How do I show hidden files? Intended For Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95 Open My Computer, and select Options from the View menu (or the Tools menu in Windows Me/2000/XP). Click on the View tab, choose Show all files, and press OK. Written by: Annoyances.org Last updated: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 Care to discuss this article with other Windows users? Select your operating system here, and click Continue to post your question. - Choose your OS -Windows 7Windows VistaWindows Server 2003Windows XPWindows 2000Windows MeWindows 98Windows 95 Previous discussions about this article: (open a message to see applicable responses, if any) [Windows 98] Question about 'How do I show hidden files (such as MSDOS.SYS)?' (Carl G. Root: Tuesday, March 19, 2002) [Windows 98] Question about 'How do I show hidden files (such as MSDOS.SYS)?' (T.J.: Monday, April 29, 2002) [Windows 2000] Question about 'How do I show hidden files (such as MSDOS.SYS)?' (Ehab Elgawady: Sunday, January 19, 2003) [Windows XP] re: 'How do I show hidden files (such as MSDOS.SYS)?' (John Smith: Friday, December 26, 2003) [Windows 98] not able to see folder options in view menu (ramakrishnan: Thursday, October 27, 2005) [Windows XP] Question about 'How do I show hidden files (such as MSDOS.SYS)?' (Ally: Wednesday, July 12, 2006) Return to "Using Windows"