A few days back, a client came to me and told me that he was having trouble with his Windows XP. The show hidden files and folders was not working at all. If he selected the radio button “Show hidden files and folders”, and then press Ok .. the changes would just disappear upon opening the dialog again. It was probably some virus attack after which the Windows registry was not being updated properly. So here is what I did to restore it back. There are so many methods to restore back the registry. If one method is not working, please try another one.
Method 1:
Go to registry editor by running regedit in the run box.
Go to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
In the right hand area, double click hidden and change the value to 1.
Now you’re all set to go. Check it in your tools menu if the changes have taken effect.
Method 2: (By Random Hajile)
1. Click “Start” -> “Run…” (or press Windows key + R)
2. Type “regedit” and click “Ok”.
3. Find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
4. Look at the “CheckedValue” key… This should be a DWORD key. If it isn’t, delete the key.
5. Create a new key called “CheckedValue” as a DWORD (hexadecimal) with a value of 1.
6. The “Show hidden files & folders” check box should now work normally. Enjoy! 
Method 3:
If none of the above methods work, please download our Smart Virus Remover from here:
Smart Virus Remover (589.3 KiB, 130,114 hits)
Using this Virus Remover please restore your Windows settings and your show hidden files and folders will be set to default.
Please spare a few moments from your precious time and tell us about your experiences.
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Tags: Anti-Virus, folders, microsoft windows, registry editor, type regedit, windows registry
May 14th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
Salaam
how are u and howz ur health kia hoo raha hai bahi
Thankz 4 Hidden Folder Option, aik aur kaam kar deen yaaar yahoo ka Account Delete kar saktaa hain and …
?
May 15th, 2007 at 1:12 am
Ali Mohsin, please don’t pour personal questions here. You may ask them through email.
May 15th, 2007 at 1:27 am
Yes, yahoo account can be deleted. This webpage explains everything
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:13 pm
ok bahi plz send me Link and tell me how i can delete yahoo and hotmail Account ?
Howz ur health Buddy ?
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:14 pm
oh thankz bhi Jaan u r Gr8
May 26th, 2007 at 4:32 am
Thanksssssss Bhaiiiiii….
Ur solution worked!!!
U rock !!!
Thnks again
May 27th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
Great !! atlast someone got help from my article. Daman n Adi you are always welcome to ask any question related to IT. We will be glad to sort out your problem.
May 28th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
Nice website. Keep up the good work.
May 30th, 2007 at 5:45 am
Hi!
I tried doing that. But the problem still remains.
I am able to change the status to “Show hidden files and folders” and apply the changes. But it doesn’t save it.
So next time when I open Folder Option, its again “Do not show hidden files and folders”.
May 30th, 2007 at 10:49 am
You can apply the above registry tweak to show hidden files and folders permanently..
June 2nd, 2007 at 6:00 am
Hi Sanix, its really good to find out the solution for that problem, thanks n regards, khurram
June 3rd, 2007 at 9:15 am
The solution really works great. Indeed I am very much delighted to know how the bloggers of Pakistan are emerging. I am a Professional Technology Blogger from Islamabad. I started blogging in 2007 Jan and am more like a professional in this field now. Do check my blog and keep up the good work.
June 4th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
thanks for the reply but it does not solve the problem.it again goes to do not show files. although i have scanned with th eantivirus.
June 7th, 2007 at 5:11 am
Yes, it works perfectly. Many Thanks and good luck . GP-INDIA
June 7th, 2007 at 8:35 am
In one of my clien’s XP changes in Registry is also not save and take effect for Hidden folder option. Now What?
June 7th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Thanks Khurram for the compliments, I will try to add more useful content to the blog as soon as I keep getting more spare time from my job.
Dj Flush, your site is really very good. I’ve added it to my feeds reader so that I may check back regularly. Yes it’s really sad to know that not much of the people from Pakistan write technical blogs. But I hope that more people will start blogging once the advantages of blogging become more like “public”.
sharad have you restarted your explorer after applying the registry tweak?
GP, glad to see you happy. Keep visiting.
Amit, have you scanned from viruses and spywares online? If not, please do a virus scan so that all the traces of the infecting virus can be removed and then apply the registry tweak. It should save and immediately take effect.
June 14th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
Thank You very much for the Trick, dude. You are GREAT.
June 17th, 2007 at 8:26 am
the value gets back to 0 even if you change it to 1
June 17th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
shabahat, probably the virus is still there in your system. Try to scan your system using online virus scanner and then see our post about killing the ravmon virus here.
June 19th, 2007 at 10:48 am
The show hidden files and folders isnot working at all. If Iselected the radio button “Show hidden files and folders”, and then press Ok .. the changes would just disappear upon opening the dialog again. It was probably some virus attack after which the Windows registry was not being updated properly. So here is what I did to restore it back.
I have tried all the possible solutions as prescirbed on this website, but still the problem persists. Now what should I do.
June 21st, 2007 at 1:01 pm
i go in the regedit and did all the setting as u mentioned but hidden folders still not working then i install ravmon.exe but the problem is still there.plz tell me some other solution to unhide my hidden folders.
June 21st, 2007 at 1:33 pm
my run icon is disable .. its work in save mood but when i typed ther regedit its not working .. so what to do can you solve my problem
June 22nd, 2007 at 9:08 am
If anyone’s still having trouble, here’s a fix that worked for me after I got the RavMon virus:
1. Click “Start” -> “Run…” (or press Windows key + R)
2. Type “regedit” and click “Ok”.
3. Find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
4. Look at the “CheckedValue” key… This should be a DWORD key. If it isn’t, delete the key.
5. Create a new key called “CheckedValue” as a DWORD (hexadecimal) with a value of 1.
6. The “Show hidden files & folders” check box should now work normally. Enjoy!
June 22nd, 2007 at 11:18 am
Thanks Random Hajile for sharing your experiences… People share your experiences so that others can benefit from yours..
June 24th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Dear Random Hajile, I am very thankful to for providing this solution. The problem is solved now. and the folder options are now working now. Now I can see unhide files.
Thank you once agian.
June 24th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Random Hajile…Xcellent!!!!…thank u for the insightful and helpful information…all systems are GO!
June 24th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Hello Dears;
How to disable “Folder Options” in win98. It can be disabled in winxp when to type gpedit.msc in run.
June 24th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
thanks Sanix & Random Hajile
June 24th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Hi!
I have this hidden files problem. I tried you solution but it didn’t work. The hidden files doesn’t appear and, the registry continues with the 0 value, even after I change to 1.
someone has any ideas?
thanks
June 25th, 2007 at 7:11 am
Well Thx everybody 4 ur valuable comments and solutionz
it is such a nice and constuctive platform 2 helpout persons all over the world
1c again thx alot
June 25th, 2007 at 7:26 am
dear all,
can sum body hep me out now a days i m facing a prob wid my laptop. “it has slowed down alot”, i hav installed 2 antivirus softwares “kaspersky & AVG 7.5″ to make my laptop secured from various viruses.
and another prob that i installed 1 softwre called “sony ericcson PC suite” i unintendly uninstall the software through “windows installer cleanup” now its not showing in control pannel but its icon remains on desktop and sumtym ven i start my pc it shows the messge of corruption of software kndy if sum body has any idea then help me out for both of my probs
thx n luking forward
June 25th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Hai,
This is Lohith from india..Actually my laptop was infected with Trojan downloader DLF.LM..Now it is removed..But show hidden files option not working…What ever you suggested i have done but its not working..Please kindly help me in this matter
June 25th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Lohith, probaby your system is infected with any virus.Try to scan your system using online virus scanner and then see our post about killing the ravmon virus here. and download the patch
June 25th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Thanks everybody for taking time to comment here and sharing your valueable experiences. For those who are still in trouble even after the tweaks mentioned in the post, it seems like you people have not scanned your system for viruses and the virus keeps on activating itself after you cancel its effect. So I would recommend a thorough virus scanning of your system before applying the tweaks above.
Muhammad Rizwan, I would recommend you should always use only one antivirus for optimum performance. And secondly, the software you removed has probably not removed itself from the system startup. Go to Run –> msconfig –> startup .. and uncheck the program if it exists to stop it from starting on startup. And the desktop icon will only be a shortcut so it would be safe to delete it.
June 26th, 2007 at 9:19 am
thx buddy for ur valuable recommendation.
but wht i m facing is that its not showing in startup and also the desktop icon is not deleted i dun knw y?
well
and u recommend taht i shud keep 1 antivirus ok then ca u recoomend any1 which ca really help me out.
June 26th, 2007 at 10:13 am
well i hav got 1 new prob, “task manager” has been disabled by administrator msg is showing ven i press cntrol+alt+del button in order to stop any runnig application+process.
i hav run Lavasoft adaware s/w but its not working, kindly tell me the solution
June 26th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
absolute solution, keep up the good work.
June 26th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Thanks Sanix, the patch worked fine. I have AVG 7.5 that checks for updates daily and does a full system scan after that. Even then, it didn’t detect the virus. I believe that my USB thumb drive is the culprit. Is there any other way in which I can scan my whole PC including my thumb drives? I haven’t used my thumb drives on my PC while and after running the patch.
June 28th, 2007 at 12:08 am
Muhammad Rizwan, you can see my latest post about enabling task manager for your solution:
http://technize.com/2007/06/27.....nistrator/
June 28th, 2007 at 2:16 am
Sanix-
thank you thank you for the regedit. Saved me!
June 28th, 2007 at 7:33 am
Dear Sanix,
I edited my registry (Hidden through your simple and detailed instructions) twice but my radio button is still stuck on “Do not show files”.
Do you know any other way around it?
July 6th, 2007 at 8:32 am
it worked ravmon virus killer is gr88888888888
thanks a lot
July 6th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Hey thanks dude.. your solution was quite helpful… irritating hours of searching and scanning were reduced to a couple of minutes.. yours was the first google search result. thanks a bunch man.
Anand
July 6th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
in winXP pack2 in tools menu the ” folder option ” is noty display… help me..
July 10th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
hi,
thanks for the suggestion.. but it does not work for me…
i did the exact procedure what u said.. but after i change the value to 1 and go to explorer to change the settings to view hidden files and folder, the settings in the registry changes back to 0..
plz help me…
thanks,
vivek
July 11th, 2007 at 7:10 am
I am having trouble with my Windows XP. The show hidden files and folders was not working at all. If i selected the radio button “Show hidden files and folders”, and then press Ok .. the changes would just disappear upon opening the dialog again. I had tried on u r suggestion but it is not working again
July 11th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Hi there,
I m facing the saem problem & I tried your solution but it din’t workout. Do you’ve any other option ? pls let me know.
thanks..
July 12th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Dear Concern,
I have done your excersize but my problem has not be resolve kindly assist me if passible kindly provide me your no also.
July 13th, 2007 at 2:47 am
thank
July 13th, 2007 at 5:54 am
In fact I have another Problem. I did in the past choose to hide some files, and now the option allowing me to uncheck the “Hidden” can’t be clicked anymore! Anyone know what I can do about this?
Regards to all
July 14th, 2007 at 11:03 am
Thanks a lot for your post…
the solution worked .. hurray[:)]
July 15th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Just Add This to your Registry to fix it
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden]
“Text”=”@shell32.dll,-30499″
“Type”=”group”
“Bitmap”=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,53,00,\
48,00,45,00,4c,00,4c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,34,00,00,\
00
“HelpID”=”shell.hlp#51131″
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\NOHIDDEN]
“RegPath”=”Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced”
“Text”=”@shell32.dll,-30501″
“Type”=”radio”
“CheckedValue”=dword:00000002
“ValueName”=”Hidden”
“DefaultValue”=dword:00000002
“HKeyRoot”=dword:80000001
“HelpID”=”shell.hlp#51104″
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL]
“RegPath”=”Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced”
“Text”=”@shell32.dll,-30500″
“Type”=”radio”
“ValueName”=”Hidden”
“DefaultValue”=dword:00000002
“HKeyRoot”=dword:80000001
“HelpID”=”shell.hlp#51105″
“CheckedValue”=dword:00000001
July 16th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Hi all,
i had installed a mcafee anti virus software few weeks back, due to some problem i was unable to uninstall it properly. So myself i have removed it manually.
Now i am unable to use mcafee with full function. Even unable to install it completly.
any solution for this?
July 16th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Hi everybody
i too have this show hidden files problem.
i have tried everything. when i change hidden value in registry. radio buttons of show hidden files and do not show files are unselected. After changing registry value, If i click show hidden files and click apply, It goes back to the default “Do not show”. changes would just disappear.
July 16th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
uhmmmmmmmmm………Try removing the virus(or what so ever that’s interfering with your registry) before doing any registry modification
July 17th, 2007 at 9:12 am
Hi all,
Please help me out from this.
i had installed a mcafee anti virus software few weeks back, due to some problem i was unable to uninstall it properly. So myself i have removed it manually.
Now i am unable to use mcafee with full function. Even unable to install it completly.
any solution for this?
July 19th, 2007 at 8:28 am
Hi All i come here today coz i was have abad proplem And i Find teh solution here posted by Random Hajile i cant go without say thx alot for your hep …
i wanna say somthing for all that kasper sky and avg is not the best antiviruses there is McAfee 8.5 + Anti SpyWare i used It Right Now It’s Really Good But You Have To Download the last update to see that it’s the best One .. Alot Of Kiss For All
For Contacting ===> l8l_Angel_l8l@yahoo.com <=== i am ready to help any one thanx all
July 20th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
hi. i tried above solution but if i restart my computer the again not able to see hidden file …pls if can help me
July 20th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
hi.. i tried ur solutio on “not albe to show hidden file ” but if i restart my computer it again return to intial condition…pls help me
July 22nd, 2007 at 11:16 am
Dear friends;
I have 2 questions from you:
(1): I deleted the entire folder of the Acrobat 8.o from my computer. In normal way, It could not unintalled so I deleted all the files associated with Acrobat 8.0. It is still present from Add/remove programs. The problem is, when I clik on the right button of mouse on any file/folder, windows intaller opens and searching for the Acrobat 8.0. How to fix this problem.
(2): How to change the drive letter of a drive/cd-drive.and also to change the name of the CD-Drive.
July 22nd, 2007 at 1:36 pm
That was awesome. Thanks for the solution
July 22nd, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Thanks for the information. Now I am able to see hidden folders.
Thanks
Ilyas
July 28th, 2007 at 2:30 am
Thanks alot Random Hajile, really appreciate your help.
July 29th, 2007 at 8:01 am
Thanks this works
July 30th, 2007 at 10:22 am
its not working
wat to do now
pls help
its urgent
July 31st, 2007 at 6:02 am
Hey friends, gud to see urdu being used on a forum
yaar i have the same problem that u just gave the solution for..that is hidden files option not working..i tried searching for the “hidden” key in the registry but i couldn’t find it..the virus must have deleted it..please help..i even tried creating one key by that name but it does not work.
July 31st, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Hah !!! Stupid RAVMON .. left its aftereffects on my PC
..
Nice to see someone of my own country to be helping out ..
TC
August 2nd, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Still not working. Can you help me
August 5th, 2007 at 3:01 am
works and thanks a lot . solved my problem
August 8th, 2007 at 11:15 am
Not sure where to put this but my computer is loaded with viruses trojans etc. Even after trying out that reg edit thing it still wont show. Tried anti viruses none of them seem to work. The virus i was trying to delete has a hidden folders in C: drive but as i cant show them I can’t delete them. Other side effets of the virus/s are unable to defrag, when I double click on CL drive it comes up the open with: window. Also occasionaly when I open task manager every time I move my cursor onto it it disapears. When I right click on C: and D: drive strange little symbols are up the top. These vaguely resemble 2Y.A Any help appreciated.
August 9th, 2007 at 11:54 am
thank sir for getting my problem solved
August 10th, 2007 at 4:06 am
help me Help me
how to get “Hide protected operating system files” back if it missing.
I must check it because there is a autorun.inf in C drive. But “Hide protected operating system files” missing so I can’t view it.
Help me!
August 10th, 2007 at 7:41 am
hi,
Some really good articles at your blog….!! Congrats..
This msg is to ask you wether or not i can use your articles at my website (www.freedownloadsnlinks.co.nr) ???
Looking forward to a positive response…
Thankx
August 12th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Thanks Random Hajile..ur suggestion worked!!
cheers!!
August 12th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
thanks Random Hajile
your solution worked….
thanks a lot…
August 15th, 2007 at 3:40 am
thannnnnnnnnks inta 3abkary
August 17th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
it’s not working in my case. i’ve changed value to “1″ three times, but when i tried to see the view hidden files… the value in registry automatically changed to “2″.
bhai, pls. help me. i am fed up!..
August 19th, 2007 at 3:44 am
thank you very much!
this worked perfectly! hope you won’t get tired of helping out other people, again, thank you so much!
August 19th, 2007 at 8:08 am
I tried the registry tweak… but its still not working…
August 20th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
thank u very much
August 21st, 2007 at 2:47 pm
hi,
thanks for your advise, but problem is steel pending, i am trying to solve this problem than i will inform all of you.
August 21st, 2007 at 3:58 pm
don’t u have any other methods .. it didn’t work in my PC
August 21st, 2007 at 10:44 pm
Dear Random Hajile, thx bro. Now i can delete all those hidden folders i created to check!! Ur a lifesaver.
August 22nd, 2007 at 7:12 pm
salam
really i’m thank you for helping me.
August 22nd, 2007 at 8:43 pm
what must i do?
August 23rd, 2007 at 3:55 am
Dear Sir,
thank u very much.. now i can able to c all the folders at my drive..
Have a g8 day,
S.Jayatheerthan
August 23rd, 2007 at 11:45 am
Thanks, that worked.
August 25th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Just a one word to describe ya ………. Superb
August 27th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Thank You guys a lot, you solved a big problem ….
August 29th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Thanks a ton dude. It cracked it. Lobely
August 29th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
thank u dude but we should change the setting always dude…… plz find out tell?
August 29th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
hi all
can any one help me here.
i want to se hidden files.in my VIEW tab in Folder options, I cannot find the “hidden files and folder” option. can any one dig their head for me,
thanks
Shaz
August 30th, 2007 at 5:35 am
It’s a very good advice for all the people who are facing this problem.
Thanks for this solution.
Deepak
August 30th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
dear all
my be we need any windows utilities or program or anti virus which is fixing all these problem any body have this program or solve thanks by
September 2nd, 2007 at 8:12 pm
it didnt work iguess its some kind of a virus that should be removed
September 3rd, 2007 at 2:18 pm
thanks Muhammad Abdullah,
I got the folders options error which is now corrected by your help.. thanks…
Allah Hafiz
September 5th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
One of my users had the exact same issue.
But in his case the registry values (both CheckedValue for NOHIDDEN and SHOWALL) kept reverting to 0 (zero).
I used RegMon and observed that every couple of seconds EXPLORER.EXE is setting the CheckedValue to 0 (zero).
Using ProcessExplorer I suspended the process EXPLORER.EXE and the updates stopped - I was able to change the value to 1 and it remained 1 after several refreshes with F5.
But with this process suspended the system was unusable, so I resumed it and the updates to 0 started again.
I used HijackThis and found an Autorun entry for C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AVPO.EXE which turned to be part of a malware - Trojan-PSW.Win32.OnLineGames.blt
I was unable to see if the file still exists (maybe it’s hidden).
He had SAV 10 running but the definitions were more than an year old (6/30/2006) and LiveUpdate completed successfully but didn’t change the date.
I tried several anti-rootkit tools but the only useful one was Rootkit Hook Analyzer - it told me that there are 18 hooks and 3 of them were by WINCAB.SYS which is another malware AKA Infostealer.Perfwo.B
In Command Prompt I searched for -R-H-S files in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ and it found the following 3 files:
AVPO.EXE
AVPO0.DLL
AVPO1.DLL
I was able to change their attributes and delete the .EXE files.
So, I used Unlocker and was able to delete the 2 DLLs.
Rebooted the laptop and tested - now the setting in Folder Options stays and everything is back to normal.
So, it was one interesting case - I hope it might help you too…
Daniel
September 6th, 2007 at 3:32 am
it is the unique solution for this problem. and it worked perfectly for me.try this urself.
September 6th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Hi Sanix, Thanks for such a nice post…This really help lot of people there and also me….Keep it up
September 10th, 2007 at 9:01 am
Yes
i solved my problem to change reg vaule
Change registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
CheckedValue set to 1
September 11th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
thank u very much dear. it really worked by changing the registry key.
regards,
imran hashmi
jeddah - saudi arabia
September 11th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
Greetings. This tip has helped me really a lot, i was facing this issue for a couple days, i think the problem was due to a virus infection. I got rid of it with AVG free.
Thanks a lot for your time and kindness.
September 11th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Booss it was really fentastic, would not even required to restart my machine. Thanks a lot. God bless
September 11th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
Thanks man ….. thanks
September 11th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
in folder option dialog box cannot find “hide operating system files
September 11th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
in folder option dialog box cannot find “hide protected operating system files”
September 12th, 2007 at 11:07 am
This work great, i really appreciate it. thank you for hard work that made life easy for everyone..
September 12th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
hidden files option not working..i tried searching for the “hidden” key in the registry but i couldn’t find it..the virus must have deleted it..please help..
September 13th, 2007 at 11:16 am
i still have the same problem … and it seems the same virus is back …. or its not deleted using your solution … so please help .. help …. thanks
September 15th, 2007 at 1:47 am
My computer is attacked by virus. I manually removed them use autoruns. But I could not delete the hidden files. Your solution let me find the hidden files and deleted them. Now the virus seems to be removed. Thanks
September 17th, 2007 at 5:56 am
Bingo!!
Great work Sanix
Bravo!
September 20th, 2007 at 7:25 am
hello
i really appricated work done by you in regarding to show the hidden files. but i am sorry to say that i does not make any effect on my system. still problem is same, hidden files are not showing again. i would appriciate your feedback if you can provide me the option so i can fix my problem.
thanking you
September 20th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Didn’t work for me.
September 21st, 2007 at 10:42 am
i have problem with my hard drive when i open my computer and right click in drive letter they show unknown text format and i dont understand what can i do
September 21st, 2007 at 7:37 pm
abdul rauf, you can download ravmon virus killer to remove the unknown text format.
http://technize.com/2007/06/06.....us-killer/
September 21st, 2007 at 7:52 pm
thanxxxx a lot…….had problems with hidden folders…..not anymore…………the software cleared all the problems…
thanxxx a lot for the software
‘ll be looking up to this site a lot from now onwards……..
so keep up the good work
September 23rd, 2007 at 5:46 am
Thanx Sanix & Random Hajile. It Worked in my PC. Now i can see my hidden files. Thnx a Lot. And keep doing such posts.
September 23rd, 2007 at 7:51 pm
iam very much greatfull to you.
your logic is working fine.
thanx a lot dear.
September 24th, 2007 at 4:49 am
Thanks Random Hajile
I already ad dword, but it had a value of “0″, so I changed it to “1″ and voile!
September 24th, 2007 at 7:46 am
Its really work i solved my problem to change reg vaule
Thank You
September 26th, 2007 at 9:59 am
my PC is affected by virus.
September 26th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Its very Good. Can be remove All Program icon form start menu? if yes then how we can do it?
September 27th, 2007 at 9:02 am
Comments number 24… your the man!!!! thank you for your very helpful comments…God Bless
Giovanni Candelaria
Philippines
September 27th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
Hy itz faheem here from pakistan, karachi I would definetily like to say some thing about the unhide scripts.
itz really bigg chutyapa just like you guys.
Thanks and regards
Note:- please send me your commnets about ma comment.
September 27th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
Thank you
Its working but again reverting back to old condition
September 28th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
My problem is defferent, SHOWALL\CheckedValue in registry is set to 1, but still it show no hidden file option as checked.
can any one help me.
September 28th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Gaurav, please download ravmon virus killer and reset your Windows default settings by running it.
http://technodigits.wordpress......us-killer/
September 29th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
thank u boss…………!
October 9th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
even its not working please help me!!
October 9th, 2007 at 11:28 pm
thx man !!!!! it works for me
October 10th, 2007 at 11:01 am
thanks ravmon removal tool helped me a lot
October 13th, 2007 at 2:17 am
Many Many Thank to all of you! I had so many problems with my PC… It was infected by fun.xls.exe and this show hidden files problem came up! So i changed the registry… Now it’s working! Thx again guys…!
October 14th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
i have the same problem, i had this event, i insert a flash memory then
to open the default option is one called “auto” if i do doble click it
makes the svohost.exe reapear, maybe its linked to the showing hidden
files problem, i have tried everything to fix it, the svohost.exe its
gone but still no show hidden files
October 14th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
I am unable to set “show hidden files and folders”.
I am running XP Professional SP 2. Dell 1GHz Pentium system.
When I go to file option, click view, then click the button:
[x] show hidden files and folders, click apply, click OK.
Than, when I click file option, view, again,
the same button has been remove and enable the button - “Do not show hidden
files and options”.
What did I do wrong? Is there something else I did not do?
Thank you.
October 14th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
thank you very much!! im going to try it.. i hope it will work…
October 15th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
sir,
actually my problem was solved by using ramvon antivirus………but now it’s showing a different kind of error………just after running the ramvon tool ……..the hidden value again changes to 2(hexadecimal)……….if i click on the radio button of “show hidden folders” and then apply………….nothing happens……..just after closing the folder option window the ” do not show hidden folder is auto matically selected……..i am not able to see my any of the hidden folder…….
PLZ HELP ME!!!!!!!
October 17th, 2007 at 2:48 am
Random Hajile you are a legend
October 18th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Hi Techs,
Thanksindeed, it worked…. i unfortunately used some crap software to lock the folder….. need to uninstall it
thanks onceagain….
October 19th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
Hi All,
I have very worst problem of “JUNK MAIL”. I have unsubscribed many times from their mailing lists but they keep on sending me that mails. I want to override this all. From this page i have learned that E-mail account can be terminated. and now i need ur help on this.
Would any body (Especially Sanix) please advise
1) Is it possible to re-create the e-mail account with your old ID you terminated.
2) and if I terminate my account for a month of 2, will the “Junk Mail” stop to come my account.
I mean if i terminate my account, would it b possibel for me to re-create my account with the same old ID and would my e-mail account be deleted from all “junk mail” lists.
If there is any other solution please advise.
Many thnx for your kind help.
Regards,
Rizwan
October 19th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
Hey, this worked beautifully…thanks a lot!
October 24th, 2007 at 11:15 am
Thanks Random Hajile, I’ve been looking for this for too long.
Quote by Random:
>>If anyone’s still having trouble, here’s a fix that worked for me after I got the RavMon virus:
>>1. Click “Start” -> “Run…” (or press Windows key + R)
>>2. Type “regedit” and click “Ok”.
>>3. Find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
>>4. Look at the “CheckedValue” key… This should be a DWORD key. If it isn’t, delete the key.
>>5. Create a new key called “CheckedValue” as a DWORD (hexadecimal) with a value of 1.
>>6. The “Show hidden files & folders” check box should now work normally. Enjoy!
October 25th, 2007 at 8:57 am
when i run regedit in run box its showing popup as registry editig has been disabled by administrator.
and even i cont see the folder options in my system
October 26th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
HI there,
I worked teh same way you told it is working quite well but now teh problem is when i again select do not show hidden files the problem again arises I again have to do it in the same way you told… Can you tell me why this happens, thanks again
Have a great day..
October 26th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
Thanks a lot.. i helped me in recovering files..
October 27th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
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October 27th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
the problem is hide folder not working
October 29th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Thanks man
the registry modification worked
October 29th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Great ! It solved My problem. TNX
November 1st, 2007 at 8:43 am
Excellent posts. Adding those 3 registry entries solved my problem. Now am able to see my hidden files. Thank you.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:50 pm
Whenever opening the c drive, d drive it is asking for the program to open, even not able to browse any partition, I have unhide the OS files not able to find any ini file>>>>>>>>>>Please help musta be a virus.
November 2nd, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Hey dude, currently I’m facing a problem, and I’ve tried to use the solutions shows above and other solutions that post …It doesn’t solve my problem here. I’m so sure it’s come from my USB thumb drive. Yet, it infected my computer with some symptons similar as ravmon, just the different is..
I still couldn’t show hidden files, I’ve tried to change the value data to 1 in the Hidden registry, yet..it will automatically switch back to