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Questions about system32 folder

by mabauti Jun 7, 2005 4:35PM PDT

Hi everyone :

I have a pair of questions : Why the folder C:\windows\system32 is now hidden in my computer? I'm very pretty sure I did not change that attribute; two weeks ago I was able to see it without going to folder options. How can I unmark the hidden attribute (it is grayed-out now)?

Any help will be very appreciated.

I have an AMD Athlon WindowsXP Home notebook.

Thanks

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Use the command prompt

by Adi Jun 7, 2005 9:45PM PDT

Not sure why the folder is suddenly hidden, unless you've installed something recently that has changed it. To make it un-hidden, type the following in command prompt:

attrib -h c:\window\system32

Hope this helps,
Adi

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Use the command prompt

by mabauti Jun 8, 2005 2:41PM PDT

I used that command, but it does not reset the attribute

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Did you get an error?

by Adi Jun 8, 2005 8:45PM PDT

Did it say why it didn't work?

You could always try booting in DOS mode and typing it.

Try scanning for any viruses or spyware that may be causing the problem.

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Re: Questions about sistem32 folder

by mabauti Jun 10, 2005 2:15PM PDT

I did a DOS boot, and it did reset the attribute, thanks a lot {._.}

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