Re: [PCWorks] Hidden files and folders.
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:16:29 -0500
Well, glad it worked.
Actually Harold, you could make more mistakes by manually
editing the registry than importing a reg file. Once you're
sure the reg file is correct that is. Then simply import it.
There's thousands of duplicate sub-keys in the registry, so if
you search for, or someone tells you to search for, something
like "SHOWALL", it could be found in a bunch of different keys.
Now I'm NOT saying that SHOWALL shows in many keys, I'm only
using that as an example. So in a situation like that you
could end up going to the wrong main key, and editing the wrong
sub-key. You can't mess up a reg file, mess with it all you
want, THEN when you're sure it's correct it can then be
imported, and to the correct location.
They are also a big time-saver. I have loads of reg files
saved for various fixes and tweaks, and when I install a new
main HD or reformat, I can click away at the files instead of
having to manually search for each key and manually make the
changes.
-Clint
God Bless
Clint Hamilton, Owner
http://www.OrpheusComputing.com
http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold B."
Now THAT fixed the problem. I compared my key values (if that
is what they are called) to yours and found the only changes I
had to make were in the "Text" values. In "NOHIDDEN" where you
have 30501, I had 30500, and in "SHOWALL" where you have 30500,
I had 30501. I made the appropriate chages and it is all fixed,
"Show" and "Hide" are no longer reversed. I wonder what I did
to have made those values change. Your importing instruction on
the bottom (below) using Notepad etc. are a bit over my ability
... maybe someday :-) --- Harold
<CLIP>
>
>> 1. Now is there a way to reverse the selections so that
>> "Show" actually shows and "Hide" actually hides?
>
> I don't know, I've never heard of them being reversed before.
> I'd scan for malware using EVERY method possible, since like
> I
> said malware can cause this. See the 5th post on this page
> of mine for starters:
> http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID596789&SiteID
>
> Did you read over the 3rd method well? There's some "2"
> options in there besides 0 and instead of 1.
>
> Here are my key exports from method #2, you can compare these
> to yours:
>
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> [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"
>
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> [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"
>
> You can make backups of your keys, then just import those
> above and see if they fix it. A quick of way of doing this
> is after
> you export your key values for these, drag and copy them,
> then open each copy in Notepad, delete the contents then
> paste this
> data in them. (Of course one area for one reg file, and the
> other area for other reg file). Then click and import them.
>
> Those long lines above did not wrap when I checked, so you
> should not need to modify them. 9 lines each, not counting
> the
> Registry Editor version and line skip. Or if you'd rather
> you can just manually change yours to these after making
> backups of
> your keys. -Clint
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