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Old 05-07-2007, 03:20 AM
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How to undo 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show File

How do you undo or hide 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show
Files' in Windows Explorer within WINNT folder on Windows 2000 or WindowsXP?
I cannot find any way or method to undo the viewing of these files. The Link
appears first on the left hand side of Windows Explorer like a hyperlink.
Unsure how to undo this feature. Please help.
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Old 05-07-2007, 04:11 AM
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Re: How to undo 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show File

Hi,

Explorer / Tools / Folder Options / View (tab) & Uncheck the box to "Display
the contents of system folders"
HTH

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"Unsure of changes" <Unsure of changes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> How do you undo or hide 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show
> Files' in Windows Explorer within WINNT folder on Windows 2000 or
> WindowsXP?
> I cannot find any way or method to undo the viewing of these files. The
> Link
> appears first on the left hand side of Windows Explorer like a hyperlink.
> Unsure how to undo this feature. Please help.



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Old 05-07-2007, 04:20 AM
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Re: How to undo 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show File

In WinXP, navigate to the folder in WinExplorer, then either click on the
Folders button on the toolbar and the submenu will reappear which allows the
hide/unhide setting or simply right-click on the folder then select Properties >
Hide/Unhide. The latter choice would be your only method in Win2K.

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| How do you undo or hide 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show
| Files' in Windows Explorer within WINNT folder on Windows 2000 or WindowsXP?
| I cannot find any way or method to undo the viewing of these files. The Link
| appears first on the left hand side of Windows Explorer like a hyperlink.
| Unsure how to undo this feature. Please help.


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Old 05-15-2007, 06:10 PM
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Re: How to undo 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show

Hi David,

It didn't quite work out in WinXP/Win2K. WinXP & Windows2000 did not show
the message on the left hand side "To view the contents of this folder,
click: Show Files" after we tried your method in the WINNT folder. Did not
reset or undo the hidden files. They still appear. I didn't want to hide
the folder. Just the contents within the folder like I had it before.
Thanks for your response.

Thank you.

Unsure of changes.

"David Webb" wrote:

> In WinXP, navigate to the folder in WinExplorer, then either click on the
> Folders button on the toolbar and the submenu will reappear which allows the
> hide/unhide setting or simply right-click on the folder then select Properties >
> Hide/Unhide. The latter choice would be your only method in Win2K.
>
> "Unsure of changes" <Unsure of changes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:31753D5A-5FA0-421D-BFDD-943DD6391240@microsoft.com...
> | How do you undo or hide 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show
> | Files' in Windows Explorer within WINNT folder on Windows 2000 or WindowsXP?
> | I cannot find any way or method to undo the viewing of these files. The Link
> | appears first on the left hand side of Windows Explorer like a hyperlink.
> | Unsure how to undo this feature. Please help.
>
>
>

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Old 05-15-2007, 06:10 PM
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Re: How to undo 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show

Hello CreateWindow,

Thank you for your response. Did not have time to try in WinXP, but in
Win2K the option does not appear. Still trying to figure out in Win2K, but
will try in WinXP later.

Thanks for your help.

"CreateWindow" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Explorer / Tools / Folder Options / View (tab) & Uncheck the box to "Display
> the contents of system folders"
> HTH
>
> CreateWindow
> http://mymessagetaker.com
> Stop using those paper phone message pads
> make the computer work for you.
>
> "Unsure of changes" <Unsure of changes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:31753D5A-5FA0-421D-BFDD-943DD6391240@microsoft.com...
> > How do you undo or hide 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show
> > Files' in Windows Explorer within WINNT folder on Windows 2000 or
> > WindowsXP?
> > I cannot find any way or method to undo the viewing of these files. The
> > Link
> > appears first on the left hand side of Windows Explorer like a hyperlink.
> > Unsure how to undo this feature. Please help.

>
>
>

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Old 05-17-2007, 04:50 AM
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Re: How to undo 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show

In Win2K, if you only want to enable or disable viewing hidden files and
folders, this option is found in Folder Options > View. There is no message
shown as in WinXP.

"Unsure of changes" <Unsureofchanges@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BF1AC15E-0AC8-4719-91A5-C9217ACF836E@microsoft.com...
> Hi David,
>
> It didn't quite work out in WinXP/Win2K. WinXP & Windows2000 did not show
> the message on the left hand side "To view the contents of this folder,
> click: Show Files" after we tried your method in the WINNT folder. Did not
> reset or undo the hidden files. They still appear. I didn't want to hide
> the folder. Just the contents within the folder like I had it before.
> Thanks for your response.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Unsure of changes.
>
> "David Webb" wrote:
>
> > In WinXP, navigate to the folder in WinExplorer, then either click on the
> > Folders button on the toolbar and the submenu will reappear which allows the
> > hide/unhide setting or simply right-click on the folder then select

Properties >
> > Hide/Unhide. The latter choice would be your only method in Win2K.
> >
> > "Unsure of changes" <Unsure of changes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news:31753D5A-5FA0-421D-BFDD-943DD6391240@microsoft.com...
> > | How do you undo or hide 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show
> > | Files' in Windows Explorer within WINNT folder on Windows 2000 or

WindowsXP?
> > | I cannot find any way or method to undo the viewing of these files. The

Link
> > | appears first on the left hand side of Windows Explorer like a hyperlink.
> > | Unsure how to undo this feature. Please help.
> >
> >
> >



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