden files and folders are not unhidden. This problem can be fixed with a registry hack:

  1. Click Start > Run and type REGEDIT
  2. Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER
  3. Expand SOFTWARE
  4. Expand Microsoft
  5. Expand Windows
  6. Expand CurrentVersion
  7. Expand Explorer
  8. then click Advanced

On the right side, double click the hidden value and give it a value of 1. You should now be able to enable hidden files and folders.

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Thanks yaar, its a great trick. please post more tips and amazing tricks for XP.

Very Weldone, keep it up.

Thanks.

Muhammad Javaid Aslam wrote on December 3, 2008 - 4:01 pm
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