You must be thinking that it must be a virus, yes this trouble is most of the times created by virus because they change the value of checked values in the registry key from 1 to 0. Here is your help:
Your Question:
Hidden files not showing?? this is my first time getting this problem. when i go to folder options and click show hidden files and press apply nothing happens and after i press ok still nothing happens and when i go bak to the options it's back to do not show hidden files...it's like it resets itself.
i've tried it about 7 times now and still no luck?
very strange..
Troubleshoot for your program:
Click Start/Run,type regedit then press Ok
Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advan ced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
Now right click on,and delete the value "CheckedValue" in the right hand window.
Now create a new "DWORD Value" called exactly CheckedValue in the right hand window.
Double click on CheckedValue.
In the opening 'Edit DWORD Value' box,set the 'Value data:' to 1
Press Ok,exit regedit,restart your pc.
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