Re: to hide or not to hide

From: Rich Greenberg (richgr_at_panix.com)
Date: 07/24/04 

Date: 24 Jul 2004 19:47:07 -0400

In article <2mf9mjFeuv5rU1@uni-berlin.de>,
Linea Recta <mccm.vos@abc.net> wrote:
>What's the point of having one setting in Windows Explorer: 'Hide system
>files', and then another setting at the bottom: 'Show hidden files and
>folders'? Finally, are they hidden or are they not hidden?
>Also, how do these settings affect the display of files as seen from
>internet sources?

System and hidden are two seperate and independant attributes. A given
file can have neither, either, or both. 

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