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Matt Rock
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Posted: 13th Apr 2006 02:22
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Okay... for a week I thought that my System 32 folder was missing until I turned on the "show hidden" option. System 32 is hidden alright... but I can't make it un-hidden now Anyone else encounter this or know what could have caused it?


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Drew the G
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Posted: 13th Apr 2006 02:23 Edited at: 13th Apr 2006 02:23
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Default settings you get your computer by?

Or a virus...

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Benjamin
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Posted: 13th Apr 2006 02:24 Edited at: 13th Apr 2006 02:25
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Right click the folder, and check the properties. It should have a 'hidden' checkbox. Also you may have changed your folder settings, which can be adjusted by going to "utilities->folder options"(Something like that, I don't know what it says in the english version of XP) in an explorer(not internet explorer) window.

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Drew the G
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Posted: 13th Apr 2006 02:25
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Since you don't know what it says in the english version, use this to learn!


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Matt Rock
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Posted: 13th Apr 2006 02:26
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I tried the hidden checkbox, but no dice. I'll go digging through the folder settings. If it's a virus, AVG and none of my spyware stuff can detect it, they just keep trying to delete Bearshare.


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Benjamin
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Posted: 13th Apr 2006 02:26 Edited at: 13th Apr 2006 02:29
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Quote: " Since you don't know what it says in the english version, use this to learn!"

No, I don't know what it says in the English version because I don't HAVE the English version, you moron.

Quote: " I tried the hidden checkbox, but no dice"

It'll be folder options you want then.

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Drew the G
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Posted: 13th Apr 2006 02:26
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Hmmm... Not sure what you can do...

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Tom0001
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Posted: 13th Apr 2006 02:43
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Tools-->Folder Options, then click the View tab and find the section about Hidden Files and Folders and choose to show hidden files and folders. That should do it,

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Matt Rock
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Posted: 13th Apr 2006 02:52
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Okay, I SOLVED this issue, and you folks might want to write this down or something in case it should happen to you. If it's missing, go to the command prompt and type in:

attrib -a -h -r -s c:\windows\system32

That should fix it. It worked just now for me. It's weird though... I'm thinking it must've been a virus, but not a virus I've ever heard of before, and I tried a search on hotbot for it but I came up dry. Eh, it's fixed now though. Hope this becomes handy for someone down the road


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Benjamins foldername: BenjaminGoose
He looks like a goose pretending to be teh cat

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