Un hiding system folders

[Ian McCluskey]

Can anyone help me please. I cannot access hidden system files and folders.
I have gone through the process of selecting 'Tools' then 'Folder Options',
'View' and un-ticking 'Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)'
but it doesn't work. It goes through the motions but I still can't see them.
I have also selected all that would perhaps enable - but nothing.

I have a virus in the folder 'System Volume Information' but can't access it
as it is hidden. I have tried six different virus scanners but none detect
it - possibly because it is in a protected system folder.

Thanks for any help,

Ian

[Will Denny]

Hi Ian

If you have a virus in the SVI folder you need to do the following:

Right click on My Computer, select Properties and then the System =
Restore tab. Enable 'Turn of System Restore on all drives' - reboot =
straight away. After that reboot go back into SR and disable 'Turn of =
System Restore on all drives' - reboot again. When your PC has finished =
that last reboot, the virus would have been deleted and SR would have =
created one new point for you. Please note that all other SR Points =
will have been deleted.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


"Ian McCluskey" > wrote in message =
...
> Can anyone help me please. I cannot access hidden system files and =
folders.
> I have gone through the process of selecting 'Tools' then 'Folder =
Options',
> 'View' and un-ticking 'Hide protected operating system files =
(Recommended)'
> but it doesn't work. It goes through the motions but I still can't see =
them.
> I have also selected all that would perhaps enable - but nothing.
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> I have a virus in the folder 'System Volume Information' but can't =
access it
> as it is hidden. I have tried six different virus scanners but none =
detect
> it - possibly because it is in a protected system folder.
>=20
> Thanks for any help,
>=20
> Ian
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[Ian McCluskey]

Thanks for the help, and I've done as you suggested but I also want to be
able to see the folder but can't. I've tried going through the 'Tools',
'Folder Options' etc. as you can read below - but still I can't get to
actually see any system folders. Do you know what I have to do? By the way,
I installed a 'unhide' tool which I can't uninstall and since then I've been
unable to see system folders. Therefore I also can't check to see if the
virus has gone - but the windows box that usually appears when the computer
is unattended for a long time didn't appear overnight so it may be cured.
However, I do want to be able to check thoroughly

Thanks for any help

Ian.

"Will Denny" > wrote in message
...
Hi Ian

If you have a virus in the SVI folder you need to do the following:

Right click on My Computer, select Properties and then the System Restore
tab. Enable 'Turn of System Restore on all drives' - reboot straight away.
After that reboot go back into SR and disable 'Turn of System Restore on all
drives' - reboot again. When your PC has finished that last reboot, the
virus would have been deleted and SR would have created one new point for
you. Please note that all other SR Points will have been deleted.

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


"Ian McCluskey" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone help me please. I cannot access hidden system files and
folders.
> I have gone through the process of selecting 'Tools' then 'Folder
Options',
> 'View' and un-ticking 'Hide protected operating system files
(Recommended)'
> but it doesn't work. It goes through the motions but I still can't see
them.
> I have also selected all that would perhaps enable - but nothing.
>
> I have a virus in the folder 'System Volume Information' but can't access
it
> as it is hidden. I have tried six different virus scanners but none detect
> it - possibly because it is in a protected system folder.
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Ian
>
>


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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.524 / Virus Database: 321 - Release Date: 06/10/2003