re: Question about 'How do I show hidden files (such as MSDOS.SYS)?'
Friday, March 22, 2002 at 4:17 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Jbird
(2 messages posted)
You may also want to use Attrib. At the "Run" command, assuming you have Windows
open, type
"attrib -r -a -s -h a: /s" (without the quotations). This will remove any hidden
attributes the files have on the a: drive. (in addition to Archive, Read Only, System
File, and Hidden file attributes) If you find you must restore the System attributes
for some reason, you can reverse the process above by typing
"attrib +s a:/s"
Let us know if that works. Are you sure they are not already in your system ?
If you know the names, you can remove the hidden attributes just on those files
and search your C: drive for them.
For more on ATTRIB, from the RUN command, type "attrib /?" and you'll get instructions
on how to use it further.
Let us know how it goes!
On Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at 4:38 pm, Carl G. Root wrote:
>I have a question about why certain files are hidden on one computer & not on another,
>both with Windows 98. Example: I downloaded 9 files (drivers) onto the floppy
drive
>of one computer but only 6 files appeared (with 3 hidden files) when I put the disk
>into the floppy drive of the other computer. I need access to all the files to
install
>all the drivers for the hardware but I cannot transfer the hidden files, at least
>I don't know how. Any help would be appreciated.
>
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