websee Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 i installed xo sp3 yesterday and today i noticed that i can no longer see hidden files on administrator account. and there is no longer an option to enable it in the folder options -> view tab.any ideas how to fix this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesurfer Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 I have no problems in a user account with admin privileges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicoplayboy Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 You are infected, the malicious software has prevented you form seein his files that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websee Posted May 2, 2008 Author Share Posted May 2, 2008 ok... how do i fix this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicoplayboy Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Use microsoft Malicious software Removal Tool, an antivirus, use a restore point, do a clean install of windows, etc, there are many options, it's up to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websee Posted May 3, 2008 Author Share Posted May 3, 2008 (edited) Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool v1.40, April 2008Started On Fri May 02 18:32:28 2008Results Summary:----------------No infection found.Return code: 0Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Finished On Fri May 02 18:33:27 2008this cant be the cause, dont have any viruses. and as i said above i just installed a fresh windows with sp3my problem is this one:i dont have the option to enable hidden files and yes i am on the admin account! Edited May 3, 2008 by websee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Maybe not what you asked for, but you can try editing directly the Registry:http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/1007/to flip the settingand this should restore the checkbox :http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/windo...f-it-is-MissingThe above has been around from a lot before XP SP3, I doubt that it was caused by the SP3, but cannot say.jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachru4u Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 i installed xo sp3 yesterday and today i noticed that i can no longer see hidden files on administrator account. and there is no longer an option to enable it in the folder options -> view tab.any ideas how to fix this?you are infected with spyware run spybot S&Dthis virus/spyware make autorun on all partitions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websee Posted May 3, 2008 Author Share Posted May 3, 2008 Maybe not what you asked for, but you can try editing directly the Registry:http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/1007/to flip the settingand this should restore the checkbox :http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/windo...f-it-is-MissingThe above has been around from a lot before XP SP3, I doubt that it was caused by the SP3, but cannot say.jaclazthe registry tweak fixed the problem, i can see hidden files nowbut fixing the menu was a bit more problematic, the key Hidden mentioned in http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/windo...f-it-is-Missing doesnt exist in the first place copyed that part of the registry from my notebook. fixed the problem. thanks for the helpWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden]"Text"="@shell32.dll,-30499""Type"="group""Bitmap"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\ 00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,53,00,\ 48,00,45,00,4c,00,4c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,34,00,00,\ 00"HelpID"="shell.hlp#51131"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\NOHIDDEN]"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced""Text"="@shell32.dll,-30501""Type"="radio""CheckedValue"=dword:00000002"ValueName"="Hidden""DefaultValue"=dword:00000002"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001"HelpID"="shell.hlp#51104"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL]"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced""Text"="@shell32.dll,-30500""Type"="radio""CheckedValue"=dword:00000001"ValueName"="Hidden""DefaultValue"=dword:00000002"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001"HelpID"="shell.hlp#51105" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Happy problem was solved. jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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