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From: ragz4ragz on 22 Jan 2010 05:20
Hi All,

I am using Windows Xp SP2. From past few days, three settings under
Tools->Folder Options -> View are getting changed everytime I restart my
computer. The settings are 1)Do not show hidden files and folders, 2) Hide
Extensions for Known File Types and 3)Hide protected operating system
files(Recommended).
By default these three should be selected or checked, but everytime I start
my computer i.e., after shutdown, I see these settings getting unchecked or
unselected. Can anybody guide me how to fix these?

Help would be really appreciated.
From: Shenan Stanley on 22 Jan 2010 14:49
ragz4ragz wrote:
> I am using Windows Xp SP2. From past few days, three settings under
> Tools->Folder Options -> View are getting changed everytime I
> restart my computer. The settings are 1)Do not show hidden files
> and folders, 2) Hide Extensions for Known File Types and 3)Hide
> protected operating system files(Recommended).
> By default these three should be selected or checked, but everytime
> I start my computer i.e., after shutdown, I see these settings
> getting unchecked or unselected. Can anybody guide me how to fix
> these?
>
> Help would be really appreciated.

What has prevented you from updating to SP3?

The reason I ask is that you may very well be infested/infected and need to
clean up your system - and you might as well be completely up to date when
you do. SP3 has been out for quite a while now, after all.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
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From: John Wunderlich on 22 Jan 2010 16:25
=?Utf-8?B?cmFnejRyYWd6?= <ragz4ragz(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in news:E37443E6-6E39-4245-A1EA-7A46B23EDCB9(a)microsoft.com:

>
> Hi All,
>
> I am using Windows Xp SP2. From past few days, three settings
> under Tools->Folder Options -> View are getting changed everytime
> I restart my computer. The settings are 1)Do not show hidden files
> and folders, 2) Hide Extensions for Known File Types and 3)Hide
> protected operating system files(Recommended).
> By default these three should be selected or checked, but
> everytime I start my computer i.e., after shutdown, I see these
> settings getting unchecked or unselected. Can anybody guide me how
> to fix these?
>
> Help would be really appreciated.
>

These preferences are probably stored in the system registry under
CurrentUser. There might be something wrong with this file that it
doesn't save changes. Two things I would try to straighten up the
registry are the following:

1) System Restore to a time before this started happening
Start->Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore

2) Try a freeware tool like NTREGOPT to "refresh" your registry files:
<http://download.cnet.com/NTREGOPT/3000-2086_4-10549462.html>

HTH,
John
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