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Must have had virus. McAfee found issues and fix. My Pictures, Music, Documents hidden.
Must have had virus. McAfee found issues and fix. My Pictures, Music, Documents hidden. I did go and select to show hidden file. When I go to look at them they show somewhat grayed out, but can open. Music plays etc. But still seem to be in a hidden state. Picasa will not pull the pics in as it should as well. Even my IE favorites are not shown. But when I go to add one back it shows it exits.
How to I get this back to a normal state.
Thanks for any advice and steps you can give me.
David
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June 6th, 2011 15:00
Yes.
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June 6th, 2011 10:00
Try running this program, but it will unhide EVERYTHING -- even files that are supposed to be hidden -- so remember to go back and please rehide protected system files when you are finished running it. http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/grinler/unhide.exe
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June 6th, 2011 11:00
how do I know what I should re-hide?
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June 6th, 2011 13:00
For Windows 7, it depends on your version, but this is what I see for Windows 7 Pro:
Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button > clicking Control Panel > clicking Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
Under Advanced settings: Check: Hide Protected Operating System (Recommended) > Apply >OK
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June 6th, 2011 13:00
So I run this first download.bleepingcomputer.com/.../unhide.exe and then do this process
For Windows 7, it depends on your version, but this is what I see for Windows 7 Pro:
Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button > clicking Control Panel > clicking Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
Under Advanced settings: Check: Hide Protected Operating System (Recommended) > Apply >OK
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June 6th, 2011 13:00
You did not give your operating system, or I would have included more instructions. Basically, you will be hiding protected system files.You will see that option.
To do this in Windows XP: Go to Start>Search and at the top select Tools>Folder Options
Select the View tab
Display the contents of system folders
Show hidden files and folders
Check: Hide protected operating system files
Click on Apply.
I hope this helps.
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June 6th, 2011 13:00
I am using Windows 7.
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June 6th, 2011 15:00
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU..... I am back in business. If only the Dell service team could have helped me when I called...
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June 6th, 2011 16:00
You're welcome. Glad we were able to help.
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