how to unhide a hided folder in windows xp?

Question

i have already tried My computer->tools->Folder Options->Click Show hidden radio button but it is not working ..can any one give solution to my problem???

divya · Answer

hai guys I got the solution to my problem.. start->run->open cmd->then type D:>attrib -h -r -s (then keep on pressing tab -it will show all the folders you have in that drive if required folder found then release the tab) Then move to that folder (ex: cd divya it will show )d:/divya>attrib -h -r -s (then keep on pressing tab -it will show all the hidden files in that folder relase the tab for unhide the perticular file).. thank u Divya

divya · Answer

thank u Nayak...i reffered all links send by you...all those are same as in my post... i have important data in that folders..so please suggest any other way...

divya · Answer

Thanku Santhosh...i already have norton antivirus installed in my system..ok i will check it once...thank u ....

Satyapriya Nayak · Answer

Hi Divya Please refer the below links http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windowsxp/ht/showhiddenfiles.htm http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/win_fcab_show_file_extensions.mspx?mfr=true http://www.topaix.org/2007/03/how-to-hide-and-unhide-folder-in.html Thanks

Santhosh Kumar Jayaraman · Answer

it looke like the folder is affected with virus. clean up using antivirus