There is a certain virus that prevents XP users from viewing the hidden files.
The virus meddles with the âShow hidden files and foldersâ option in the Folder Options and the option keeps bouncing back to âDo not show hidden files and foldersâ, despite repeated trials.
Here is how you can set this problem right:
Navigate to the windows registry:
Go to Start menu
Click Run
Type regedit in the text box and then click Enter.
When the Registry Editor opens, perform the following steps:
Go to the following registry key:
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and then open Software.Under this navigate to: Microsoft -> Windows -> Current Version -> Explorer Then go to Advanced -> Folder -> Hidden -> SHOWALL
Delete the value CheckedValue.
(Its type should be REG_SZ and data should be 2 or 0.)
Create a new DWORD value called CheckedValue (same as above, except that the type is REG_DWORD).