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_USERSoftwareMicrosoft
WindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced
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_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorer
AdvancedFolderHiddenSHOWALL
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: (By Denny)
1- Click Start –> Run –> regsvr32 /i browseui.dll –> enter
A confirmation message will appear like given below
2- Click Start –> Run –> regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
Wait for the confirmation and click OK.
regsvr32-shell.dll.png
Method 4:
If none of the above methods work, please download our Smart Virus Remover from here:
Smart Virus Remover (889.9 KiB, 778,642 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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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 …
?
Ali Mohsin, please don’t pour personal questions here. You may ask them through email.
Yes, yahoo account can be deleted. This webpage explains everything
ok bahi plz send me Link and tell me how i can delete yahoo and hotmail Account ?
Howz ur health Buddy ?
oh thankz bhi Jaan u r Gr8
Thanksssssss Bhaiiiiii….
Ur solution worked!!!
U rock !!!
Thnks again
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.
Nice website. Keep up the good work.
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”.
You can apply the above registry tweak to show hidden files and folders permanently..
Hi Sanix, its really good to find out the solution for that problem, thanks n regards, khurram
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.
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.
Yes, it works perfectly. Many Thanks and good luck . GP-INDIA
In one of my clien’s XP changes in Registry is also not save and take effect for Hidden folder option. Now What?
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.
Thank You very much for the Trick, dude. You are GREAT.
the value gets back to 0 even if you change it to 1
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.
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.
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.
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
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_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvancedFolderHiddenSHOWALL
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!
Thanks Random Hajile for sharing your experiences… People share your experiences so that others can benefit from yours..
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.
Random Hajile…Xcellent!!!!…thank u for the insightful and helpful information…all systems are GO!
Hello Dears;
How to disable “Folder Options” in win98. It can be disabled in winxp when to type gpedit.msc in run.
thanks Sanix & Random Hajile
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
absolute solution, keep up the good work.
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.
Muhammad Rizwan, you can see my latest post about enabling task manager for your solution:
http://technize.com/2007/06/27/task-manager-has-been-disabled-by-your-administrator/
Sanix-
thank you thank you for the regedit. Saved me!
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?
it worked ravmon virus killer is gr88888888888
thanks a lot
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
in winXP pack2 in tools menu the ” folder option ” is noty display… help me..
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
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
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..
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.
thank
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
Thanks a lot for your post…
the solution worked .. hurray[:)]
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
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?
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.
uhmmmmmmmmm………Try removing the virus(or what so ever that’s interfering with your registry) before doing any registry modification
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?
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
hi. i tried above solution but if i restart my computer the again not able to see hidden file …pls if can help me
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
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.
That was awesome. Thanks for the solution
Thanks for the information. Now I am able to see hidden folders.
Thanks
Ilyas
Thanks alot Random Hajile, really appreciate your help.
Thanks this works
its not working
wat to do now
pls help
its urgent
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.
Hah !!! Stupid RAVMON .. left its aftereffects on my PC
..
Nice to see someone of my own country to be helping out ..
TC
Still not working. Can you help me
works and thanks a lot . solved my problem
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.
thank sir for getting my problem solved
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!
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
Thanks Random Hajile..ur suggestion worked!!
cheers!!
thanks Random Hajile
your solution worked….
thanks a lot…
thannnnnnnnnks inta 3abkary
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!..
thank you very much!
this worked perfectly! hope you won’t get tired of helping out other people, again, thank you so much!
I tried the registry tweak… but its still not working…
thank u very much
hi,
thanks for your advise, but problem is steel pending, i am trying to solve this problem than i will inform all of you.
don’t u have any other methods .. it didn’t work in my PC
Dear Random Hajile, thx bro. Now i can delete all those hidden folders i created to check!! Ur a lifesaver.
salam
really i’m thank you for helping me.
in my computer,user Accounts’s name is different from welcoming screen!!!
what must i do?
Dear Sir,
thank u very much.. now i can able to c all the folders at my drive..
Have a g8 day,
S.Jayatheerthan
Thanks, that worked.
Just a one word to describe ya ………. Superb
Thank You guys a lot, you solved a big problem ….
Thanks a ton dude. It cracked it. Lobely
thank u dude but we should change the setting always dude…… plz find out tell?
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
It’s a very good advice for all the people who are facing this problem.
Thanks for this solution.
Deepak
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
it didnt work iguess its some kind of a virus that should be removed
thanks Muhammad Abdullah,
I got the folders options error which is now corrected by your help.. thanks…
Allah Hafiz
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
it is the unique solution for this problem. and it worked perfectly for me.try this urself.
Hi Sanix, Thanks for such a nice post…This really help lot of people there and also me….Keep it up
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
thank u very much dear. it really worked by changing the registry key.
regards,
imran hashmi
jeddah – saudi arabia
Booss it was really fentastic, would not even required to restart my machine. Thanks a lot. God bless
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.
Thanks man ….. thanks
in folder option dialog box cannot find “hide operating system files
in folder option dialog box cannot find “hide protected operating system files”
This work great, i really appreciate it. thank you for hard work that made life easy for everyone..
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 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
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
Bingo!!
Great work Sanix
Bravo!
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
Didn’t work for me.
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
abdul rauf, you can download ravmon virus killer to remove the unknown text format.
http://technize.com/2007/06/06/ravmon-virus-killer/
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
Thanx Sanix & Random Hajile. It Worked in my PC. Now i can see my hidden files. Thnx a Lot. And keep doing such posts.
iam very much greatfull to you.
your logic is working fine.
thanx a lot dear.
Thanks Random Hajile
I already ad dword, but it had a value of “0″, so I changed it to “1″ and voile!
Its really work i solved my problem to change reg vaule
Thank You
my PC is affected by virus.
Its very Good. Can be remove All Program icon form start menu? if yes then how we can do it?
Comments number 24… your the man!!!! thank you for your very helpful comments…God Bless
Giovanni Candelaria
Philippines
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.
Thank you
Its working but again reverting back to old condition
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.
Gaurav, please download ravmon virus killer and reset your Windows default settings by running it.
http://technodigits.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/ravmon-virus-killer/
thank u boss…………!
even its not working please help me!!
thx man !!!!! it works for me
thanks ravmon removal tool helped me a lot
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…!
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
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.
thank you very much!! im going to try it.. i hope it will work…
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!!!!!!!
Random Hajile you are a legend
Hi Techs,
Thanksindeed, it worked…. i unfortunately used some crap software to lock the folder….. need to uninstall it
thanks onceagain….
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
Hey, this worked beautifully…thanks a lot!
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!
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
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..
Thanks a lot.. i helped me in recovering files..
ii
the problem is hide folder not working
Thanks man
the registry modification worked
Great ! It solved My problem. TNX
Excellent posts. Adding those 3 registry entries solved my problem. Now am able to see my hidden files. Thank you.
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.
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 2 or 0.
Then, bout the drive, whenever I double click on any drive, it will pop up with a new explorer.
In Control Panel -> add and remove files section, it just display alphabet A’s application then the rest was likely blank but yet i can see the space there..means I scroll til the end but showing nothing there..
Can anyone please help me to solve this and I not sure what’s the virus actually. But it’s the same.I can see an auto.inf and a .exe files within my thumb drive at the first time i plug in, then it gone and i couldn show the hidden files anymore. Please Help and Thanks.
Its very good, Thank u !!
Thanks Hajile
Works like a charm!! – thank you!
Thanks a lot I got my problem solved after changing the registry value in my machine.Thanks again.
Dear
in my PC “show hidden files options dosn’t work” as u told the procedure go to registry edit n change the value to 1. i check the value that was 2 and i changed it to 1 but when i click Ok button the value will go again to 2. i run revmon removal tool also but it doesnt work. when i click on remove virus from harddisk a windows suddenly appears and tell me ur computer have no revmon virus or clean already.plz help me and reply me at my email which i mentioned above.
Rashid Aziz
using ravmone virus removal tool 3.2, click restore windows default settings. it should works.
OMG thanks so much.. this appears to be affecting South Asian computer networks the most.. not sure why. But the reg edit worked.
Thanks 
And almost forgot to mention: Thanks to GiangMJ for his comment on how to make the Radio Button work again: http://technodigits.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/show-hidden-files-and-folders-not-working/#comment-1993
Worked like a charm.
succesfuly unlocked registry used your tweaks but problem with “show hidden folders” still exsists.now don t know what else to do(have tried everything from this post) win VISTA ULTIMATE X86 running any ideas?
hi
i tried your removal tool
its worked
thank you
@tigetCro using ravmone virus removal tool 3.2, click restore windows default settings. it should works.
thanx od3n but it didn t work on vista(maybe is this tweak xp only).didn t have ravmon virus on my system(according to AVAST,SPYBOT S&D,AD AWARE and RAVMON REMOVAL tool).dont want to format disk,options?
as i said,didnt have RAVMON,but there was win32:rontokbrl2,win32:rjump,win32:trojan.gen.
yeah i did it,thanx sanix.bless yos
hi… there is virus name autorun.inf its 1 kb file it is created in each drive. it gets deleted after 2 secs it is again created … more over hidden files are not working when i click on the show hidden files option and then apply it it doesnt happen it agin goes to dont show hidden files can u help me ….
Random Hajile, on June 22nd, 2007 at 9:08 am Said:
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!
AWESOME THIS WORKED! THE ORIGINAL POST DID NO GOOD FOR MY COMP, KEPT DEFAULTING BACK TO DO NOT SHOW HIDDEN BLAH BLAH BLAH!
hello Sanix,
1st of all thankz! because of u i have been able to solve my folder option problem……which previously was not appearing but now its all good. i mean its appearing now.
but now i hve 1 more prblm n hpe to receive ur help. the prblm is : After selecting the “Show Hidden Files and Folders” option. It automatically again goes to “Do not show hidden files and folders”.
I have already gone through ur process but unfortunately that is not working. I have also gone through the post and tried but again all in Vain.
I also tried the ramvon tool option that also didnt work.
i also tried to change the hidden option in the registry but that is also not working i mean i change it to 1 but it automatically becomes 2(hexadecimal). I dunno whats wrong.
Can u please help me out Sanix……. i will b very thankfull to u…. hpe to get ur reply soon….
Please help me!
Junaid, please scan your computer with an uptodate antivirus. Looks like you’re having a virus that’s not being removed. Without it being removed, you’ll not be able to restore your default settings. After the scan you can restore the settings with Ravmon Virus Killer.
Please see some of the online virus scanners here:
http://technize.com/2007/06/27/free-online-virus-scanners/
Hey, I tried fixing the “show hidden files and folders” problem, I’m using XP and your solution did not work. Even ifI use the “apply to all folders” function. When I run through the whole regedit process, I find out that the value has been changed from 1 to 0. What could be the problem? Thanks for all your help by the way
i have problem about virus rvhost.exe.i use the bitdefender scan online but cannot detect because virus rvhost.exe hidden the folders..how to remove the rvhost.exe..
its worked
GBERT’s Solution worked for me.
Thank you all for your contributions.
Its good to share idea’s
Perry.
hey thanx a lot dude……
It Worked but again it come to its previous state …
Means it get hidden again.
dude the thing works man it helped me kill teh damn thing man i just love teh solution it helped save the day tahnsk a lot man thanks a lot
show my hidden folders was not working so i have done as it is said with the registry editor but when i hide my files and wanted to see them the problem shows up again……
hai
my problem is that i can’t see my hidden files
and if i click the option ‘show all hidden files’ after clicking ok .it is unable to view hidden files . and when done to do the same ..
the radio button will be agin in ‘don,t show hidden files ‘ what shall i do.
u did a fine job sanix. i have applied ur tip and recovered my problem of not showing hidden files. thanks a lot.
show hidden files and folders not save
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.
i am trying this but it cant work this problem is because of virus which creat folder in c:\heap41
and creat the systry icon ‘H’ and ask system startup
that same script is created my friend told me that
this is W32.Silllyban.A viru
I am working on a coputer that had some virus (jbhook.dll). I have removed it and performed several scans with online (bitdefender, panda activescan, etc) scanners and adaware and they were all run in safe mode and all say everything is fine. However in Folder Options -> View -> Hidden files and folders, both options are always checked (“do not show” and “show”). If I select one only one will be selected and if I go back both are selected again. So I look in the registry at HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced and There are two instances of “Hidden” one is set to “2″ and the other set to “1″. If I delete the one set to “2″ it stays that way until I go back in toe Folder Options -> View. Then the “Hidden=2″ is back in the registry. The “Hidden=1″ is left in there though. Also, The value of “Superhidden” is also always changed at the same time. Any ideas?
Asalamoalikum
well i m getting a problem with my folder hidden option..when ever i click on “show hidden files and folders” and then click on ok it refreshes my internet brower and dont show me any hidden files.can u plz help me out of this ?
thanx buddy,,,
your solution worked ,,
could you do me a favour ,, can you send me some links by which i could learn hacking, i l be grateful to you.
Thanks a lot …… IT WORKED !!
Thank u soooo much u solved my prb thanx alot
hi! i have did according to ur above given lines. but no change have been seen yet. the problem which i actually have is that all the folders in my pc is showing 180 kb in size & it becomes .exe file… i should i do help please
Thanksssssss
Ur solution worked!!!
U rock !!!
Thnks again
well. i think MY registry keeps gettin changed coz ryt after changing to “1″. STILL my hidden files are hidden and the option (TOOLS>FOLDER OPTIONS>VIEWS) is still on DO NOT SHOW!! please help. virus maybe?
i tried the above given method but nothing happend plz relpy me! the problem is still at its place
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 2 value, even after I change to 1.
thanks
thanx a lot pal,,, ur suggestions really worked.
Now i can see all my hidden files and folders.
HI there,
Your reg edit did work..
I have another problem here. there is some sort of virus in my system and in my flash disk. first of all it disabled my ability to view the hidden files.. 2ndly it is producing some files with $tml$ sort of extensions. my macafee 10 is catching these files as PUPs but unable to delete them.. please guide me how to do..
regards,
AAZEEM
0092-321-9465461
hi sanix,
thanks a lot for this tip. i had struggling with this issue since past few weeks. i tried system restore. but it didn’t help. in fact my laptop is hp with xp preinstalled and didn’t come with a recovery disk. so pathetic.
now my hidden files are showing up. but if this was caused by some virus. i’ll have to work towards removing it.
thanks once again.
regards =)
OMG THANKS FOR THE HELP. IT WORKED WONDERS.
” Random Hajile, on June 22nd, 2007 at 9:08 am Said:
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!
i got only one problem when i reach Advanced i cant find the “CheckedValue” KEY at all.. so am i in the righ place or what???
I am having Same problem, actually in my XP’s registry CheckedValue DWORD is already 1 and I am not able to select ‘Show Hidden Files Option’
nothing happened by changing the value to 1 in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
nothing happened when i changed the value to 1 in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
That was cool dude, whoever posted it. My friend was telling me it was a variant of the win32 virus and that it could not be fixed without a full OS reinstallation. I’m doubtful about the former, but now i know the latter isn’t true. Keep up the good work!!
Hi..The thing worked and all the hidden files are visible now…But after again restoring the HIDDEN value to “0 ” i can see anythin and the folder options to see hiden files …so if u can also help for this then i would have been very gratefull to u..thanks
On my Laptop i cant work with check SHOW HIDDEN FILES & FOLDERS, when i did its directly checked out DNT SHOW HIDDEN FILES & FOLDEERS automatically…
Plz help me..
I will b vry thnksful to You
hi dear i try to follow these steps
value even change to 1 its not working
i import registry from an other computer which is working normally
its shows all hidden files but after few minutes its turn back to same state so how to solve this
Hi…
For those who experiencing the registry values (CheckedValue for SHOWALL) kept reverting to 0 (zero), try out this link
http://www.filination.com/tech/2007/11/29/kill-kavo-the-ntdelect-worm-trojan-removal-tool-patch/
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hi…
i tried all these stuff still my hidden files are not appearing and even i clich show hidden files option it is cming back to same problem
plz help me to solve this problem
Tnx allot it work with me.
thnx a lot,i got the solution and it worked.now i dont hav a prblm with show hidden files and folders
i have tried this procedure but still the problem is persisting
thanks for the information. but the hidden key is not there. what can i do?. please give me a solution.i created the hidden key and setted the value as 1 but no ; it is not working after restart.
thanks in advance.
i have one more doubt. in my system one virus is there ” Music.exe” how to remove that?
Did not work. Problem still remains
hi it worked thanks
so very effective! love you guys! thanx a lot!!!
i had been struggling to get it worked for the last 3 hours…finally i googled and got ur solution…within 2-3 mins i got all my files and folder back to unhidden mode (which had been set to hidden mode by the fun.xsl.exe worm…it had been a BIG TROUBLE removing that…thanks to norton
….and finally BIG thanks for ur solution… 
Worked perfectly with Windows XP..SP2
Had been effected with fun.xls.exe and autorun.inf in all the root drives and removable USB drive (stick)
WORKING FINALLY NOW…!!!
Cheers!!
Happy new year in advance…!! take care..nJOY!!
Regards
Manesh Koovappillil
Mumbai, INDIA
thanx buddy very helpful
Delhi
India
thanks
my hidden file not show
Thanks a lot .
this solution is working
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.
it DoeSnt Work! what will i do, it goes back to dont show hidden files
it DoeSnt Work! what will i do, it goes back to dont show hidden files i dont know what to doo!!
The solution of chaging the hidden value to 1 is not working
nice one mate i’ve had this problem for awhile, whilst tryign to delete pesky virus’s and not being able to see them is rather annoying. cheers again i seriously owe you
hey friend plz hellllllllllp me out …………my problem of show hidden folder is not yet being solved plz help me…..i have tried everything
Thanks a Ton!!
it worked like magic, i think i have already removed the trojan/spyware etc from the pc which might have caused it!
now it seems fixed!
thank you ever so much!
well wat i’d like to know is, how did u reach the point where u changed the entry! i’d appreciate a mail if you are gonna reply me!
regards,
Utsav Mistry
thanks for your valuable information
Thx I experienced the same problem and it resolved after following the steps.
Regards,
Maurya
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.
it DoeSnt Work! what will i do, it goes back to dont show hidden files.. please hel me out with this..
in my PC “show hidden files options dosn’t work” as u told the procedure go to registry edit n change the value to 1. i check the value that was 2 and i changed it to 1 but when i click Ok button the value will go again to 2. i run revmon removal tool also but it doesnt work. when i click on remove virus from harddisk a windows suddenly appears and tell me ur computer have no revmon virus or clean already. And if i click on show hidden files and folders its again going back to dont shown files and folders.. plz help me and reply me at my email which i mentioned above. and if i click on
Great!!! I had exactly the same problem, I followed the instructions and it did work.
Thanks
Here’s a fix thats guaranteed to work.
Go to the following registry key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
Delete the value CheckedValue. (Its type should be REG_SZ and data should be 2.)
Create a new DWORD value called CheckedValue (same as above, except that the type is REG_DWORD). Modify the value data to 1 (0×00000001).
This should let you change the “Hidden Files and Folders” option.
It did not work. I shall try Hasan Tahir’s trick now.
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.
THEN>>>>>>>>>
Go to the following registry key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
Delete the value CheckedValue. (Its type should be REG_SZ and data should be 2.)
Create a new DWORD value called CheckedValue (same as above, except that the type is REG_DWORD). Modify the value data to 1 (0×00000001).
that’s work for me, may be hasan tahir trick is the clue but i did the 2 and now everything just fine.
ty u all guys
i am unable to view my hidden files since the time i started connecting the flash disk. please help me from this virus of flash disk. moreover i am unable 2 use my yahoo messenger too.
please help.
thank you
Thanks and it worked for me right away .
thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks
Its not working.. Value becomes 2 again..
I did what compu did… Both the fixes… The one in the original post did not work, and I suppose Hasan’s fix was the one that worked for me in the end, but I did both. So yea. Thanks. This problem was annoying me to no end. Heh.
Thanks Hasan Tahir ; Your suggested remedy is very effective
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.
but i could not display the hidden files.
plz help
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
BUT IT,S NT WORKIN PLZ HELP ME.
PLZ TEL ME HOW TO FIND HKLM?
M NOT GETTIN THIS….
saurabh, HKLM means HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. It can be found it the regedit tree beneath HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Even after changing the value to 1 of the hidden key, the next time i check the value its still 2, any solution for this?
dese solutions are nt wrkin. should i try any antivirus.
excellent site…..
the top 3 best sites i had ever seen….
There is bthis virus that has affected my folders on my pen drive and has created av exe folder which is preventing me from opening my folder, it has also affected my registry and task manager. How do I deal with this.
Thanks very much
It really worked & was quite easy to understand & do.
i have the same problem on pc, hidden files and folders option can’t work, i try all the solution u guys provide but still got problem, one thing i notice that in folder option window when click view button, first option is files and folder and 2nd option is hidden files and folder, i notice that before i have infected (now i completly remove the virus on my pc) a little folder icon on before these lines. 1. Files and Folder. and 2. Hidden files and Folder. but now folder icon is disaper and little arrow is here. can someone please tell me how i can fix that problem.
thank a lot. any pc problem can check in this website ?
it feel so good, i can fixed this by myself & no need bring to workshop..
Assalamu Alaikkum dear brothers and sisters. Yes its works well by d grace of allah. Alhamdhullilah..
thanks very. very very very much …………………………………
hi there
i did use ravmon on my vista pc but it didnt work
tell me what to do
best regards and thank u
Dude…The solution is working temporarily…. i mean if i go again to the folder options and select the show hiddden box, after checking it again it’s back to not hidden….NOD 32 updated didn’t detect any viruses…
thanks it help me
This will WORK!!!
Be aware that you actually may be infected by a virus, or maybe you once was, and the registry didnt get proberly restored.
You should open the registry, but remember to back it up. You can make a restore point in system restore, or just open the registry and export the whole thing, or export some selected keys.
Start >> Run >> (type) regedit >> (rightclick on the little my computer icon, and export the whole thing.)
find this key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced. Go to the rightside of the window, where the values are. Find the value “Hidden” . Rightclick it and modify it to 1.
This next text is from my own registry. Kopy it to notepad, then rename the notepad file, so it have the extension .reg ,and then doubleclick 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”
“CheckedValue”=dword:00000001
“ValueName”=”Hidden”
“DefaultValue”=dword:00000002
“HKeyRoot”=dword:80000001
“HelpID”=”shell.hlp#51105″
Hope this was helpful
i have tried all of these tweaks but sorry to tell that nothing of this registry chnges worked for me if any one know any thing help full please help me .
whenever i click the D: or E: drive in mycomputer my Nortan 2007 shows that it has blocked “Hacktool.Rootkit” what is it? I have scanned thrice my system (full scan with Nortan 2007 and Windows defender) but they havent detected any thing malacious but still the alert is coming.
The hidden files too are not shown despite of editing the registry value to 1 in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
hidden files
Please suggest an appropriate solution . I run my pc on 768 RAM 80GB HDD Windows XP
i cant solve my prob. of how to enable show hidden files or folders so please give some suggestion. i have windows xp professional 2000. operating system so please give some solution
i have a prob. of show hidden files or folders not working so please give some feedback
thank u soo much!! it worked!! i have another question though.. wen i open my computer and click on any of the drives.. they dont open!! the “open with” window pops up.. and ONE more thing.. some of the files in my computer are highlighted blue.. as in their titles are in blue font rather than the normal black font…wat to do..
Its working….
Thanks.
I am from India, Thanks a lot. Now my hidden files can be viewed after I dowloaded Smart Antivirus and scanned the Lap Top. However Registry Edit method did not work. Two numbers Auto Run files were detected and removed. What a paid version of Norton Internet Security 2007 and AVG Anti Virus and AVG Spyware free editions could not do, was done by Smart Anti Virus. Thanks again.
hi frd.u goto tools and select folder options
and goto view and select show hiddenfiles and press ok
then u show the hidden files,,,,…
still u didn’t get means ur pc on virus
download updated norton & remove smart antivirus
ok bye
i got my pc infected by pws-legmir.gen.k.dll virus.everytime i open any of my hard disk my mcafee antivirus gives me a pop up n removes it but it come again along with amvo1.dll ….and i cant set my hidden files option to show hidden files it reverts back to do not show again…….my mcafee is till date updated but unable to remove it plz help me to remove this
Hey frnds, i am stuck in a prob, I can nt c my hidden files and folders, I hav done all the remedies given above. Whenever i change the value of attributes from 0 to 1 and close the window, It again changes to 0. and then the same prob I can’t c those hidden folders..
Please help me out
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IT WORKEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Random Hajile……….THNANKS THANKS THANKS…..VERY VERY IMPORTANT FILES WERE THERE IN THAT FOLDER U R A SAVIOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANX ALOTTTTTTT………….U R SIMPLY GR888888888888!!!!!!!!!!!!
i did it i follow as the instructions hear given but not works i googled lot same solution cleaned with anitivirus also not works.. i done a simple trick with the key..
1.open “regedit” in Run.
2. I followed these steps with little change.
198 NaMmOoR
December 17th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
” Random Hajile, on June 22nd, 2007 at 9:08 am Said:
If anyone’s still having trouble, here’s a fix that worked for me after I got the RavMon virus:
a. Click “Start” -> “Run…” (or press Windows key + R)
b. Type “regedit” and click “Ok”.
c. Find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvancedFolderHiddenSHOWALL
d. Look at the “CheckedValue” key… This should be a DWORD key. If it isn’t, delete the key.
e. Create a new key called “CheckedValue” as a DWORD (hexadecimal) with a value of 1.
f. The “Show hidden files & folders” check box should now work normally. Enjoy! ”
3. I also changed in NOHIDDEN change value to 1
in SHOWALL change value to 0 , and check the folder option now
4. now change the values to the same
NOHIDDEN to 2
SHOWALL to 1
and you can see its works coooooooll…
dout i done it again i my friends pc. ROCKS…..
Can u please solve this for me?
WHENEVER I OPEN “FOLDER OPTIONS” “VIEW” and if i unchek or check and apply “DO NOT SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS” my internet explorer refreshes and all the open web pages changes to ‘about:blank-microsoft..”
My internet explore’s default i kept is http://WWW.mig33.com
hi. i have problem with my N72 mobile. it can not show me messanges in my PC. i am already reinstall pc suite and restore my phon but it not work. it show a message “opration can not be compleated”
please solve my problem and mail me
shuvo009@yahoo.com
Hi this is Arun, I wanted to thank both Sanix and Random Hajile for their time to solve this “hidden ” problem. Hails from India
thanks a lot……..!!!
it worked for me ..
your blog is just wonderful
Well, I have complete solution
It’s reason of virus who disable show/hide option of folder option
virus name amvo.exe, avpo.exe, oufddh.exe all are same first mostly require to remove from computer
open run>cmd
————-step1————–
c:\
c:\windows\system32\ (search also and remove amvo0.dll,amvo1.dll,avpo0.dll,avpo1.dll )
if it’s not remove try (attrib -a -s -h) attrib command on command prompt ( for more help try attrib /?)
———–step2————–
run>msconfig>startup[tab] // disable all suspected file
______step3_________
cmd>regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>
currentVersion>explorer>advanced
set value = 1 of hidden
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>
currentVersion>explorer>advanced>folder>hidden
set value =1 of showall
—————————————- now check ————
we must change on CURRENT_USER and LOCAL_MACHINE both bcoz system search read first from CURRENT_USER and
write first in LOCAL_MACHINE
——————————————————————–
I HOPE YOU MUST SOLVE THIS PROBLEM
sonal.jain13@yahoo.com
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Thanks Random Hajile your tip works for me.
please remove UST Scandal on my pc it coz a lot of trouble.
hello i’m so depressed of what happening on my pc .I think a certain virus attacked my pc. It coz a lot of trouble . Please help me to remove this virus! I know you’re so competent to do this things! i know you’re the only one can do this> Thanks in advance!
Just stumbled across this blog today and have already bookmarked it. This blog contains “ali baba’s” khazana for removing those viruses. May the Creator Bless you all
thnx for solve my problume … i m so happy …
nice trik for me ….
wait.. can i have the whole key plz?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advan???
muneeb, the problem has been fixed. Please see the post again. Sorry for inconvenience.
bro none of ur method work for me plz send me the solution on my mail i.e gotonitindua@gmail.com
its amazing it worked
thanks for the good suggestion
added the site to my book marks
Hey bro i had folder lock and some folder locked with password but my bitdefender showed all those password protected files and it is now renamed as .Ren files and doesnt open with any thing i think their exe is changed or corrupted dunno how can i solve the problem..can u please mail me the mail me the solution
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”.
Hi All… I have had this problem of not being able to enable “show hidden files and folders” for some time. Thanks to the advice above from all i was able to remove it. This is how:
Follow the instructions above regarding the registry…i..e:
Step 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.
Step 2:
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.
Step 3:
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. In my case, i had a program without any name – it was a blank line – disable it.
After changing all the above (including step 1 and 2) DO NOT to enable the “show hidden files and folders” yet – you need to restart your computer.
Once computer is restarted, all should be fine. I recommend to run a virus scan again.
Regards
TK
I tried the second method. It worked superbly in a machine, at my office. But when the same and the first one applied for a machine with a same configuration, it failed. I couldn’t find the answer. Machine in office always stays connected with internet, whereas the other one has no connection, does it differ?
I haven’t tried the last one.
Hi, every body, and thanks to Sonal Jain. I have updated my virus definition and then tried the setps, and vallah its working.
hi.. im not able to make changes in registry key.
i.e. the hexadecimal number is 2 and after changing when i open it again its still 2.
and when i delete the reg key and rename it.. it says it already exists…
please help me… and plus i’m seeing the option “1″ instead of ” show hidden files and folders”
please help me if u can
thanks for your valuable suggestion
asssh!!! man….
it worked man….A$$$$$
Yep… Solution #2 concluded the fix (had already changed the HKCU Hidden value).
One note: You should also change DefaultValue to 1 or 0 (mine was set to 2 by a worm).
Thanks!
Hi every one, it’s for “abhinav”. Not to worry I have had the same problem, if you have anti virus installed then update it, probably the Virus definition is not upto-date. If you don’t have an anti virus then install updated one and do a system full system scan, deleted each and every threat. I am using “Avast Home Edition”.
and follow Sonal Jain’s stepsWell, for a complete solution
from Sonal Jain:-
It’s reason of virus who disable show/hide option of folder option
virus name amvo.exe, avpo.exe, oufddh.exe all are same first mostly require to remove from computer
open run>cmd
————-step1————–
c:\
c:\windows\system32\ (search also and remove amvo0.dll,amvo1.dll,avpo0.dll,avpo1.dll )
if it’s not remove try (attrib -a -s -h) attrib command on command prompt ( for more help try attrib /?)
———–step2————–
run>msconfig>startup[tab] // disable all suspected file
______step3_________
cmd>regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>
currentVersion>explorer>advanced
set value = 1 of hidden
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>
currentVersion>explorer>advanced>folder>hidden
set value =1 of showall
—————————————- now check ————
we must change on CURRENT_USER and LOCAL_MACHINE both bcoz system search read first from CURRENT_USER and
write first in LOCAL_MACHINE
——————————————————————–
I HOPE YOU MUST SOLVE THIS PROBLEM
sonal.jain13@yahoo.com
Thanks you for the Method(2) instruction realy help me to bring back show hidden file setting.
I have tried many methods that was discribe some web sites but didn’t work. Show hidden files setting was changed after attacked by some virus. Some how I managed get rid of virus. Thank you very much again that procedure given in your web site.
This solution worked, thanx a lot!
But I found out one thing. If we do the step individually it did not work. When I did both the registry edit’s, it worked!
Thank you allot
i visit allot of site
but like your solution i don’t see
thank you again
and keeping us attach to your experiences and advice
best Regard
Eng.Abdullah Software engineer
Thanks a lot. I tried the 1st Method and didn’t work, but the 2nd worked just fine.
Thanks a lot!!!!!!
Hey Buddy, Thanks for the solution, I was trying to get rid of this problen for last few months, you have the best option…. Now my problem is resolved.. Thank u very much…keep it up my friend…..
Sanix, thanks for your advice, first time that I used a blog because IT people could solve the problem…now it looks like OK. Now I know the best method is to ask the wise people on the web.
Again…thanks a lot.
Thnks for your your solution for ” Show Hidden Files and Folders not working? ”
i used method 2 and done successfully
Thnks
Surendra
Now it is working. First I tried 1st method, but it is not working, then i tried with 2nd method.
Thank a lot.
Thanks it works well
“Random Hajile” you totally ROOOCK, man, now I can breath again, having my problem solved.
Hi
Thank you very much. To whom so ever, for smart_av.exe its a very nice tool to see the Hidden files. its worked stright away to me.
Here is the tool
http://technize.com/2008/01/22/smart-anti-virus/
thanks man!!!!! d 2nd one did d job keep it up
thx alot buddy
kooollllll…
all the times when i faced this problem i keep on formating windows but frm ur three methods first 2 didnt worked but ur software saved me…..its awesome yaar….thanx for the software…!!
I was really getting mad with this problem… but thanx a million…. ur solutions were awesome.
Keep up ur good work…
Thank you ……………Thanks a lot
I was struggling to retrive my hidden folders for a couple of days…..finally I am able to retrive it with your help….I am relieved now
Thanks again.
Dr Mahesh Devnani,MHA
Thanks a lot for the info. My comp got infected with some virus and ever since I haven’t been able to retrieve my hidden files. But your blog helped. Thanks again!
its work tq
2nd method is Best way to get rid of this error….. Thanks to person how introduce it & how paste it here..
Thanks a lot. Second option really works. Thanks again.
Restore All Folder Option Settings:
Method two worked for my situation. Thanks for your help. Great Blog.
Thank you so much for your explanation. I already tried and it worked. Once again thank you for sharing your knowledge.
method 2 worked with me
))) and am really so thankfull for supporting 
Hey thanks bud! your instructions worked….
cheers!
thanks dude..its working..
thanks Random Hajile
your solution worked….
thanks a lot…
thanx bro that smartantivirus is an awesome antivirus ……..
thanx a lot from my frnds side tooo
thanx buddy .. ur second option work
Method 2 works smoother than Method 1. Hey, why is there no direct way of uninstalling Smart AntiVirus?
Thank you very much I now can show hidden files
regads
thanx for d help dude! =D
i had the same problem yesterday..started with a virus called semo2x.exe..(its a new virus as far as i know)…i downloaded pc tools antivirus it detedted it and deleted it but then my drives didnt open so i downloaded disk heel used it worked…then my hidden files didnt open so i followed the steps of the registery solution and it worked
Thanks Yaar It’s Really Worked
thanks for the help it works u guys rocks//
it works… thanks!^_^ God Bless..
Great,……
Its realy working…Now i can see all hiden folders.
Tahanks………Great Help to me
thx a lot. I fixed the problem using Method 2. I’m just curious when did the registry being changed.
Thanks mate. Method 2 worked for me. my system was infected by ravmon virus, which started all this trouble.
Cheers!!
Thank you, its working
Test
This is the best option and the only one that works better.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Hidden = “1″
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\
Hidden\SHOWALL
CheckedValue = “1″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
SuperHidden = “1″
ShowSuperHidden = “1″
thanks sir
Your solution really helped me to see the hidden files. Thank you very much !
Works great, thank you
i used symentech and avira, but they didnt work perfectly.
but all these tips work nicely and save my time.
Thanks all of the honourable team members whos are helping and share their knowledge.
Thanxxxxx yaar……. method 2 worked 4 me…….
Hi Sanix,
Thanks for ur logic……. and it works GREAT…….
I had solved the probelm with Ur 2nd method.
Thank you so much! and keep up..
Method 2 worked for me. Thanks.
method 2 works for me too..thanks
Thanks dude…it helped me alot.Really you saved me alot of time.
Regards,
-Praveen
Excellent information mate..thanx a lot..helped solve a chronic problem..cheers
THANKS!
the second option worked for me
YAHOO!!!
Thanks. The first method did not work (it left the default unchecked in both option and checking “show hidden” did not yield results). The second method worked.
Thanks a lot. For me also first method did not work (When i used this both the radio buttons were unchecked and when i try to check the “show hidden” it went back to “Do not show”). But second method worked
Thanks, both methods works.
some times the registry editing trick is not working. After i change the value it used to same 2 after I save it.
Amazing, it worked.
thanks a lot
thnak you your best solution for shoe hidden files & folder
Excellent dude, it’s working. Good Job
tahnk you very much.it worked
alsalm alykoum we rahmet allah we barakaoh
thnx for this great job
the first two methods didn’t work for me ,,, however ,,, the virus removal software did the whole job for me ,,
thanks again & again ,, I have been suffering from this problem for some time.
I had not keys and folders of Method 2, but I created them and WORKS!!! Thank you
Thanks Very much for this great job
I very much thank you for your Anti-Virus program.
When nothing helped this little program did it.
TANX!!!!
awsome teaching.. now my folder option is working properly. thanks alot alot alot
this little program of yours really did the job for me.
thanks pal
Absolutely great!
Many thanks!!!
thank you very much, it’s been a great help..
but can you plz give the source code.
Thanks alot, the first method worked out with me fine. thanks
hello. my “Show Hidden Files or Folders” is completely missing. under the “Hiddens Files and FOdlers” option there is only one RadioButton option that says – “Do not show hidden files or folders” and it’s selected. how can i get my “Show Hidden Files or Folders” back?
My problem was that, am not getting the show hidden files radio button under Folder Options.
The second option worked for me.
Earlier there was no DWORD for CheckedValue in SHOWALL in my registry. So, created a new DWORD and voila i was able to see hidden files.
Thanks for the post.
hi guys, thank you so much, i was having this problem since jan08 and i just didnt know what the hell to do.i tried option it didnt work and tried option 2 and it worked. thank you so much guys.
many thanks n best regards
dhirav
my computer at home was infected with viruses and even after removing the viruses, i couldn’t see the hidden files and it was very hectic for me to see the hidden files and i tried googling for the solution and i found the method 2 described above was very helpful.. thanks a lot..
Thank you everybody who took time to comment here and everybody who solved their issue from this article. I am looking forward to knowing other computer problems. So if you have any kind of problem regarding computers, please tell us and we’ll try to troubleshoot the problem.
urs solution for view hidden file…fantastic
u awesome
urs solution helped me…
everyone told me i need to format my PC to remove this problem..
but ur solution(method 3) worked…
Thanks a million…
hey dude ..thanx man… ur suggestion regarding Hidden files helped us in sloving the prob.. gud.. !! keep d gud wrk.. !!
Thanx for your info. It’s an useful instruction.
WOOOOHOOOO!! THANK U SO MUCH RANDOM HAJILE!! AND U TOO TECHNIZE PEOPLE! MUACK! KUDOS TO ALL!!
Thanks TECHNIZE. It really works. Solved my problems. Thank you again.
First solution worked perfectly. Thank you
Thank’s for the software.. because the 3rd method is worked..
Thank You Dear
thanx,this helped me a lot
Hello
My emailid:nikhild15@rediffmail.com
i used a pen drive of a friend,and he just bought it 2 weeks before, i brought some data from him using his pen drive, then i used all th nessecery precation of using it.
I safe ly removed it but then also some problem oucrred. the problems that my friends computer faced had now started in my PC.
Problems:
When i open my computer and tried to open a drive it opend in another window but the folder in the drive open in same window.
The folder option is not working and unable to view my hidden docs.
I had a Nortan protected recycle bin which allows my to get files which are automatically deleted.
in that i saw that 2 files :
one the autorun.inf and the other like dos file named Xqf.com and these files where deleted by exploreer and every second the number of such files increase as i have 4 partitions so evrey partition gets 2 files of bothe the above mentioned files and every second exploreer deletes them and they get collected in nortan protected recycle bin.
All the problems that my PC face are also in my frnds PC TOO.
I alo used ur smart virus remover but nothing was done.
Please solve this problem and reply me on my email id.
Thanks Technize
I’m installed the smart remove virus software. the virus had been removed, but now i can’t open my drive c and d. it show the open with window
Thank you Sanix and Random Hajile!!!!!…..the second option appears to have solved my problem of unworking show hidden files and folders! : )
Thank you very much. The second option worked perfectly.
Using this Virus Remover please restore your Windows settings and your show hidden files and folders will be set to default. >> will this delete my files or programs that I save on my PC?
I have the same problem, at first all the methods didn’t worked, but when i disabled the kxvo.exe or ckvo.exe at the startup, the problem is solved… TO do this. >>
Go to run>> then enter MSCONFIG, and at the startup tab, uncheck the kxvo and ckvo then restart the PC.. Then Follow method 1 and/or method 2.. The problem should be solved by now..
kxvo and ckvo.exe are malwares or virus , well i dont really know, Can someone help me how to remove those things ?? ^_^
thanks a lot for show hidden files n folders option.worked well
thanks for help if u konw any more?
Thanks for the solution.
I faced this issue today and followed the registry editing method one… worked like a charm!
Issue resolved!
Hi have the same problem i will try now……….
Dear sanix,
I sent you 2 removal tools one to enable hiddenfile and folder option and another for autorun virus. you have not yet provided them in the download page. As i know it working and can help these poor fellows facing the problem.
Warning! Spyware detected on your computer!” with blue screen…
i have Nod smart security but my machine is still infacted…….there is any removal……plz help me
Hey Thanks a lot…
The 2nd step worked for me… Im Happy now
The 2nd step worked for me . its brilliant information
nice
Third method worked for me! Many thanks from Brazil!
thnx a lot!!!workd out on the ver 1st attempt..thnx again
thnx a lot!!!workd out on the very 1st attempt..thnx again
Thanx
The second method worked with me
i used method 1
its helpfull
thnx alot
smart virus remover really rocks….
thank you very much, my ps’s fine now
Beautiful! worked a treat when i lost my ‘Users’ folder
Thank you Very much … !!!
if you cant show your hidden files using step given above, then i suggest you go the safe mode first then proceed with the step given above. Then why not you continue to delete the autorun file, .dll in the safe mode.
thank you very much
the first two methods didn’t work but the third method worked perfectly
thanks alot i really suffered trying to know how to do it
Thanks Buddy!
I faced the same Problem on both – my laptop & computer. The Virus was CKVO0.dll
Ur 2nd option worked 4 me, Hope it does 4 others too. The virus is still there, but avast alerts me when it tries to get active.
U ROCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
both methods didn’t work.. i dont really want to try the 3rd tho :<
help wah!
this is annoying. i have like 5 hidden folders and i can’t access them now cos the stupid folders wont show.
thanks! It worked!!
Thanks,
Applied Method 1 , no effect,
Method 2 – worked Ok to show hidden files.
Whoa! Extremely helpful website, thanks for the help!
Hi,
I had this hidden files problem for almost an year, your solution worked for me, I appreciate your help. You guys are awesomeeeeee
Thanks
Shoaib
thank u……
Try this command:
Its 100% working
cmd:
d:\attrib /s /d -h -s
same for all drives
e:\attrib/s /d -h -s
Thanks alot for your information
tanx a lot dude……..i was a hell lot worried 2 solve dis prob……..nice blog too
very thank you.i am iranian
The first 2 methods were not workin……the 2nd method had solved my prob about a yr back when i had the same prob……this time it didnt(i could modify the checked value to 1 but then when i went back i found that it was again reset to 0)…..
i downloaded the smart virus remover,
dbl clicked the downloaded .exe file,
right clicked the smart virus remover icon in the task bar,
selected restore default windows settings and then clicked OK
and then restarted my pc…..now i am able to see my hidden files and folders…
also in the registry editor i found that checked value is set to 1(in SHOWALL folder) and in the NOHIDDEN folder its value is 2
thx a lot!
SMART VIRUS REMOVER ROCKS!!!
Works fine for me..Thanks man.. searched a lot and finally i got the proper solution here…
Thank!
This worked wonderfully, it took only 2 minutes to get back the “Hidden Files and Folders” functionality
Arigato!!!
Smart Virus Remover rulezzz!!!!
Hej Sanix , yes your cure to recreate “Show hidden files and folders” WORKED ! THANX
Thanks a lot!
my Show hidden… restored!
Hell ya!! thanx to Smart Virus Remover my now i can acces my hidden files and folder ……..Smart Virus Remover saved my pc and it removed some other vius i didnt know about..lol…thx to the creaters to….i found this web site from google ived been on this problem from the morning and it took all day to find this website….i was about to quit when i sawthis program…..and it got fixed!!!!!worked on it from 9am-6:20pm until i found Smart Virus Remover….it only took like 2 min to finish it all!!!
Thanks buddy!
I tried all these methods but no thing was changed. Can you help me further. I even format the drive C many times and reinstall win XP several times and I did the listed three methods but I still can not see the hidden files and in addition to that when i double click any drive in my computer window, its opens in a new one. Please help me further if u can
thanxs buddy , itried AVG my vavorite V 8 , no use . but yr smart removal just in less than minute finish my fears ,,,, thanxs alot
This tool is rubbish
nice 2 give guide lines 2 computer users ,
i was facing some problem on my p.c
while double clicking the local drives(hard drives) a seperate windows menu was coming,oniy at local drives, but not when double clicking the folders in that local drives.
yet i was using avast anti virus when we scan the computer a menu of that programe which ask for restart later it will scans the system again the menu for restart was comming .
when i plug usb to p.c virus found message comimg even though i format the usb also .this was coming the for all models of usb.
can u give ur suggestions to me and save my p.c aganist threats
awiting ur response.
The first one I saw on another site and it didn’t work for me, however, there was a link to this site and I found that the second solution worked fine for me. Hope this helps other people as well!
ARGH!!
None of the solutions worked!
I know I don’t have a virus, this happened when i used my friend’s USB to obtain a hidden file.
Please HELP!!!!
Many thanks, Sanix, either method works. I tryed the Method 2: (By Random Hajile) first and it did work for me, cheers!
Thanks sir
thank u Mr. Sanix For Solving my prob which was to show hidden files and folders which was infected by virus. iam really thankful to u for ur his kindness. thanks again
Yes.This is the most common problem in Windows.Kill virus!
Option 1 and 3 didn’t work for me, but 2 did. Awesome, thanks a lot!
Follow the steps told by Sonal Jain. It worked for me.
Thanks Sonal.
I found following virus definitions on my system – rcukd.cmd, disabled this file from msconfig utility, removed this file from all local drives using command
“attrib -r -a -s -h rcukd.cmd” (runthis command on all drives)
Cheers,
Kishor
None of this methods works for me… every time i change the value to 1 and after i restart the pc, CheckedValue is 0 again
please help
Thanx it worked.
cool dude…. excellent. Method 2 worked for me.
Thank you very much for your tutorial, Option 2 worked for me.
Thanks once again
thanks a lot
salam…
thank dude..im very beginner plus ammature in this area..today i’ve done kill my virus and solve my pc prob with the info from this page..thank..and very2 thank you so much..hmmm anybody could tell me how to attach an image to blog(posting) so i could comment or post with an image inside..:)
Dear locquel, I’m glad you solved your problem. If you want to share any picture with us, please mail it to sanix @ technize.com and I’ll post it on the blog.
Thanks ..
Helpful ..
Thanks a lot for your valuable suggestions, but even after trying all the three options, i am not able to select the “show hidden files/folders option”. Updating the registry manually, also doesn’t help, as it changes its value automatically after a few seconds.
The smart virus remover also does not show any virus. I also deleted the autorun.inf files and restarted my pc a number of times, but this file gets created automatically all the time.
I am using Windows Server 2003. Kindly advise, what can be done?
Balasubramaniam please make sure there are no traces of virus on your system. These methods will work only when the virus has been completely removed. Otherwise if the virus is still active, as soon as you change the registry, it will be reversed again.
Hi its working fine .
Thanks,
Thanks a lot for your immediate response.
Can you suggest me any antivirus/anti-spyware which can clean my system, coz the smart virus remover which i installed does not show or does not detect any traces of virus on my pc.
Thanks !
Balasubramaniam, Smart Virus Remover is only for a few common viruses. It is not a full fledged antivirus. You can see the following article which has got quite a few options for free antivirus software:
Top 5 Free Antivirus Software
Thanks a lot for the valuable information and for your suggestions.
I will definitely try the antivirus you suggested and see if it solves my problem and let you know about the same.
Thanks again for your valuable time and information.
I installed the ‘Rising Antivirus’ and scanned for viruses. Although it took a long time (almost 5 hrs.) to locate and remove/clean viruses, it was very effective and it solved my problem.
I changed the registry after cleaning all viruses, it worked.
Thanks a lot for your kind co-operation and very valuable advise.
Hope i face another problem soon, so that i can visit your website and gain more knowledge.
Thanks and regards
Glad to know that you solved your problem. Keep visiting Technize.com. If you have any problem, feel free to contact us.
Hello and Good Morning !
This time i have a problem related to Folder Lock 5.2.6
It was working fine till yesterday. But after cleaning viruses on my pc, i ran the tuneup utilities 2007 on my pc to clean the registry entries.
After this when i opened my folder lock folder, i could not see any file in the locker directory.
Pls. advise how could i get my files back. I even tried uninstalling and re-installing folder lock on the same drive, but in vain.
By the way, you can get full licensed version of TuneUp Utilities 2007 from here:
Get Free TuneUp Utilities 2007 Full Version
Thanks & Sorry for the inconvenience !
I solved this myself.
i used the command prompt to view if i can see my files (e:\folder lock>dir/a/s) under the same directory and to my surprise i could see all my files.
E:\folder lock\locked\ascii>
the directory under ascii was showing some special characters
252 177 183 176 210 252 (i think the ascii characters might be differenct in different computers)
I then moved into the directory and with the moved command, i moved my directory out of this folder.
Hope this might be useful to others.
Balasubramaniam, great work
. Solving is always a fun job if we’re not stuck anywhere 
.
Oh ! Actually, when you suggested me an antivirus, i downloaded it, plus i also downloaded other softwares which might be useful to me from your website only. There is a great collection of free softwares at your site.
Thanks a lot, see you soon !
hey! i tried da whole deal….i criusly dunno wot i did wrong…but in d end…all iv managed to do is dat nw even da show hidden files and folders option is not VISIBLE, it just sez do not show hidden files and folders! wot do i do????
HELP!!!
Hi,
Thanks for the update, but IT DOES NOT WORK. The value radio button stills shows at “do not show”. let me know some other way.
Hi,
1) Try doing a complete virus scan on your pc (I used Rising antivirus). Eliminate all the viruses, if any.
2) Restart your pc.
3) Open Regedit and change the DWORD value to 1 manually, as mentioned in method 1 and 2 respectively.
4) Now check the folder options.
Try if this works
I’ve a problem. i cannot see few folders in my pen drive. I thought it might be hidden. So checked hidden files option in tools. Still the folders are not visible. what to do?
The smart virus remover worked for me. thanx much
Awesom man! Thanks a lot for this amazing info.
God Bless YA
thanks….this is very cool….i got it….this problem was with my computer for months i didnt know how to get rid of it….Thankssssssss
i am searching publicity
THanks a lot.
Thank you very much…I was really very much worries about this problem but technize solve my problem…
This is very helpful and great site for all computer user
Thank you so much Technize team
hi,
sir , thank u very much now i am able to see my hidden folder by changing the value to 1 , really thanks for ur suggestion ,it was because of virus name autorun.inf
thankyou
Thank you very much, it is nice to know that there is still good sites to trust in the internet and still helpful as well.
Rgds,
Christy
Thank you for posting this. It worked on my computer and it was really helpful for me. Thanks again.
Thx for this.its work for me.
thank i fix the problem
The first one no but if first and second step done it worked great. Thanks
thank you very much second method worked.
all of them doesnt work
hello my dear friend.
I really dont know how to thnk you, bcoz it is ith the help of your solution tht i got back my folders which were hidden.
thnk you very much.
Hello,
Thanks for the tip, the first option worked like a charm. I really appreciate your site.
I had this problem for along time no thing worked except the smart tool you put
its like magic!
thank u
p.s:the virus was abk.bat
Whats up man
Thanks for usefull removal tool.
Your removal tool together with hijackthis
make the system healthy again
thanks a lot!!!!!
I wish for 2009 health, peace and happiness 4all !!!!
Greets
gismo nindo
Hi,
Its awesome!!! worked like a fire.. thanks chum.
Faisal
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VERY COOL…….
nice virus removal program
worked perfectly
thanks
THANK YOU!!! The second fix worked great! Many thanks for the help!
Method 3 is working for me..thanks
realy thanks alot!
Method 2 is very useful, let me find back my hidden file!
realy thanks alot!!!!!thanks!!!
Hi,
The solution works perfectly.
Thank you…
thanks a lot guys.. hidden option worked again..thanks a ton..
hello, greeting from indonesia.
your tutorial is great, the second method works for my PC.
thank you very much
Never could find “Local settings” in windows explorer. Could only find it using search. Could change its properties by unchecking “hidden”. On restart it was gone again. #1 worked!!!. Thank you, thank you.
Rick
Smart Virus remover rocks……its the ultimate solution
hi bro wats up…..
i like ur solutin and its worked on my com thks bro. u really rocks
Many thanks for the show hidden files and folders fix.
saved me loads of time.
Now I can spend the rest of the day without worry.
Thank you very much. Your “smart virus remover” is quite smart after all
))
Thanks again and keep up the good work!
Hi,
My problem is solved with “Smart Virus Remover”. Best application.
Thanx a lot for this.
this is very good softwar and very samll size, i like it, thanks,
I HAVE TRIED EVERY THING BUT NOTHING HAPPENS
Divyesh it seems that the virus is still prevailing in your system. You should first clean the virus and then then methods mentioned here will work. To get a good free antivirus see the following article:
Top 5 Free Antivirus Softwares
thanks alot it worked by method 1
thanks………a lot… is very very gooddddd
Smart Virus Remover helped.
Thanks guys
thanx a lot
Thank You
Hi Buddy,
This problem still exists for me…
i tried all your 3 options. but none of them worked in my system
the first 2 options on regedit, it does not work fully. Even if i change that CheckedValue. It automatically gets changed to 0.
That virus removal software also not restoring my hidden files.
The problem of not able to viewing my hidden file still remains in my computer,
Please help.
Many Thanks,
Sugesh
hi!
I tried all the three methods posted here but my folder options is still not working…
What should i do?
Whenever i click the folder options it won’t open.
Thanks!
uhm… Well, my folder option showed up but another problem is the button “do not show hidden files” can’t be changed…
what should i do?
Thanks!
T H A N K S !!!!
THE SECOND (RANDOM HAJI) WORKED GREAT… THANKS A LOT !!!!
that worked man,,thnks for sharing good work Random Hajile,
Many many many many Thank you dear………..
thanks for your info, it works!!
Hi Sanix,
Thanks a lot yaar. The second method worked for me.
Cheers !
THANKX A LOT DUDE….
very nice website very use full thanking every one
woowww MAN U R AWESOME THANX A LOT WOOWWW I AM ASTONISHED
WOOWWWW THANXS A LOT U SAVED MY COMPUTER FROM FORMATIN
THANXXXXX
hi! it’s works many many many many thanks
Thank You very much. Method 2 worked! Do I still have to download the virus cleaner?
Hussain if the problem is solved then you don’t have to download the virus remover. Make sure that you have an updated antivirus. That’s it. Stay clean stay happy
Thnks alot 2nd method work
Going through the registery process worked out..so interesting
thank u so much guys
Random Hajile’s Method 2 works for me. That is great. Thanks
I do 3 methods but show hidden file and folder not working again.please help me.
the 2d one worked successfully…
ThanQQQQQQQQQ very muchhhhhhh……
i bookmarke ur page….once again thanxxxxxxxx
Thank you very much man. Though the first one did not turn up the second one worked successfully.
The Second one work flawlessly.. thanks!! =)
Thanks Bro!!!
Its Working now…. i was managing to go to my hidden files via address bar and it was so disturbing…lol
Thanks once again
thank for the .exe application i was able to view my files …
Thanks….
Its Very Good…
second method worked. thank you! =]
I’m very grateful for the info provided. I’ve been having trouble showing my hidden files. Method 1 worked for me. Thanks a lot!
hey..
method one dint work.
method 2 worked for me.
my system if affected by some virus whoch doesnt allow me to visit any anti virus website( thereby i cant update the anti virus also, hav to do a work arnd for tat)
thnx a lot. now i can see hidden files.
http://www.youtube.com/ChandruBS
thanks you sir it worked for my pc
It worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve encountered very often this problem.
And different solutions through registry editing, but may of them didn’t work.
Thanks a bunch! You helped a lot of people including me with these problem.
yippiiiiiii….
problem solved with using software ….
so many thanx 2 u..
gr88888888888888
thanks
thanksssssssss
Now my system works fine.thanks for a nice solution.
Clicking the “Show hidden files and folders” option in Windows (XP) has no effect on my folders. It keeps resettig itself to the “do not show” folder option. How do I resolve this problem.
COOL YAR,,,,,,,,
WITHIN NO TIME U HAVE HELPED US TO CURE THE PROBLEM ,,,,,,
THANKS………………
Hi bro pls tell me How to delete yahoo account
Ajay please see the following forum post to delete your yahoo account:
http://www.technize.com/forums/security-and-troubleshooting/how-to-delete-yahoo-and-hotmail-accounts
The first method didnt work. But the second method did. Thanks a lot!!
Thanks a lot…
Method 2 worked…
i reached here through google…
Thank you…
Arun Kumaar.S
thank you boss
Thanks! Worked for me
Its a nice tip. Using it, I have solved my problem. Now files/ folders can not play hide and seek with me.
No way,, non of the above methods worked for me. When I restore my windows after installing Smart Virus Remover, the show hidden file work okey for a while then it returns in active.
nod32 still could not detect this virus (2009) but your antivirus works well !!
This problem is due to Some kind of RAVMON Virus
Thank you for your info….. I managed to solved it using the below.
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!
the Method 2: (By Random Hajile) solved my problem..thank you very much! I give my warmest gratitude to the poster! Thank you and GOD Bless.! I hope this world will be filled with people like you!! =)
I m facing same problem regedit changes also not working.
virus removal tool showing msg ” The Registry File Not Found. Download the Removal Virus Tool again.”
now what to do. Please help me
Altamash, have you downloaded our smart virus remover? can you give a little more detail about your problem so that we can suggest some solution?
smartvr works like a charm even though it did’nt find any virus it just make the “show hidden files and folders” work again.
Many Thanks ^_^b
thanks it works !!!
Im facing the same problem about the hidden files and folders, but thanks for the information I managed to solve the problem.It Works..!!IT was great.THANKS..!!
Method 1 worked .. so nce of you dude
gr8 job bhai…………bhut ache………….problem solve ho gyi meri……..thanx genius……….
plz tell me the tweak through which ican rename my start button………..
i have hexa editor and exe editor ………
working very fine. Awesome. Thanks a lot.
I have downloaded the smart virus remover, and i do the following
Restore Windows Default Settings> Restore all folder Option Settings
and i get the following error
“The Registry File Not Found. Download the Ravmon Removal Virus Tool again.”
Akin this is a bug in the latest release of Smart Virus Remover. We’ve already fixed it and will release a new version shortly. Thanks for pointing out. Check for the updates soon.
Merci
i have been having aproplem with folder options
but ur methods r perfect
When the new version is avliable for download, can u guys post it on here so I can download it, would be very helpful
Sure Akin we’ll post the new version on Technize. Just keep visiting http://www.technize.com regularly.
Hello Sir
i used you all 3 method but problem is still there
Azhar if you’re unable to restore your settings, probably your system is still infected with a virus. Please scan your system with an online scanner and then try the fixes again. Most probably this will solve your problem.
great work……..
thanks alot
thanks alot!! it’s really help.
Is there not an older version which I could use?
I need to fix this problem ASAP!
The 2nd one solved my problem. Thanks a lot.
hi.. thanks a lot
you’ve solved my big problem!!
thank you very much!
great work……..
thanks alot
First 2 methods do not work.
Third method gives me “The Registry File Not Found. Download the Ravmon Removal Virus Tool again.”
The Smart Removal does not find any viruses. (However my antivirus quarantee a virus called trojan.ramag)
I guess I need some help here
Michael there was a bug in the Smart Virus remover which we have rectified. Please download the tool again and it’ll work fine without errors. Thanks.
Great………..support……i have solved my problem, by creating new value for CheckedValue……………thanks a lot guys
Thanks, Second method worked for me..
Thanx a mill for the help. Of toppic What is the best way to keep flash drives from being infected , autorun etc
Aardvark67, to avoid viruses and malware from my USB drives, I format my USB drives with NTFS file system and use the NTFS security permissions to my advantage. I make the drive read-only for everyone except for some folders where I can read and write my files. In this way, the USB drive remains safe from autorun and other viruses. Here is how you can convert your USB drive to NTFS format.
http://www.technize.com/2008/07/14/how-to-format-usb-drive-with-ntfs-file-system/
Awesome! Method 1 didnt work… But then i went to Method 2 and it worked like a charm. Thanks!
yes! ^^v method 2 work for me, thx for sharing
thens amigo
Man Your smart virus remover is a great software, it detected the virus immediately and removed it, now the problem is completely solved.
Though the 1st method also worked but it did not remove the virus but smart virus remover is just great. I recommend this software to all those who have this problem.
Cheers mate,
Thanks
Many a thanks,
Option 2 worked for me…
thankyou very much. it’s works
Awesome….
Good solutions…
Keep it up …
Hello sir,
From last few months i am facing the problem of not showing the hidden files and folder in my laptop and i m using windows XP service pack 3 and to solve that problem i have used your software named smart virus remover and all the other two steps to solve this problem by going in registry editor window and followed all the steps you told but still it is not showing the hidden files or folder command rightly. when i click the show hidden file command and again it sets to the don’t show the hidden files.so, can u give me the solution for this problem.i don’t want to see that problem again in my laptop, i like to remove it permanently.please reply me via e-mail to my e-mail address given.i will be thankful to you.
dude — you are really great. Creating new key worked.
Thanks for the help.. it worked perfectly =]
Tried all 3 options but the first 2 didn’t work. The Smart Virus Remover really did its job. This is great!
Thank you:)
thank you very much! the 2nd method worked out for me well! thanks thanks!
thanx for d wonderful help u provide…..
d solutions provided actually help us…keep providing d same in future tooo
u guys rock
special thanks to miss sonal jain
Thanks , The Second Method worked ,
I think it probably became a problem when I rtied setting the attributes of a file manually , to hidden through CMD.
DOesn’t sound possible , but thats what I had done.
Or is it definitely a virus.?
thanx for d help u provide…..
d solutions provided actually help us…keep providing d same in future tooo
1st method worked for me u guys rock
thanks a lot, mate it really worked, thanks from mexico
cooooooooooooooooooooooool program thanks a lot
The 2nd method fixed my problem about hidden files in my mp4 player. Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot … Smart Anti virus worked..!!!
Hey it worked thanks a lot.
tnx so much… My show hidden files and folders is now working
Tnx it’s work perfect
nice job with the hidden files registry, ty
Hi Friend,
Your exe worked fine for me………..
Thanks A lot.
Thanks
Pratap
Thanks a lot from kolkata…..
thanx a lot, i tried many times to bring back the show folder option, failed, but simply fixed the issue by ur virus remover. (by restoring the windows). g8 application, all the best.
Thank you this article helped me alot
nice job dude it really worked thanks a lot for sharing these. bye take care.
Hey man that program is great! i’ve been dealing with this probLem about 2 months… and now its finally done! Thanx to you! And onLy the hidden fiLes probLem but it fixed my MSN 9.0 probLem too
gr8 dude… u rocks dis worked 4 me… thanks
Method 2 worked for me, thank you very much!!
Thank you very much. i manged to help my problem using the last two methods
please help me i have very important files in my USB (Removable disk/Flash disk). unfortunately, my folder files are missing. The folder files are still in the disk but i think it’s hidden. how can i view it again???please help me..
thanks you very much dear its working yah now i really enjoying thanks thanks………….
nice! thanks for this site it really help a lot,
Many many thanks.It worked fine while I did the following
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.
Thank u very much….. Its working for me
thanx a lot man;method 2 works 4 me; thankx a lot again;hats off…
Thanks man…usually i never take out time to thank once a problem is fixed, but this is different..step 2 worked perfectly..u rock dude…cheerz…god bless..thanx again!
Stumbled upon this page a while ago and tried the Smart Virus Remover tool. It helped me restore Windows’ default settings and and I was able to track and delete those nasty worms such as AntiVir.exe.
Thanks a lot for this article!
Method 1 did not work as the hidden value kept defaulting back to 2. Method 3 resolved the issue. Many thanks.
Hello Sanix,
Thanx dear, I was facing this problem from last one week but i was ignoring it.. today i thought i should find out the reason that why is it happening? and got your article your first method worked for me.. thank you very much again…
thanks, got the hidden files and folder back thru method 2, was removed by some trojan…
This is a responce to ’629 Responses to “Show Hidden Files and Folders not working?”’ article.
The registry tweaks did not work in my case because my computer was infected with a virus/trojan.Though I have updated ad-aware and eset nod32 on my machine.
I also tried many other solutions on the web to no avail.
However after runinig Smart virus remover provided on your site,the problem was solved.It even managed to find other viruses as well.
You have been of great help and you should be proud of your services.
Eric
thanks fellas…..method 2 works for me….
it works with method 2. thanx a lot
I could see my files only through a network before. Now it’s ok. Method 2 works…
thanx hidden files aab visible hain
I downloaded the anti virus program…It worked..
Thanks..
Thanks! The second solution works for me.
thanks a lot sir
great software
greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
tnx alot
hi this is ajay
and i have to say
it work very well manner and it solve my problem thanks best of luck keep going.
I tried the first method, it doesn’t work at all. After i tried the second method…yes it work now…thank you very much
thank you dude.
Thanks Man. .
u rocks 
can any body help please i have this problem on my laptop about hidden when i type regedit on run and press ok i get the messege registry editting has been disabled by your administrator
please help me
because am the admin
virus is remote.inf
hey
Hey, thanks a tonne Sanix….
it works now…
Regards
hi..thanxx buddy..u just helped me out.
thanx..
i liked ur wayy., i think u shuld be a comp. engineer..
am i rightt??
hey i just do all the procedure but it cann’t delete “CheckedValue”,it appears every time and change its value “0″ autometically.so what to do plz repl.
Hey, thanks, the second solution worked perfect ! And I found the reason for me, mtoja.dll file in Windows/System32 folder …. it was hiding all along, my antivirus was detecting it but was unable to delete it, — the unhide problem started the same time as the virus was detected and I couldn’t delete it coz it was hidden. Once unhidden, I was able to remove it easily !!
hei, can u rezolv me ?
i have the same problem, but a little difference that CheckedValue at my computer is not DWORD it is REG_SZ. what cand i do ? i delete it but when i create a DWORD and i try to rename the new value into CheckedValue it tells me there is already a value named CheckedValue . PLEASE HELP ME !!!
Thanks alot to providing such type of valuable inforamtion, my matter have solved with method 2.
Thanks alot again.
ya its works like a charm….!!
Thanx.
Method 2 worked just perfect, thanx man
Cheers !
Thanx very much, method 2 works great for me:)))
Click on Start menu, then click Run (or Windows key + R).
Type cmd, a command prompt window (DOS) will open.
Type regsvr32 /i browseui.dll then press the Enter key, wait for a confirmation window.
Type regsvr32 /i shell32.dll then press the Enter key, wait for a confirmation window.
Close the command prompt.
Method 1 & 2 totally failed but after I download the Smart Virus Remover and run it then the hidden files are shown. Many thanks.
Heru
all 3 methods failed.
Thanks.Method 1 did not work but method 2 worked. Can’t install Smart Virus remover.
Hi, the first method only made both check ratio button in the folder options window from explorer tool menu to go blank.
The second option, I don´t even have that key! :-S
The third option, the ´virus remover´ just behaves exactly like a malware virus script. It doesn´t run and shows the message error ´too big to put in memory´ even though the file is around 500kb, and my other programs runs just fine. I hope it is not one of these software traps, like other ´solutions´ I´ve tried.
I´m running an original windows XP License with SP3, fully updated.
I tried the first three methods and all failed. I’m running the same config and Jose and got exactly the same result running the virus scanner.
DENNY’S SOLUTION using the regsvr32 DID WORK however.
Thanks Denny!!!!
ONE MORE SOLUTION
hi guys this problem struck me just before when i was about to sleep i tried this first tweak i.e
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.
but it didnt worked
but just below hidden i found HideFileExt and below this i found HideIcons NOW you should change its hexadesimal value to 1 and see the magic your hidden folders are back to there loww visiblity state
ohhhhhhhhhh now i can sleep peacefully
FORGOT to say one thing if u touch that folder options show hidden files and folders again it will change the values of hidden(HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced) to zero again so better leave it untouched and get ur files to safe place n the tweak with this problem and if u find any solution dont forget to tell me from my side goodnight
thank u sooo much… it worked perfectly well…:)
thxxxxxxxxx alot man it works very good
method 2 is perfect .
can u explain what i had done to make show hidden files works normal
ineed to understand these steps and evreything i done
plz email me
thxxxxxxxxx alot man it works very good
method 2 is perfect .
can u explain what i had done to make show hidden files works normal
ineed to understand these steps and evreything i done
plz email me at sherief_omar2001@hotmail.com
thanks a lot!
method 2 worked for me :]
For the first time i m commenting on an article coz it is the article that i wanted for so long
thanku very much
it has solved my problem in few seconds
A million thanks to you man! In my case, first option scores!!!
Try Denny methods
type regsvr32/i browseui.dll
and regsvr32/i shell32.dll
awesome!!!
you guys are a big help
Method 2 works. i highly recommend it
tnx a lot!
hey there i tryed all ur Method and non of them worked with me + the Smart Virus Remover is not working every time i wanna run it do nth
THANK YOU
2 METHOD WORKED
I’ve had to fix several machines now and Denny’s method (13/7/2009) is easy, clean, safe and worked every time. Is there anyway of adding it to the recommended solutions.
THanks Denny
OMG !!!
Method 1 , fail….
Method 2 : Perfect !!!
After soooo long without seeing my hidden and system files …
Thankx a lot !!!
Method 2 Rocks , ts easy just type 1 instead of 0 after double click on “checked value” file …great post , great site thx
Hi!
None of Methods mentioned here Worked with ME!
I tried everything 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th the virus thing even dont gets installed to My Computer….!
have tried everything….phew…..Buh nuthing Worked…Someone Please HELP !!!
kindly mail me the Method that works on this ID:
uqureshi91@hotmail.com
Waiting for your help PPl…!
Thanks !
Usman Qureshi
Hi!
Every method failed Buh YoYo Denny Rocks!!!
Denny’s method Worked…!!!
Thanks dude
!
Usman Qureshi
The second method worked perfect, thank you so much!
thanks a lot dear…
damn ! none of the solutions work .
the last time i encountered the prob. had to reinstall the xp!
None of the above methods worked for me
following method 2 , i deleted the “checkedvalue” key but i am unable to create a new key!
and the option of “show hidden files” in folder options has also completely disappeared.
what to do now??
hey!! i tried DENNY’S method and it worked!!!!
thanks denny!!
thx alot i solved with method 2, god bless you
all method is good,
but sample method is
1. Click “Start” ->search >file and folder>all file and folder>more advanced option >tick >search hidden file and folders>
2. click >search
3. answer
Hi friends,
pls check this method,
any problem.pls talk to me..
thanx alot…2day i knew ..how to remove virus without antivirus..the virus sudnt be enterd the system…
Thanks. Method #3 works with my system well…
worked method 2 with me, after a virus, my pc was left like this, i activate the option then i see and it is not showing again, thank you very much
for those who still have to problem and none of the methods worked: YOU MUST DELETE THE VIRUS FIRST, THEN CLEAN ITS MESS
Work on method 2. Thanks a lot
thank you very much,i used the first step but the problem solved temporarly. i used the second way it solved but i cant returned my hiden files to unhiden and also i cant remove the extention of files.
Method 3 is working perfectly
thanks for your genius advaice
Method 3 worked for me.
Thank you.
non of them work i cant find “current version” :S
start –> run:
1) cd \
2) del /F /A:H RevMon.exe
3) del /F /A:H Autorun.inf
do these for all your disks u can switch disks with c: or d:
reboot afterwards u can apply option 2 of the above fixes
Method 2 works.
thanks!
thanks a lot. iam very much thankful to u
tried only regsvr32 /i shell32.dll and worked…wat s happening when i executed this?
I tried all method by it didn’t work.
Every time the Value of key readjusted to 0 while I
insert 1.
The 2nd one works
thanks
thanks again
I’VE TRIED ALL ABOVED METHOD…..NON OF THIS METHOD OK FOR ME….PLS HELP ME….
THANK YOU
non of the method could resolve the problem
( wtf ?
I’HAVE TRIED ALL ABOVED METHOD…..NON OF THIS METHOD OK FOR ME….PLS HELP ME….
The method 3 worked perfectly!
2nd method worked
Thanx alot
yeah!!2nd really work!!thx a lot!!!
i have tried all the methods but none of the above methods is working on my notebook. Is there any resolution for my issue.
thanx mate…. 2nd method worked fine!!!
I’m unable to delete and rename the “CheckedValue” key.. When I try to delete it disappear, and when I try to rename the new key it says… The registry Editor cannot rename New Value #1. The specified value name already exists. Type another name and try again. When I reopen the regedit the old “CheckedValue” is appear. Now what Should I do.. The pplz say that 2nd method is working..
Imran, you should try the third or fourth method which are easier.
Thanks a lot man….
the 2nd method worked greAT.
1 THING THOUGH BRO…Y IS THIS PROBLEM CAUSED??
SIDZ this problem is usually caused by viruses or registry corruption.
second method works thanks alot
Second Method works properly
the 4th method worked !!!
thankyou
The second worked very well.
Thanks
it’s work!!!
thx for the help
now i can show all hidden file already …
keep good work >>thx
Method 2 worked for me … 3 and 4 didnt work at all. I didnt even try method 1
i have tried all the methods but none of the above methods is working on my notebook. Is there any resolution for my issue. plz plz reply me abt this pops…….
you are Geniusit’s nice work!!!
Thanks for the help
Keep on the good work .
thnx a lot! 3rd method worked.
thank you!!!!
the 2nd one workss…….
it worked me after the Method:3. I was getting check mark on both “Show Hidden files and folders” and “Donot Show Hidden files and folders”.. Now it is resolved..
thanxxxxxxx…..a lot
the second method really works!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the solutions. The 2nd method worked perfectly for me. Thanks a lot & keep up the gud work
the 2nd solution works…
thanx
Thanks, The second method. Thanks a lot.
2nd worked perfectly……….thanx 2 all…… my problem is solved………..what happens in 3rd method exactly?
hi…step 1 solved my problem…thanks.. but when I choose the “Do not show hidden files” and the choose “show hidden files” the hidden files won’t show again…any solution to these??
follow up: I tried method 3 and solved my proble…thanks for that!.. but can we safely say that I’m not infected by a virus(that caused my problem on hidden files)??
thanks.
Mark you should install a real time antivirus to protect yourself from malware including viruses. See the following article for free antivirus softwares:
http://www.technize.com/2008/09/26/top-5-free-antivirus-software/
tj, method 3 re-registers the dlls given in the message in the shell, hence resetting all the configuration regarding those dlls.
THANKS FOR YOUR USEFUL COMMANDS. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. BUT NOW CLEARED.
THANKS A LOT………
I’VE TRIED ALL ABOVED METHOD…..NON OF THIS METHOD OK FOR ME….PLS HELP ME….
THANK YOU
Hey,thanks a lot , method 2 worked for me.
Hey,thanks a lot , method 2 &4 compained worked for me. again thanks a lots
#2 worked great! Thanks!
thanks….
Tried method 3 first… didn’t work. Then Method 2: (By Random Hajile) worked like charm! Thank you
HI guys,
I did all the things explained above. But that didn’t worked for me. If I change the D_WORD Key to 1, it is again changing back to 0.
I am ready to format my pc. If I format can i get my hidden files? or I need to do anything else to get hidden files?
Please help me to get my valuable files……..
Venkat
Venkat you should scan your system for viruses and then try these methods. They’ll work for sure.
Great man.Really I Wonder when i Use regsvr32 /i shell32.dll Command.
For Show Hidden Files And Folders
Thanks Mr Denny
You guys are the best thanks for the help.
Method 2 works on me just see d defference on 1 and 2. 1rst is current user and 2nd is local machine..
Windows Vista X86 SP1
found the solution here
tnx so many…
2nd one solve my problem.
thanx
“Hidden File And Folder Option” not working
First method not working
Second method work well
Thanks
Number two worked for me. TYVM!
God, thanks! been having this kind of problem for months now! been switch to different antivirus looking for the one that’d correct this. Turned out, method 4 was the only thing needed. I do hope there are no side effects on this method
thank you guys 
Hello, i am in big trouble, I hide a folder (containing extremely important data) using this software ‘Free Hide Folder’. However, i forgot to make any backup (my mistake). Later I had to reinstall my Operating system (xp) and when i ran FHF after re installation it had kept no track of the hidden folders. Now i cant find that folder of mine. Its still there because it occupies about 3.5gb of my hard disk but its not visible and neither can i access any data inside it. i’ve tried various utilities but to no avail. Please help…..
great job man !!!!!!!!!! 3 kudos to ur effort with method 3 i am able to tretrieve my hidden files !!
Thanks a lot
Thanks a lot guys you are the life savers.
dear sir
i apply all ur method but my problem cant solve,even that when i delete the checkedvalue key and then create a new key and assign same name then a message appear which is contain that u cant assign that name because it already exit,and when i close the regisry and again open then checkedvalue showing in panel so plz help me.
thankx
Regards
khslid jamal
Thanks a lot! I resolved my problem using the Method #3.
Thanx , u are really awesome , it solved my problem voila……
Works great many thanks!
Thanks, it seems to be working
Thanks a lot.
Its working.
The #rd one seems to be an advanced approach!! Thaks alot.
thanks a lot
thanks method 2 worked
Thxsca lot sir/mam…….its really helped me.its working now……thxs
Hellow ….
Thanks alot .
@ Myanmar
Option 2 works brilliantly.
Method 3 – worked for me too…man that was driving me crazy! Big Kudos from a new “Vista Ultimate” user in Montana.
Method 2 worked for me. Now i can easily view my hidden files and folders.
[AutoRun]
open=cj3k.exe
shell\open\Command=cj3k.exe
i found this virus
name is cj3k.exe its doesn’t able to delete this virus plz solve this prob
thank’s & Regards
shakti
Thanks a million ! Have been struggling with this problem for ages…
Thanks so much .I was unable to check back the hidden folders because everytime i checked the box”SHOW HIDDEN FILES”It automatically got changed to DO NOT SHow…..METHOD 3 WOrked PERFECT for me.
FOR WINDOWS XP SP3 only
make a txt document.
copy the code below
paste the code below, in it.
save the file.
rename it to .reg.
right click the file select merge.
click on yes.
DONE
none of the mothods on the web worked for me. So, I had to solve it myself. Seems like my HKEYROOT (in both NOHIDDEN and SHOWALL) was wrong and NOBODY mentions this in all of the web. the correct setting is “0×80000001″ (in hexadecimal).
code starts here:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvancedFolderHidden]
“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_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvancedFolderHiddenNOHIDDEN]
“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_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvancedFolderHiddenSHOWALL]
“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″
best software… Thanks ……
third one is working … thanks guru
thx… i can see my hidden file
cool,,ur virus remover is so sexy!!!!!!
you are mind blowing persons
thnx a lot
Thank u so much
3rd method was great…
didn’t know it before…and loved it!
thanx a lot man…
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
I cannot found the folder in the registry editor
and help becoz my folder options of my pc has been change pls help me
http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/jonafie123/FolderOptions-2.jpg
pls look my folder options isnt this wierd?
OMG thank you vry much method 3 sove my problem tnx.I tried method 3 but then nothings working becoz i didnt do the step 1 ahahha
then i tried again and do all the steps and my folder options is back to normal
tnx GOD BLESS
I forgot to do the method 3 step 2,then i tried again and go my folder options is back to normal
tnx guys GOD BLESS
this is an really usefull post it worked thanks a lot
None of this stuff worked for me sad to say
Thanks for the info anyhow
this site helped me with hidden files. thanks a lot.
well. the last method worked with me. i wanna know how to make this silent installation(for uninstalling) can anybody tell me please?
ermm why my it said has been disabled by administrator for registry editing..
THANX A TON …i had to try all 4 methods simultaneously, and it worked..Thanxs Again
method 3
worked for me thanks buddy
1st method worked… many thanx … great site.
i tried this.. It works.. Thnx..
great job done .. wasn’t able to do that with regedit. Then i used smart virus remover and my problem got fixed . Thanks !
Thanks a Lot., I tried the third step and it works great., Thanks again…
kudos..
method 3 worked.
Thanks.. i was able to show again my hidden files and the system files… also with the extension of files.. coz it would be easy for me to look at files extensions and recognize which is a virus or not…
i’m still a noob but thanks for the help… it did much good!!
i use Method 2: (By Random Hajile). Thanks Guys
thanks a lot method 2 worked now its back to normal thanks again and more power
thanks alot
this is only the method that differs from the others hahahah
the 2nd method works for me.. its a great help weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Thanks a lot to whoever left methode #2. Worked great!!!!!
I fed up by searching solution for this, I suspect it is of virus ….
this is a great tip & help …………Thanks a loooooooooooot……
method 4 smart virus remover works perfectly
thankd its working.
method 2 worked for me. thanks!
Thanks for the solution. It works perfectly
thanks yar .2nd formula is working.
so dam thx alot!!! it cuz a s2pid virus!!!!
Like others option two worked wonders. Thank you.
Oh my God, How can i give thanks, it was a very big problem , it worked like magic, millions of thanks.s.s.s.s.s.s.s
method 3 worked perfectly remember to put the requiered spaces.
hi everyone. i´m very sorry to break up this party of happy people who got their problems solved with these solutions. none of the 3 above mentioned fixes worked for me.
the third method gives me an message that sais that: DIIIinstall in browseui.dll failed, error code: 0×80004005, so i can’t get past step one..
i also tried the manual reg merg as opted for the xp sp3.
is there any other option that might have been overlooked?
i`m really stuck here.
thanks so much.
@dikkiedik
You need no worry if the problem isn’t solved. We can go step by step to solve your problem. First of all go to Run and run the following commands one by one:
regsvr32 /i browseui.dll
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
regsvr32 /i jscript.dll
Now see if the problem is solved. If it still persists, kindly let me know.
Thank You so Much, its awesome working, after months of trying finds the cure. GBU
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH
i was just sick of this
many site asked me to do the 1st step here
it did not worked
2nd step however did
Thankyou So much=] You are a genius
Nope …. unfortunatley not working. I do not no why ..
ALRIGHT!!!! This one worked for me!!!!
sorry, Method # 2 worked
thanks dude. awesome.
Hi
Tnx for the virus remover. I tried to remove the virus first. then it worked!
Thanks boss, it works
@Sanix
THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN!!!!
@:)))
Did the trick work for you?
Excepting the antivirus. I tried all the suggestions
The moment I press “f5″ after the changing the value to 1 the value changes to 0 iitly.
Following popup appeared
regsvr32 /i browseui.dll —- REgistered
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll —- Failed(load library),specific module not found
regsvr32 /i jscript.dll —- “i jscript.dll was loaded, but the DII Install entry point not found The file cannot be registered”
Excepting the antivirus. I tried all the suggestions
The moment I press “f5? after the changing the value to 1 the value changes to 0 iitly.
Following popup appeared
regsvr32 /i browseui.dll —- REgistered
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll —- Failed(load library),specific module not found
regsvr32 /i jscript.dll —- “i jscript.dll was loaded, but the DII Install entry point not found The file cannot be registered”
thank you for the suggestions, it works!!!!!
Thanks man! Great advice! In the past I had tried the second method and it worked. Today I was curious to try the third method, because it seemed wierd. The first command that I typed seemed to have a problem. Nonetheless, I tried the second command and after a while the window that you display appeared. Afterwards, I attemted to see If this fix worked, although I was not so hopeful because of the first command difficulty. But, it worked! Great!
THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS SITE WAS SO HELPFUL
Thanks a lot man, this helped me a lot.
thanks a lot ……u solve my problem…thank you very much
Thanks, finally i got the resolution…………
#3 didnt work
still having the same issue…
any help?
@saad
@Arvind
You should scan your computer with an online antivirus to be sure that you have not virus activated on your computer.
@sandeep
@Zafras
@sadia
@Laura
@tman
Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate your self help and look forward to you visiting Technize more often and be a part of Technize community
i tried all the above solutions.
the data in the Checked value is coming back to 0.
the checked value is a dword and if i delete it it keeps on coming back.
advise
regards.
@elios
It seems that a virus or malware is still active in your system. Please scan your system with a good updated antivirus and then follow the steps I have given in this article.
thanks so much … hats off … bravo
method no.3 by Denny rocks! solved my problem. Youre the man Denny!!
this one is a great help. thank you very much!
@dikkiedik
You need no worry if the problem isn’t solved. We can go step by step to solve your problem. First of all go to Run and run the following commands one by one:
regsvr32 /i browseui.dll
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
regsvr32 /i jscript.dll
Now see if the problem is solved. If it still persists, kindly let me know.
Thanks for the Smart Virus Remover. It works smoothly when the above commands failed.
–Dip..
Tried Method 2 by Random Hajile.
Worked just fine,
Thanks a lot
Nothing from above didn’t worked for me, fhat the f… problem is it?
thank you for ur great help
THank u soo much!!!!
Denny!!!!!!
fantastikkkkk
Thanks for the valuable info… method 2 working fine….
Hi,
I tried method3 and it works!!! thank you for solution.
thank you very much! i was having the same problem too… the method just worked, thanks a lot again! ^^
thanxxxxxxxx to method 1……………………..
Thanks you so much for your help. it worked for me.. thanks
thank ya vurrry much
#1 waz pretty much the same as #2 but #2 was more straight forward
nice one!!! method 2 worked well.
Awesum man.method 2 works.Thanks!!!!111
Worked !! awsum.. thanks a lot !
PLEASE DONT DOWNLOAD DIS SOFTWARE DIS IS SECURITY TOOL VIRUS
PLEASE DONT DOWNLOAD DIS SOFTWARE DIS IS SECURITY TOOL VIRUS WARNING U GUYZ BEFORE U DOWNLOAD .. TK CAREE……………..
method 2 solve my problem. thank u
method 2 solve my problem thanks alot
its realy helpd
@Andrew
The program does not contain any virus
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I have a problem which is concerning this “show hidden files” function : if I choose to hide the files and folders it is unhiding these and if I choose to unhide it is hiding…
Does someone know how to solve this ???
Thank you !
Hi !
Just to say I went on this site :
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/show-hidden-files-and-folders-option-missing-or-does-not-work/
and I have downloaded and installed the “foldersettings.reg” file and everything is OK now.
Thank you and I wish this will help somebody else…
Thank You finally it worked
Method 4 Worked! Your The Best!
Wow…! Your great sir! I Love this Site can u e-mail me for more updates im an I.T. in a BPO co. tnx. More power
Method 3… worked… for me
@jhuneragnakizta
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Method 3 for me too! It was a virus to blame, for sure, but worked! I hope it won’t get back though…
hey thanks… for who ever this idea
method 3 worked
Hey….this is really helpful, thanks guyssss………..great work
)
hey thanks… for who ever this idea
method 1 worked
Method 3 has worked and it is so simle, thank u very much
Thanks dear.
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Method 2 worked for me…thnx a ton…!!
method 3 worked for me too. thnx all
method 2 work for me. thx a lot!
Method 2 worked for me. Although the key was already a DWord, I deleted it and created a new key and it wouked fine. Thank you very much.
Method 3 is not too clear .. in Advanced I have
“Hidden”
but there is no “FolderHiddenSHOWALL” or “CheckedValue” key
Can you clarify the registry hierarchy at this point ..
Advanced > Folder > Hidden > Showall
or
FolderHiddenSHOWALL ??
Alsi I tried Method 4 but it gives me this message ..
The module “browseui.dll” was loaded but the entry-point DllRegisterServer was
not found.
Make sure that “browseui.dll” is a valid DLL or OCX file and then try again.
I have Vista.
This link clarifies key path in method 2 above (I referred to method “3″ in error in my earlier reply above) ..
http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/windowsxp/articles/87/1/Get-Show-Hidden-Files-and-Folders-Back-if-it-is-Missing
but I still have hidden folders and files even though [control panel \ folder options \ view \ show hidden files and folders] .. is value 1
make sure that you have an updated antivirus to do this data.. if not ..the virus will continue to crash your system or the hidden folder will not work
Method 3 worked for my computer fully solved my error. thanks a lot
Dear Sir,
Method 4 worked for me…… Thanks a lot for giving me ur support.
Virus removal tool worked like a charm for me, thanks!
Method #2 worked. I’d like to ask the person behind that method is he/she knows how to remove recycler virus? Thanks!!
Method #4 worked. you are the king tankssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Number 3 worked for me. Thanks!! This was driving me nuts.
Thanks a lot method 4 worked for me.
Method 3 Worked for me -_- ^^ thanks a lot!
ooh good syte i didn’t even think that would work thank you very much
nice method for windows hidden files & folder
thanks & V.V.Very thanks
Method 3!!!Thank you very much MAN!!
lol!!!metod 4,not 3th
Thank you again!!:)
HOLY CRAP! FIRST TIME I’VE EVER HAD REGISTRY HELP AND IT ACTUALLY WORKED! METHOD #2 WORKED FOR ME. THANX!!!!
Method 3 worked for me. THanks
hi ……..
its working ..thanx
I tried all the methods…#1, #2, and #3 did not work but #4 did! Yay! Thanks for the help!
Thanks a lot dude…
method 3 worked for me.
wow tas gr8…………..thanx s lot bosssssss>>>>>>>>>>>…………
method 2 worked for me. thanks a lot guys
method 3 worked
thanks
method 3 worked. thank you so much.
weeeeee.. method 4 worked! thank you so much!
Just COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
Method 2 worked for me. Thanks a lot!!!
none of the method above worked for me.
Thanks Dud
Sencod method work bery well
Thanks .. all 4 methods work ..keep it up amigo..
2——3 methods u r great proficient many thank to(DANNY&Random Hajile)
U…ROCK MAN!!
Thanks….
Method 3 worked…
only the Virus Remover helped.
Thanks a lot.
method 3 worked like a charm…thanks a lot
Great!!! Mehtod 3 worked….:)
method 3 worked the best for me. though i used the virus remover it was of no use
Nice blog, may I know what comment spam thing do you use? This is very neat indeed which is everyone wish to have one!
Hello, nice stuff there, Method 3 worked for me…
Many thx for your help
Regards,
Richie
grt….making changes to regedit worked….thanks
Great work man, but i got another problem, when i succeeded to show hidden folders, i went to properties to uncheck the option hidden. But it was dead, i was unable to uncheck it.
Tested the first method, works fine.
thanks man i tried first method and it worked
but if try to change the setting ( tools–view—show hidden files…)
it will always back to default
thanks again
method 3 worked … thanks
Excellent
Method #2 worked perfectly for me after #1 failed. Thanks!
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Method #4 worded on my PC, the exe file is clean.
Thank you.
I MY COMPUTER mycomputer open FILE,EDIT,VIEW ,ALL IS NOT COMING PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE SEND ME LINK ALSO OK
thnx. it realy work. it saves me money for reformat…
method 2 worked on the first try. Thanks soooo much… Im not computer savy at all…. but today I cleaned up a virus and got this done as well….I feel so triumphant!!!!..
Method 2 worked… great!!
method 1 worked, Thx
method 2 worked like a breeze…thanks a ton man..now i can enjoy my hidden files
without having to format ..yipeeeeeeeeeee
Method 1 did NOT work.
Method 2 worked.
Thank you very much
Hi,
Don’t seem to be able to download the virus remover. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks
James
No 2 above does the trick
I knew my computer was infected, as I went through the previous page, and used the autorun.inf method. AVG couldnt catch it, tried running it in safe mode too, but no use. So i tried the last method first, and it succeded . Thumbs up to you guys for helping us out of this.
cheers dude step 3 worked a charm
Thank u very much,
Method 2: (By Random Hajile) worked in my system.
Thank u once again.
Method 3 worked fine! Thank you!
Method 3 worked for me, thank you!
Method 4 works for me
Method 3 worked perfectly….thanks…….say…could you tell me how to open my C:\ drive when i double click it. it’s asking for a program to use to open it?
method 1 didnt work but method 2 did! thanx a bunch!
Method 2 was the charm, thanks a bucket.
method 3 works, thanks a lot
method 3 works
thanx
i just tried method 3:
it works like a charm.
thanks
Thank you So Much !
You have solved my problem. Method 2 work fine.
Thank you !
Method 2 worked, thanks a lot.
Delgee
no methods work
thanks
islamaa81@hotmail.com
ia, it seems that your system is infected with a virus. Kindly scan your system for viruses first and then try these methods. Thanks.
In folder options, if I check “show hidden files and folder” then it doesn’t appears in window and if I check “Do not show hidden files and folders” then it appears in window. And default settings is also changed to “Show hidden files and folders”
None of the method above worked.
Method 3 works for me. thanks a lot….
Please make sure u correctly put space after ’32′ and after ‘ i’
regsvr32 [space] /i [space] shell32.dll
Method4,
It’s a very useful utility.and working properly.
method 3, is good and working
I tried method 3 first, and then 2. 3 didn’t work, but 2 did. The CHECKEDVALUE key was in binary value, and the value was 0. I ran both avast and malwarebytes, but neither found a virus. I use CCleaner and regularly scan the registry keys. Is it possible the problem was due to CCleaner?
I like the easy solution! I downloaded the tool (method 4) and it worked for me. Thanks guys for your efforts you’ve been very helpful.
Method 3 worked for me… thanks!
The second method worked for me. You’re da bomb
Thanks method 1 and 2 worked for me
thanks denny , You solved my Problem .
none of them worked unfortunately
Tanks for your help you posts for this problem. I solved by the combination of method 3 & 4.
thanx alot method 3 is working for me.thaaaanx!!!!!!!!
Thanks Denny, you are a star!!
i don’t who posted the method 1. thanks dude it solved my problem
method 4 worked perfect Thanks
Thanks method 1 worked for me
method 3 was awsome
method 4 perfectly worked for me. i tried the 3methods but it doesn’t work, i hope the maker of the tool share to us what code is in there activating the Hidden attribute
you are the best. works great
hi. i have a problem. ive tried all of the methods. not even one worked. i had a hidden folder in my documents, & i changed its icon using IconTweaker, suddenly the hidden folder disappeared. ive tried “search”. so i wanted to make a new folder using the name of the folder that disappeared, it said “a file with the name you specified already exists. specify a different file name” i was like.. WTF? so, that means the hidden folder is still in my documents.. i tried method 1, 2 & 3. please help me. please
I tried all the methods mentioned above & finally the Method 4 works. Thanks alot
method number 3 use for me! thanks a lot! my porn videos is now open to me
none working
Smart Virus Remover is best…i got infected by fk.exe
Method 2 works for me. Thanks.
That works..Found another guide which explains clearly about this problem
Thank you so much!! The third method fixed the problem
I am always searching for stuff about information that I do not know about, even though it might be old news. It is tough to find things that you do not know about, because what do you look for?
Your blog was the type of thing I love to read about regarding something new to me. Nice share! Thanks.
what an idea sir ji thanks ur suggestion works thanks a lot
I only tried ‘ Method 3: (By Denny) ‘
& it worked good for me
Thanks !
tnx. Denny
Method 4 solved my problem.
thank…thank…thank… u very much
joy
tnx. Denny
method 3 solved my problem
thank…thank…thank u very much
joy
Thanks…………..
Try it!
will work……………
thanks a ton……. you guys shud be working for nsa or somethin mannnnnn… cool.
THANKS ALOT. I FOUND WHAT I SEARCH ABOUT.
all these methods don’t work on win xp pro.
Thanks for it.
Merci,beaucoups pour la version 1 et 2 n as pas donner de resultat par contre la version 3 etais celle qui me fallais vraiment facile et top merci beaucoups encore de votre aide
Method 2: (By Random Hajile) works for me.
You save my hard disk from formating…..
Thanks bro.
Keep it up. Wish u all the best.
thanks for no. 4
it fixed the problem !!!!
thanks man that was very help full
thanx very very denny.. your method worked for me.. thanx a lot
i tried 1 then 2 and 3 .the third one worked for me , thanks a lottt
used metod 3 working very good. thank you very much
method 2 just nice. thanks.
Dear friend,
Thank you. option 4 worked for me.
Method 2 was what I needed. Thanks a million!
SOLVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If none of the above methods work for you (like me), try this one:
“BulletProof FTP Client 2009″ –> you will see the hidden files on the left side. I spent hours to get rid of the autorun.inf and the trojan files that caused this and this was the only thing that worked for me.
I deleted the following files:
jj83j.exe
bbjl2g.exe
affi8l.exe
herss.exe
autorun.inf
Locations:
1. Local drives (C:\ and D:\ and any others you got)
2. C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp
3. some other temporary folders on C (just go though commond hidden folders to make sure you got them all)
Delete the autorun files at the very end, when to exe files remain. or you can delete them in any order, as you encounter them.
You will notice that autorun.inf files reappear when you leave the folder and come back again. Don’t worry. Once you are done deleting, restart the computer (even if they reappear)
Once restarted, go to registry (Run: regedit) and make the necessary changes:
1. Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL and change CheckedValue to 1
2. Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced and double click Hidden on the right side, change value to 1
To be completely safe, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and see if any trojan processes are still there. I looked and found the registry of herss.exe!!!!
I hope this information helps. I have to mention this again: if I didn’t have the BulletProof FTP client, I would have never been able to view the hidden files…
thanks a lot! worked well with me… whew!
great! really works! thanks a lot! ^___^
Method 1 solved the problem temporarily. Then I tried method 3 and it worked for me properly.
Thanks a lot.
Farhad.
Thanks 1000 times
Method 3 works really smoothly….!!!
thanks so much……………..
pls help………my registry keeps changing 2 checked value of 0 even though i change it 2 1, nd also i cannot open regedit directly , i’m using tune up regeditor……my taskmanager, my regedit, nd my show dieen files is not opening at all pls help
Nice.
Thanks
thanks SOoo much!! Method 3 worked 4 me.
thank soo much Hajile it’s done
TNX A LOT
Thanks a lot
Method 2 worked for me!
Mention that after trying method 1 you have to step and chose HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES in order to access the rest of the steps.
Thank you again
thankx hajile
GREAT…!!!
THAT SMART VIRUS REMOVER DID THE TRICK FOR ME….
THANKS ALOT…!!
superb. Nice. Its realy good idea. Thanks a lot. Great. Great
Great!
Method 2 working good for me.
Wow… smart virus remover is a magician. I m pleased… very nice keep it up.
it works.. thanks a lot..
thank you for saving my day. It was hard for me after the malware attack
thank u so much
thanks buddy.. it worked
Method 3 works. thanks
Thanks. I really appreciate it. Smart Virus Remover did the trick!
Nice, really helped
, Wouldn’t worked without Smart Virus Remover, where did you found it?
Method three works….coool.try it method three on 1st perority…
Method 3 worked fine!
thank u so much
Method 1 would not work to change settings for external harddrive…used method 2 and worked!! Thanks!
method 2 works for me!!! thanks alot!
method 3 iis very easy to recover thank u very much
hi
thank u very much.
method 3 worked fine.
thanks method 3 worked also for me:)
Method 4 works, thank you!
awesome method 3 worked for thankyou
it worked for me option no.1,
thanks a lot
keep it up
awesome
it worked for me option no.2,
thanks a lot
keep it up
Show “Hidden” files etc… settings wouldn’t work even after i hit apply and when i checked them again they would mysteriously be reset.??? I tried steps #1, and #2 and ran smart_vr_.exe still didn’t fix it. Then I did step #3 and that finally solved my problem.
Thanx a million!
Jon
PC repair tech
Thanks you.. I had a same problem. Thanks for help.. it worked great
I am using windows 7 and many of my folders have disappeared from the hard drives. I can only see them when i right-click and see the drive’s or the directories properties. it shows that the size on disk to be around 4 Gb with 4000(approx.) files..but doesn’t show any folder there. it shows only 2 files there..just two song files.
I’ve tried all these methods but none have worked for me.
Can anyone help?
Thank you in advance.
non of the 3 methods works on my problem… my files still not showing…
none of the 4 methods above works for me. Please advice and email to keithforfun@gmail.com. Thanks
methods 1,2 and 3 dd not work for me unfortunately but the method 4 Smart Virus remover did all the trick, Thanks guys for the good work really appreciate that …….. Cheers
great dude…. keep up the spirit….!!
Method 3 Rocks! Cheers guys, thanks a bunch.
i applied both methods nothing is working plz help me to save my important files
plz plz plz
Thanks a lot!!!!!
The 3rd method worked for me! and its less techy as well…
Thanks again, saved a lotta important docs!
thanks 100% work
Method 1 : sucks… No recomended
method 2 : really work… thanks.. great job… you rock ….
Method 2 THXXX :X:X:X:X
Method 3 is perfect
2nd method worked. Thanks.
I realy relay thank u
I really really thank u
good antivirus dlete all ur files
really thanks for the information, i had settle my problem now.
Thanks man, imagin me shouting hurraay,,..
Thanks..I tried 3 rd method..now I got my hidden files..This is good one
hi,
I am hide my computer hard drive, but when i access form another computer then i am not able to cut,copy,pest,delete any data from the hidden partition.
Good Tricks,..Method 2 worked 4 Me,…Thank Ya,…
I tried the 4th method and it really worked, thanks a lot guys
really appreciate your help
Nice and very helpfull.. Thanks for sharing infos mate! I tried method 3 and it works like charm
Again,thanks
The 3rd Method worked… Thank you so so much
I lost a whole night on solving the problem from other sites due to infected by spyware. You solved my nightmare in just a click using the method 1!! How come the others just misled me so far around the corner!?
Thanks
Methods 1-3 have not worked for me, and I’m not sure I want to take the chance to download virus things, becasue sometimes those really are viruses themselves. Feedback anyone?? Is method four safe??
i did only the 4th method and it worked perfect. Thanks again guys
Yes I have a problem with some of our workstation here in our office. If i choose to view the hidden files from folder options, the windows will bring the options back to do not show hidden files. I don’t know if this is a virus. I would try this methods here anyway, thank you people who does the effort in posting.
Method 2 did the trick for me. Thanks !
Than ka lot. Method 4 is so nice one. I solved my problem in first step. no need to googling more. Thanks again.
thanks a lot. method 2 solved my problem. many thanks again.
HI,
Tried all 4 methods and none is working, I mean the autoruns are deleted…and all the exe from all partitions…. but after a minute they are back
as for methods 1-3 … none is working … value comes back to 0 anytime I try to modify the reg…
any other suggestions?
thanks!
Method 1 worked for me, thanks a lot.
Method 3: (By Denny)
I settled problem by using Method 3: (By Denny)
Thank you.
GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT It’s worked thank you so much
i have followed the 1st 3 methods…but no use..please tell me another method….i don’t have internet..so i’m download the anti virus….
thanks and regards
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Sekhar Reddy
i have followed the 1st 3 methods…but no use..please tell me another method….i don’t have internet..so i’m not download the anti virus….
thanks and regards
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Sekhar Reddy
I am soooo thankfulll:)) I used metod 2 and IT WORKED:DD Thank youuu!!
Method 3 work for me
thanks a lot…method 2 works.
thank you so much! it works!
i am very happy because your method 3 success full.
thank so much sir,
thousand thanks to you method 2 worked for me, thought it was a virus
method 2 worked for me. Thanks.
thank u i tried the fourth method it helped me restore the folder options
Thank u I appreciate u to give this brilliant solutions
what a helpfull site method 2 worked for me i have a virus called worm which i removed after i didnt know how to work my hidden folder functions but your step by step method worked for me ….may god bless you
thanks a lot…its working…
2nd method worked …thanx
Thank you. Method 1 didn’t work, the reg. setting reverted to original value. Method 2 worked, and I could see the hidden folders.
None of the removal methods worked. The smart virus remover
program crashed on installation with error
Line 9310 (File “C:\Program Files\Smart Virus Remover\Smart Virus Remover.exe”)
Error: Array variable has incorrect number of subscripts or subscript dimension range exceeded
Thanks for the guidance anyway.
Show hidden file and folder is not working then you can also read this article
http://www.technize.com/unhide-files-by-single-dos-command/
Really thnx frnd…..
Method 3 works, but the problem keeps coming back. I just now did method 2. I noticed that DefaultValue was 2, which makes no sense so I changed that to 1. The problem seems to be fixed now. EDIT: It came back again.
this instruction help me to solve this issue
@Chirag: I am glad my solution solves the issues of so many people. If you have any problem regarding computer technology, you can always get in contact with use in our technology forums.
method 3 fixed it nice and easy.
Method 3 works.Thank you for your help.
Method 4 is very usefull…..Thank U very much!!
THANKS MAN! YOU’RE GREAT!
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I tried all fix suggestions, and something worked, but the change did not take effect until I logged off and logged on again, so I’m not sure which one worked. Had I known, I would have logged off between each attempt. Having said that, I’m glad my desktop is working again – thanks for your help!
method no 4 works for me.thank you so much.
Thanks! Method 3 by Denny works for me!!
Thanks a loot. It did work.
p.s Method 4 worked for me.
Thank’s Denny it works
thanks man, it was really helpful