Re: Hidden Files Won't Unhide

Open Regedit.exe and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\NOHIDDEN. There should be two registry entries there:

- CheckedValue : Type: DWORD Value: 2
- DefaultValue : Type: DWORD Value: 2

(Correct them if necessary.)

Now open the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL.

- CheckedValue : Type: DWORD Value: 1
- DefaultValue : Type: DWORD Value: 2

(Correct them if necessary.)

If the problem persists, open Start, Run, type "regsvr32 /i shell32.dll" and click OK.

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Regards,
Daniel Martín
Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User


"Gman" <Gman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:48C98803-A333-47D4-B667-F28E63D5EDE5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I've looked high and low for the answer to this question but if I place a
file in a folder, hide that file, change the folder options to not show
hidden files the file is hidden. When I go back to set the folder options to
show hidden files and unhide the files they never reappear, if you do a
search for the hidden files in the folder, the files are there in the folder.
Oddly something I never noticed is when you go to tools>folder options>view,
both do not show and show hidden files radio buttons are checked, unchecking
them to show the hidden files has no effect. I've tried restoring the system
defaults for folder options, I've tried also unhiding system files, I've
tried a couple of the regedit suggestions I found in the forums for the
folder options showall registry settings, I tried running the registry edit
tweak on line 129 of Kelleys-Korner-xp.com that did not work, and lastly I
did a system restore back about 10 days on my system that did not work. I
thought maybe this was the ravmon virus, tried the fix utility for that and
it does not work. IWhen making all these changes I am logged in as
administrator. I'm baffled and beaten on this one, any suggestions? My last
two options are...don't hide files anymore or wip the machine and reload
windws. Thanks for taking the time to look and offer suggestions.

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