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windows vistaSometimes, Windows might disable the option to show you  hidden files and folders located in your computer. This is due to a glitch or some viruses which are able to disable such a feature in order to hide better in your operating system. The option I am talking about is called: “Show all hidden files and folders” located under “Folder Options”. If your antivirus is not able to eliminate a virus or spyware and  you need to look inside these hidden folders to spot it, here is a quick hack to solve this issue.

  1. Click Start.
  2. In the Search box, type: regedit and press Enter.
  3. In Windows XP, Click Run and press Enter.
  4. Locate this key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows
    CurrentVersion Explorer AdvancedFolderHidden SHOWALL.
  5. In the right pane, check that the subkey CheckedValue data is REG_DWORD. If it is not, delete it.
  6. If  you have deleted CheckedValue, create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it  CheckedValue and give it value 1.
  7. If the subkey CheckedValue is already in your registry,Double-click it and check that it has got value 1 (if it has got another value change it to 1).
  8. Now, check that CheckedValue is  REG_SZ type, and has got the value data radio.
  9. Restart your computer for the change to take effect.
  10. Set your operating system to show  hidden files and folders.


Tags: hack, Vista, Win7, Xp

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