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From: LoganYoung on 14 Jun 2010 10:02
Hi,

Regarding the Tools > Folder Options... dialog, is there any reason a change
made there would not "stick"?
I like to see my file extensions as it helps me identify a file quickly, but
everytime I deselect "Hide file extensions for known file types", click Apply
and OK, once the dialog closes, the setting is re-applied like I hadn't done
anything.

When I open the folder options dialog again, I see that it's selected again.
The same is true of "Hide protected operating system files".

What's wrong with my installation? Does anyone have any solutions?

Thanks in advance for the heko!!!

From: LoganYoung on 14 Jun 2010 10:24
It's so weird I found this out now, so soon after posting... I've been
looking for a solution for months...

Basically all I did was browse to
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windws\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
in regedit, and changed the values for "Hidden" and "HideFileExt" to 0

Full guide here:
http://www.technize.com/show-hidden-files-and-folders-not-working/

"LoganYoung" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Regarding the Tools > Folder Options... dialog, is there any reason a change
> made there would not "stick"?
> I like to see my file extensions as it helps me identify a file quickly, but
> everytime I deselect "Hide file extensions for known file types", click Apply
> and OK, once the dialog closes, the setting is re-applied like I hadn't done
> anything.
>
> When I open the folder options dialog again, I see that it's selected again.
> The same is true of "Hide protected operating system files".
>
> What's wrong with my installation? Does anyone have any solutions?
>
> Thanks in advance for the heko!!!
>
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