When we select the radio button “Show hidden files and folders”, and then press Ok .. the changes done just disappear upon opening the dialog again. It was probably some virus attack after which the Windows registry was not being updated properly. So here is what I did to restore it back. There are so many methods to restore back the registry. If one method is not working, please try another one.
Method 1:
Go to registry editor by running regedit in the run box.
Go to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
In the right hand area, double click hidden and change the value to 1.
Now you’re all set to go. Check it in your tools menu if the changes have taken effect
Method 2:
1. Click “Start” -> “Run…” (or press Windows key + R)
2. Type “regedit” and click “Ok”.
3. Find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
4. Look at the “CheckedValue” key… This should be a DWORD key. If it isn’t, delete the key.
5. Create a new key called “CheckedValue” as a DWORD (hexadecimal) with a value of 1.
6. The “Show hidden files & folders” check box should now work normally. Enjoy!
Method 3:
If None of the methods mentioned above work try using :
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Watch Changes to your Facebook Account with Fosimo:
Fosimo is a small FREE and small facebook desktop client which lets you update facebook status, synchronize facebook friend list with outlook.
You will be notified about your friend status updates, get notifications for unread messages, new friend request and event invites and more important you can do all this without browsing the heavy and slow interface of facebook in browser.
Some Key Features Of Fosimo are:
* Change Facebook Status
* Chat with Friends
* View Facebook Friends Profile
* Synchronize Friends with Outlook contacts
* Upload Photos directly to facebook
* Get notified about Friends status updates
* Get new group invitations
* Get new event invitations
* Get notified about unread messages
* Update messages and pokes
The Program Autoupdate itself by default, so new features will be added automatically with time.
Download Fosimo
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Areps.at, brunga.at latest in a long line of Facebook scams
Facebook has been targeted in a new wave of phishing scams by someone who likes Austrian (,at) domain names.
The latest emails send viewers to the following Austrian registered domains: Areps.at, Bests.at, Kirgo.at, Nutpick.at, and Brunga.at. Like phishing attacks before it, the message is usually something simple, such as a subject line of “Hello
If a user falls for the scam, the email is sent to their friends, and the cycle continues. So far it’s not clear exactly what the intentions are with the scam besides the harvesting of login details.
If you’re not sure if the Facebook email you’ve received contains a legitimate link, be sure to check the URL before logging in, or if still in doubt, don’t click on any links received via email, and log in to Facebook directly to follow up.
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YouTube infested with hundreds of porn videos
Video-sharing website YouTube has come under attack with hundreds of pornographic videos being uploaded onto its site.
The sexually explicit videos and inappropriate material were uploaded under the names of famous teenage celebrities like Hannah Montana and Jonas Brothers.
Many of the videos uploaded first started with footage of children's videos, and then continued on to adults performing graphic sex acts.
In one video titled ''Jonas Brother Live On Stage'', a user posted a comment saying: "I'm 12 years old and what is this?"
Under other uploaded videos, online users posted comments such as: "Take the tags off, you''ll get us caught."
Another said: "Your gonna kill us all!"
The raid on the website has shown how easy it is to upload porn onto a site, which is viewed by millions of people on a daily basis.
And as the videos were being uploaded, many viewers added them to their favourites and rated them highly.
One of the users believed to have uploaded the pornographic material videos was 21-year-old Flonty from Germany.
"I did it because YouTube keeps deleting music. It was part of a 4Chan raid," the BBC quoted him as saying.
4Chan is a bulletin board focusing on Japanese manga and anime, but some of its more extreme sections have been described on online message boards as "sick" and "horrifying stuff".
"Anything and everything can, and usually does, happen here. We have our very own unique culture, and there is no group quite like us anywhere out there," he said.
Flonty was asked if he was concerned that children could freely watch such inappropriate material on YouTube.
"Children will find inappropriate material around the internet anyway," he replied.
"This kind of raid showed how easy it is to upload porn to a website that millions of people browse on a daily basis," he added.
YouTube owner Google said that it was aware and addressing the problem.
"We are aware of the slew of pornographic videos that were uploaded," Google spokesman Scott Rubin said.
"We are addressing them as we would any video that violates our community guidelines.
"In addition, any account we discover that has been set up specifically to attack YouTube will be disabled," he added.
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The sexually explicit videos and inappropriate material were uploaded under the names of famous teenage celebrities like Hannah Montana and Jonas Brothers.
Many of the videos uploaded first started with footage of children's videos, and then continued on to adults performing graphic sex acts.
In one video titled ''Jonas Brother Live On Stage'', a user posted a comment saying: "I'm 12 years old and what is this?"
Under other uploaded videos, online users posted comments such as: "Take the tags off, you''ll get us caught."
Another said: "Your gonna kill us all!"
The raid on the website has shown how easy it is to upload porn onto a site, which is viewed by millions of people on a daily basis.
And as the videos were being uploaded, many viewers added them to their favourites and rated them highly.
One of the users believed to have uploaded the pornographic material videos was 21-year-old Flonty from Germany.
"I did it because YouTube keeps deleting music. It was part of a 4Chan raid," the BBC quoted him as saying.
4Chan is a bulletin board focusing on Japanese manga and anime, but some of its more extreme sections have been described on online message boards as "sick" and "horrifying stuff".
"Anything and everything can, and usually does, happen here. We have our very own unique culture, and there is no group quite like us anywhere out there," he said.
Flonty was asked if he was concerned that children could freely watch such inappropriate material on YouTube.
"Children will find inappropriate material around the internet anyway," he replied.
"This kind of raid showed how easy it is to upload porn to a website that millions of people browse on a daily basis," he added.
YouTube owner Google said that it was aware and addressing the problem.
"We are aware of the slew of pornographic videos that were uploaded," Google spokesman Scott Rubin said.
"We are addressing them as we would any video that violates our community guidelines.
"In addition, any account we discover that has been set up specifically to attack YouTube will be disabled," he added.
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Friday, May 22, 2009
"Find on This Page” Does Not Work in Internet Explorer 8
When you use the Find on this Page… option in the Edit menu, or use the CTRL + F shortcut in Internet Explorer 8, the Find bar may not display. The space where the Find bar is to appear may be expanded correctly, but the Find bar does not show up and the toggle does not work.
Also when you click the Favorites Center button, the Favorites, Feeds and History tabs may be missing.
Click Start, Run and type the following command:
regsvr32 oleacc.dll
Press ENTER. You should now see the following message:
DllRegisterServer in oleacc.dll succeeded.
Open a new Internet Explorer window and check if the Find bar shows up correctly.
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Also when you click the Favorites Center button, the Favorites, Feeds and History tabs may be missing.
Click Start, Run and type the following command:
regsvr32 oleacc.dll
Press ENTER. You should now see the following message:
DllRegisterServer in oleacc.dll succeeded.
Open a new Internet Explorer window and check if the Find bar shows up correctly.
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"Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator."
Enable Your Task Manager One Easy Step :
Enable or Disable Task Manager for the Current User...
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_taskmgrenab.htm
[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]
If the method mentioned above does not work, You might try
* Open Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) and navigate to:
HKCU \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies\ System
* In the right-pane, double-click DisableTaskMgr and set it's data to 0
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