Re: Accessing hidden folders

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From: Jason (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 08:40:34 -0700

I can't find a "Use file sharing" option in the View tab
under Advanced Settings. The closest thing to that I see
is "Display simple view in Explorer's Folder list," but
unchecking that doesn't do anything.

>-----Original Message-----
>To display the Security tab
>
> 1.. Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
> a.. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
> b.. Double-click Folder Options.
> 2.. On the View tab, under Advanced settings, clear
Use simple file sharing [Recommended].
>Keith
>
>"Jason" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:17f9f01c41eee$09685a20$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> When I view the properties there is a Sharing tab,
which
>> I assume is the same as the Security tab you mentioned
>> (because none of the folders have a Security tab), and
>> the only option it has is "Make this folder private,"
but
>> it's not selectable for some reason.
>>
>> And there is no Advanced button in the Sharing tab.
>> There's one under the General tab, but it doesn't
contain
>> anything that looks useful.
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >When you view the properties, what does the security
tab
>> say? When you click the 'Advanced' button on the
>> security tab, then select the 'Owner' tab, what does
it
>> say?
>> >
>> >Keith
>> >
>> >"Jason" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in
>> message news:1a32701c41da9$db50f150$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> Darn! None of that stuff seems to have worked.
>> >>
>> >> My computer had to have some kind of recovery done
on
>> it,
>> >> beause some driver was disabled, and when it was
>> working
>> >> again the user names were gone. Does this mean the
>> >> folder is definitely gone or is there still some
way
>> to
>> >> access it? And also, when I go to Properties of the
>> >> folder it says it is 0 bytes. I don't know if this
is
>> >> because nothing is in it anymore, or because it's
>> hidden.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >Is there any way to access a hidden folder? I made
a
>> >> >folder that could only be accessed by one user
name,
>> but
>> >> >that user name has been deleted, and the stuff in
the
>> >> >folder is important to me.
>> >> >
>> >> >How can I access or unhide the folder?
>> >> >.
>> >> >
>> >.
>> >

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