Cannot turn on "Show hidden files and folders" opotion

[physiologoius]

A strange problem is happening on my windows XP pc. I want to see the
hidden files and folders. So, I do the usual ritual of going to Folder
Options, and selecting the "Show hidden files and folders" in the
radio button and Press apply. Then I close the options pop-up.

But I can't see the folders. So, I recheck the radio button in Folder
Options and find that it is still stuck at "Do not show ... " option.
So, does it mean it gets reset as soon as I press OK.

Does anybody know how to fix this?

Regards,
-Madhur

PS: I have just cleaned-up my box froom Rajump and RavMon worms

 

[glee]

Make sure you are logged on in an account with administrator privileges.

Open the Registry Editor (Start>Run>regedit).

Navigate to, and select, this registry key in the left pane:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL

Delete the value named CheckedValue in the right-pane.
To do this, right-click CheckedValue in the right pane, and click Delete on the menu
that appears.

Now create a new DWORD value called CheckedValue.
To do this, right-click in a blank area of the right pane, select New> DWORD Value,
name it CheckedValue, and press Enter.

Set the value data to 1 (0x00000001).
To do this, right-click the CheckedValue entry you just created, click Modify, leave
it set to Hexadecimal, type 1 in the Value Data box, and click OK.

Do not do *anything* else in the Registry Editor, just close it when done.

Post back with the results.

 

[physiologoius]

Hi Glen,

It worked and a restart did not screw it up again. But now I am not
able to figure out the reason behind this problem. Earlier I felt its
because of Brontok virus and I happened to download a Sophos removal
tool.

Surprisingly Norton deleted the tool itself saying its a Brontok
Virus. What could be the reason behind this corrupted registry?

Regards,
-Madhur

 

[glee]

The original problem of not being able to turn off the setting was most likely the
result of action by the virus.

Make sure your system is now clean.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/


Hi Glen,

It worked and a restart did not screw it up again. But now I am not
able to figure out the reason behind this problem. Earlier I felt its
because of Brontok virus and I happened to download a Sophos removal
tool.

Surprisingly Norton deleted the tool itself saying its a Brontok
Virus. What could be the reason behind this corrupted registry?

Regards,
-Madhur