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Pipesmoke
Hi All,
First time question.
I ran Microsoft Security essentials on my Windows 7 Pro Dell laptop to clean an infected USB drive.
It scanned the drive and removed the virus (3 worms)
Then I couldn't see any of the files or folders.
I checked properties and the data space was there as used but everything was hidden.
I tried to change the properties and the HIDDEN check box was greyed out so I couldn't change them.
I had to Alter the settings to SHOW HIDDEN AND SYSTEM FILES and the files showed up greyed.
I then googled for a solution and had to use the system prompt and the ATTRIB command to change the file attributes.
Why is that? Surely this is not what Microsoft want?
Continue reading...
First time question.
I ran Microsoft Security essentials on my Windows 7 Pro Dell laptop to clean an infected USB drive.
It scanned the drive and removed the virus (3 worms)
Then I couldn't see any of the files or folders.
I checked properties and the data space was there as used but everything was hidden.
I tried to change the properties and the HIDDEN check box was greyed out so I couldn't change them.
I had to Alter the settings to SHOW HIDDEN AND SYSTEM FILES and the files showed up greyed.
I then googled for a solution and had to use the system prompt and the ATTRIB command to change the file attributes.
Why is that? Surely this is not what Microsoft want?
Continue reading...
