Trouble:
Are you among those who are not able to access or see your folder options under File Menu>>Tools in Windows Explorer on your Windows XP ? This problem of hidden or disabled folder options occur normally due to malicious virus (w32.rontokbro@mm) activity.
The virus creates an entry in registry to disable “Folder Options” in Windows explorer.
Let us see how we can fix it.
Fix:
In most of the cases, even if the virus is been already removed by your anti-virus program, it doesn’t restore the registry back to the original state. Also anti-virus usually does not delete the registry entry created by the virus.
For restoring the registry settings,follow the steps given below
Enable your folder options in explorer.
1. Go to Start > RUN
2. Type regedit and press enter.
3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Policies > Explorer
4. On the right side of the screen, you can see some registry entry names, out of them, right-click on NoFolderOptions and click Modify option.
5.A new small screen pops up, on this screen, sen the value data field as 0 (zero).Press OK.
That’s it but it requires reboot. Trouble Fixed.
If you don’t want to play with the registry yourself ,you can also download the registry file and double click it to add it to the registry.
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hi.. my hidden option is disabled and could not be changed. option will be remains disabled only.
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hi.. my hidden option is disabled and could not be changed. option will be remains disabled only.
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hey my problem is when i enable folder option after few sec it again goes to disable stage. how can i solve this ?
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Hi,
Even after following the steps the error is not rectified. i.e. the folders are still hidden. The registry value was already 0.
Any other ways to do this?
when i go to policies i cant see the explorer i see 3 other things
yea i agree with vabuk , i enable show hidden fils and folders and when i apply and ok , then its not enabled , it keeps the ” dont show my hidden file and filders” checked
. i need badly help ,
has anybody tried using gpedit.msc in the command prompt to fix this problem? i’m using this instead of regedit
this is how to use gpedit.msc:
A. Start–Run–type gpedit.msc then click OK
a window will open:
B. go with this menu: (Click the + sign to see further menu)
-User Configuration
-Administrative templates
-Windows components
-Windows Explorer
C. it is with this menu to do the trick”
1. When Windows Explorer is click, options will open at the RIGHT SIDE of the window. Find “Removes the Folder Options menu item from the tools menu”
2. Point the the cursor of the mouse to this option then right click where you will see the option “Properties”. Left Click this option.
3. Option will we be presented:
a. Not configured
b. Enabled
c. Disabled
4. Choose “Enabled”
5. CLOSE the entire window (Click x from the window)
6. Repeat this trick from A to C no. 1 to 3.
7. This time choose “not configured”
8. End of trick.
THIS WORKED IN MY PC
hope this help except for Windows Xp Home Edition where there is no gpedit.msc
I have also face this problem in past. U just install Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
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Thanks
Thanks a lots!
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i still can’t access even if i download the registry, I tried your suggestion but I’m not able to access to it
hi.. my hidden option is disabled (right click then properties)and is not getting change. option will be remains disabled only.
wat should i do..?
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