i can not view my hidden files

[Guest]

hi,
i change my folder option-vie files setting to view my hidden files but the
setting does not change.

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

i change my folder option-vie files setting to view my hidden files but
the setting does not change.

Usually caused by malware.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

hi,
i change my folder option-vie files setting to view my hidden files but
the
setting does not change.

It might be a security program blocking the Registry change it needs to
make. A few, but not all, of the programs now doing this are:
Ad-aware's Ad-Watch
IBM Access Connections
McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware
Norton AV
Spyware Blaster
Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks
Spybot- Teatimer
Spysweeper
Spyware Doctor
Windows Defender
Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions.

In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 or Norton 2007 it actually has to be
uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you
reinstall Zone Alarm.

Boot into Safe Mode with Networking and try the change.

 

[glee]

If Frank's suggestions don't straighten it out for you, try this:

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....it probably isn't a DWORD
value.
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.