just looked in my docs and have found i have 1 hidden file,dont know what or how it got hidden,any advice on how to view the file please?

In XP, click on Folder Options on the View menu, then the View tab at the top and there's an option to show hidden files and folders. In Windows 2000 it's Tools > Folder Options, not sure about other versions...

the hidden files will be System files that Windows or other programs use to run - e.g, DLL, INI, OCX files.

Nothing of any real interest.

thanks, just curious as to why i had a hidden file,

Originally posted by pdc303
the hidden files will be System files that Windows or other programs use to run - e.g, DLL, INI, OCX files.

Nothing of any real interest.

Oh...? I thought Windows put system files in the System folder not the My Documents folder :suspect:

Originally posted by Greybeard
Oh...? I thought Windows put system files in the System folder not the My Documents folder :suspect:

Desktop settings;) (go have a look - make sure you have view hidden files selected from explorer - View -> Folder Options -> View -> Show All Files).

Originally posted by sccsux
Desktop settings;) (go have a look - make sure you have view hidden files selected from explorer - View -> Folder Options -> View -> Show All Files).

Hmm - do you mean desktop.htt or desktop.ini ? Neither of these are the My Docs folder on my system, - but then it's Win98...I'm very much one of yesterday's men ;)

Originally posted by Greybeard
Hmm - do you mean desktop.htt or desktop.ini ? Neither of these are the My Docs folder on my system, - but then it's Win98...I'm very much one of yesterday's men ;)


Desktop.ini.

I've got one in MyDocument, an I run Win 98 too:thumbsup:.

Originally posted by sccsux
Desktop.ini.

I've got one in MyDocument, an I run Win 98 too:thumbsup:.

This is strange. If I look at My Docs with Explorer, Desktop.ini isn't listed even though I have 'view all files' enabled [always have had]. Yet it is listed in Powerdesk which is my usual file manager with attributes hsa, and also comes up in Windows File Finder.

Anyway I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it ;)

thanks every one for the advice, its sorted now

Originally posted by sccsux
Desktop.ini.

I've got one in MyDocument, an I run Win 98 too:thumbsup:.

My god man, Win 98... :|

Joel