RE: What file(s) determine whether 'hidden files' are 'hidden' or not?

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From: mkraft (mkraft_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/15/05 

Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 12:25:02 -0800

Thanks for those replies -- BUT!!! -- the reason for my post was that using
the Control Panel, my setting to *not* display hidden files lasts only for
the current session. Something (I assume, outside the Control Panel) is
making the default return to *displaying* hidden files instead of keeping
them hidden.

Since the Control Panel isn't retaining my setting, I assume the problem
lies elsewhere -- that some 'settings' file that holds the Control Panel
specs. is set to 'read-only,' etc. etc.

So my question is how to make the setting to *not* display hidden files stick.

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