Unhide problm Please help

[gautam]

Hi
I am suffering with my laptop.It is loaded with XP Pro SP 2.My problem is that the whenever i hide any file or folder it is vanished from my lapto,though unhide option was open.Actually 'show hidden file and folder' option dosen't worked.I have scanned with NOD32 and AVG free edition but no such virus has found and I have also formatted  for atleast two times but the problems still in there. Please help

[cryhelp]

First of all it is not a good idea to run to anti virus programs.  They normally don't like each other.  Try this from Microsoft support:
 Enable hidden and system files in Explorer if you haven't done so already. To do this, open Control Panel | Folder Options | View, and in Advanced Settings under Hidden Files and Folders, select "Show hidden files and folders," Below that, uncheck "Hide protected operating system files." (You will probably want to restore this option later.)
From Start | Run, type %SystemRoot%\inf and press Enter.
Find the file named sr.inf. Right click on it and select Install.
You may be prompted for your Windows installation media, or a directory on your hard drive that has the \i386 folder. If you installed Service Pack 2 (as opposed to installing a version of Windows XP with SP2 preinstalled), use the folder %SystemRoot%\ServicePackFiles\i386 .
If you have

[gautam]

Thanks for your reply.But sorry it dosen't work.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Try going into your Registry Editor

Go to Start --> Run --> type regedit and press Enter

Now, navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsot\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\

Find the entry called Hidden . Before you do anything, what is the current value?

[JJ 3000]

First of all it is not a good idea to run to anti virus programs. 

Two (2) antivirus programs can be just as bad, if not worse, than none at all. It can be difficult trying to uninstall an antivirus because some of them just hang in there with tenacity. But, for best results, pick the one you like the best and uninstall the other(s). You will be amazed at the difference in performance.