[Diabo]

Originally Posted by Elvandil

...and the other adds "Select All" to open folders so that it is not necessary to go to the Edit menu to do this.

And here's the version with install/uninstall batch files.

I've changed things a bit. HiddenToggle and SelectAll now install to their own folder inside the program files folder. System32 is crowded enough already, and IMO should be reserved for system files.

[Diabo]

Looks like we have some real installers now...
http://spiritpyre.zxian.org/shell_exts_installers/

[david323]

This registry setting simply toggles the "Hide protected operating system files" checkbox under Folder Options. If you wish to verify this, keep both regedit and Folder Options open at the same time, check or uncheck the box in Folder Options, then refresh the registry and you'll see ShowSuperHidden change back and forth from "0" off, to "1" on.

Case closed.

Superhidden files are simply files with the system attribute set.

A better question is "why" when system files and hidden files are being displayed, some desktop.ini files still do not show up in Windows Explorer. I'm researching this now.

[akosijanedoe]

Originally Posted by Diabo

I changed the method for restarting explorer in the uninstall batch file: explorestart instead of pskill.

explorestart is a bit smaller than pskill, and the license terms concerning distribution are more favorable.

is there a way to add a .vbs file to the right-click menu when the mouse is pointing at empty space say, on desktop?

[midgetsanchez]

How do you "install" these .dll files?

[Elvandil]

Originally Posted by midgetsanchez

How do you "install" these .dll files?

Look at the text file in the hiddenfi folder. Copy them to system32 and then register them.

[CTPhil]

OK, I'm confused. Are there actually files still hidden when you've checked "show hidden files and folders" or not?

[Elvandil]

Originally Posted by CTPhil

OK, I'm confused. Are there actually files still hidden when you've checked "show hidden files and folders" or not?

Yes. there's still the "superhidden" files. And even after those are revealed, there are still more that are only visible with special file managers.

[CTPhil]

Sorry to be a pain, but what is the nature of these files and why are they superhidden?

[Elvandil]

I know very little about these files, really. Some of them are ActiveX components in the Windows\Downloaded Program Files folder. Very mysteriously, different file managers will give different accounts of what files and how many are actually inside that folder.

Most of the superhidden files are desktop.ini files inside every directory on the computer that specify things like the folder type, background image used, and so on. There will be 2 of them on the desktop if unhidden--not usually a desirable thing.

Others can be seen by using rootkit revealers. Some are hidden intentionally by MS and others appear to be simply errors introduced by badly written software. Explorer will simply not allow or display file names with disallowed configurations. This is also true of regedit that fails to display many registry keys.

Like all hidden files, they are usually hidden to prevent people from messing with them. The average user has no need to be looking at system files at all.

[CTPhil]

Thanks for explaining that!