Hidden files with padlocks against them
I have never got an acceptable answer to this problem. I have hidden files all over the place, and each of these files has a padlock against it. These files look to have been there before I did the upgrade from Vista to Windows 7. I can only see these files when using a third party tool like foxit reader or xmltv gui. They are not displayable via explorer, no matter what I state in "tools - folder options". I cannot change the owner from the 3rd party tool as it states "file is not there", even though it is and I can clearly delete it. I have no idea how many of these files I have, I just know that in all the places I have looked they are there. There are even directories with the padlock that I cannot see under Explorer, and that is as administrator, in fact, as administrator, I cannot see these hidden files, even using the 3rd party tools! I tried takeown and acls commands but they didn;t make any difference. I need a tool which will go into advanced settings of each files permissions and changes the owner from unknown to administrator. Is there a tool that will do this across my drives? Oh, and i would say this is a very good way of hiding files, maybe for virus writers and the like! These files may also be the reason that I cannot get hardware to work, especially if the driver files will not update (but I have no way of knowing which files are for drivers and if they are padlocked/hidden. Files that are hidden in the windows folder can be viewed by click the compatibility files menu option, but this does not work for folders or files hidden elsewhere. Thanks.
January 14th, 2010 2:27pm

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