Hey Guys! Thanx for the responses! As far as hidden files and folders being displayed is concerned, I prefer them to be shown, then, if any odd stuff duz start to quote appear unquote, then I know about it, and I can try and deal with it, or find out why! The only drive that is not NTFS, is my D drive, which is the larger partition of my main hard-drive, and that is obviously FAT 32, but these files/folders have appeared there also! These system folders have just begun appearing on my other internal drives, as well as my external drive... Can anybody explain why, all of a sudden, they have shown up? The only new thing, apart from a few music software applications, I've installed, is the service pack 3 package, and the dot net 3.5 thing... Thanx again! Laters Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina E" <tina-e@xxxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 2:50 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Odd files appearing all over my system? > Hello there, > > To me, it sounds like your folder viewing options have changed, such > that hidden and system files are now being shown in your file lists. > You can turn them back off, so that these files are no longer > displayed. If you're using XP, I could tell you how to turn them back > off, but if you're using Vista, someone else might have to tell you > where to look in your settings. > > > > Tina E > Please feel free to visit my blog, > Tina's Virtual BackPack: > http://tvbp.wordpress.com > tina-e@xxxxxxxxx > > PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! > To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and in the Subject line type > unsubscribe > For other list commands such as vacation mode, > click on the immediately following link: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or > send a message, to > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and in the Subject line type > faq > PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq