“Show hidden files and folders” option not working
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:
- Click Start > Run and type REGEDIT
- Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Expand SOFTWARE
- Expand Microsoft
- Expand Windows
- Expand CurrentVersion
- Expand Explorer
- 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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