Hi
I am using Windows XP Service Pack 3.
I can’t view hidden and system files. At first I was not being able to even change the setting from Tools → Folder Options, for whenever I changed it to show all files it would change back.
Then I found a thread here and changed the registry value to as follows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\NOHIDDEN\CheckedValue = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\NOHIDDEN\DefaultValue = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL\CheckedValue = 2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL\DefaultValue = 2
Now this does keep the “Show all files” option slected in the Folder Options, but I still can’t see the hidden files.
Any idea whats going on?