hidden files cannot be shown or make it visible! plz help

[manisan]

good day to all! i have a problem on my laptop i can't make visible the hidden files and even the protected operating system files. i try to make it visible by accessing it through folder option. Is there another way to make it visible?
          my laptop spec.
                        windows xp, amd sempron 3500+(1.8 ghz, 512k L2 cache),512mb ram im using avg anti-virus but now im using esset nod 32 trial and ad-aware by lavasoft and ccleaner.

thanks in advance!

[hot dog]

open a command prompt, and type:  attrib -s -h c:\

hit enter and go to the directory where you are looking for the file, and see if it is there.

[manisan]

thanks bro! but it said that FILE NOT FOUND what is it means?

[hot dog]

sorry, if you go to the command prompt type: attrib -h -s c:\directory\filename.XXX


but you will have to know the directory and file name you are trying to make appear

Don't put XXX for the file extension, use the file extension of the file you are trying to find, if there is a file extension


for example, if you want to make the ntldr file appear in the root directory of your harddrive C:\  you would type:  attrib -s -h c:\ntldr

[Broni]

This is often a sign of an infection....

Download HijackThis:
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download
by clicking on Download HijackThis Installer
Install, and run it.
Post HijackTHis log.
Do NOT attempt to fix anything!

NOTE. If you're using Vista, right click on HijackThis, and click Run as Administrator

[hot dog]

you could also try this:  attrib -s -h c:\*.*

The astric followed by the dot and astric means that it will unhide all files on C:\, except maybe one or two

[hot dog]

This is often a sign of an infection....

good point.....didn't think about that one

[Broni]

It's not necessary the case, but it's better to check it out.

[hot dog]

indeed!

[manisan]

this the results of the hijack scan. what is it mean?

http://img2.pict.com/78/03/3e/b5f6f166afea4d296a2f7061cf/EO9tF/800/hijacklog1.jpg

http://img2.pict.com/3b/44/2d/b681654d1df9ac1449f5e699cf/qLKOy/800/hijacklog2.jpg

[Broni]

It's hard to read from the picture.
Navigate to Program Files>Trend Micro>HijackThis folder, open hijackthis.log in Notepad, copy all content, and paste it in your next reply.