Unable To See Hidden Files
We must have usually faced a problem that we cannot ‘view the hidden files’, even after selecting the option from the Folder Options Menu, and when we go back to check, we see that it has been mysteriously restored to ‘Do Not Show Hidden Files & Folders’.
It happens due to a small bug/virus which edits the Registry to create trouble for us.
Here is how we can solve it :
- ☻ [Theoretical Way]
Go to Registry Edit
[Start -> Run -> type "regedit"]
Browse to :
“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\Advanced\Folder
\Hidden\SHOWALL”
and set the value of the key “Checked Value” as 1
- ☻ [Practical Way]
Open notepad,
copy paste the following [between start and stop]:
// START
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”
“CheckedValue”=dword:00000001
“ValueName”=”Hidden”
“DefaultValue”=dword:00000002
“HKeyRoot”=dword:80000001
“HelpID”=”shell.hlp#51105″
// STOP
Save it as whatever_u_want.reg
Double Click on that file to solve the problem,
it can be carried, mailed or kept as back-up too.
(Please remove the space in between registry entries)
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kool man
Good work, can you provide a link to download the registry file as well ?
hello sir i wanna teach somthing extra knowledge in computer……………………………
@ Tue, just create one yourself na?
@ vikas, u wanna teach or u wanna learn?
Sir i am unable to sovle the problem becoz regsitry is not open in my system.What could be the problem..
that is again due to the virus, try to get it scanned using a good AV, also try entereing by typing regedit, regedit32 on run, else copy the regedit from ur C:/Windows/System32 to some other location n try opening. also try to download autorun eater (its a freeware) n it solves these small basic problems.
thank you sir
bt when hidden folders are not visible then that time the virus also corrupt registry.. means it will not open registry then what 2 do dude..
@ Nutcracker
Welcome
@ Osculator
No, this virus does not corrupt registry, even if it does, just copy the regedit32 to some new location and access the registry from there
thanks its great
welcome