Yes everyone would already know how to display hidden files and folders... But here i shall show you how to solve that problem when changing the setting to "Show all files and folders just dosen't do the trick :)
First i will go through the normal method of changing the options and at the end we shall do a little more complicated stuff...
In Windows go to START --> Control Panels and choose "Folder Options":
Now you'll see the basic set of "General" view options for your folders:
Note particularly that this is where you can switch back to "Classic" folder views if you don't like the list of common tasks that appears in most folders you open (I generally like them, actually, as they help me figure out how to quickly solve problems, but you might prefer just seeing more files and folders in that window).
What you seek, however, is under the "View" option:
There that is the normal method... But if you still aren't able to view your hidden files then there have been changes made to you registry and we have to undo those changes.To undo the said changes follow the steps below and you shall have everything back to normal.... :)
To go to the registry editor
go to RUN and there type "regedit" and press enter.
Go to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
DELETE the value CheckedValue in the right window. (Its type should be REG_SZ and data should be 2.)
Now create a new DWORD value called CheckedValue (same as above, except that the type is REG_DWORD). Modify the value data to 1 (0x00000001).
This should let you change the "Hidden Files and Folders" option.
Displaying hidden files
How to Dual Boot Linux with Windows
You can set your computer to dual boot either with the Windows NT bootloader, Grub, LILO or any other bootloader.
normal Windows partition is at /dev/hda1 and Linux partition is at /dev/hda2. The boot is at /dev/hda4.
Grub as the bootloader
First, emerge Grub with
emerge grub
Edit /boot/grub/grub.conf
title Gentoo
root (hd0,1)
kernel /kernel-2.6.15-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda4 vga=791
boot
title Microsoft Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
Legend: In my laptop,
/dev/hda1 is (hd0,0)
/dev/hda2 is (hd0,1)
If you want a graphical Grub, click here
LILO as the bootloader
If you want to let LILO be the bootloader, just click on 'yes' during the installation; thats what I did.
I selected graphical LILO as the bootloader for my computer at home and GRUB at work in the Plant Pathology dept where I worked.
Windows NT bootloader as the default bootloader
However, if you want Windows NT bootloader as your default bootloader, follow the steps below.
* Windows 2000 has to Own the MBR - you can't install LILO in it.
* When you install linux, install LILO on the root install partition instead & make a boot disk when prompted.
* Then, when linux is done installing, boot it from the disk.
* Mount a new msdos floppy and type:
dd if=/dev/hda6 bs=512 count=1 of=/linux.bin
(here, hda6 is the root partition, you can substitute it for your own linux root partition)
* Now you need to copy the MBR to the floppy
mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt
cp /linux.bin /mnt
umount /mnt
* Remove the floppy from the drive and reboot in Windows 2000.
* Copy the linux.bin file from the disk you just used to the root of your C drive.
* Edit c:\boot.ini and add an entry at the end that looks something like this: c:\linux.bin="RedHat 7" or whatever you want to call it.
* The NT bootloader will now launch LILO when you choose RedHat from the menu.
Recovering a lost LILO
Boot into Linux using a Linux boot floppy and type /sbin/lilo
Removing LILO
If you have Win 95/98, type FDISK /mbr
If you have Windows 2000, boot from the Windows 2000 CD and type fixmbr
Or else, from Linux, type /sbin/lilo -u
Removing Grub (and installing LILO)
If you have Grub as your default bootloader and want to replace it with LILO, here is what you do.
To remove Grub, you have to create a /etc/lilo.conf that describes your setup.
Type lilo -v to replace Grub with LILO.
Removing Grub (and installing Windows bootloader)
If you have Grub as your default bootloader and want to replace it with the Windows bootloader, you have two options.
Execute the fixboot command in Windows. It may work.
Or else, reinstall Windows.
Installing Windows Xp
A clean installation consists of removing all data from your hard disk by repartitioning and reformatting your hard disk and reinstalling the operating system and programs to an empty (clean) hard disk.
To perform a clean installation of Windows XP, follow these steps:
Back up all important information before you perform a clean installation of Windows XP. Save the backup to an external location, such as a CD or external hard disk.
Start your computer from the Windows XP CD. To do this, insert the Windows XP CD into your CD drive or DVD drive, and then restart your computer.
Note To boot from your Windows XP CD, the BIOS settings on your computer must be configured to do this.
When you see the "Press any key to boot from CD" message, press any key to start the computer from the Windows XP CD.
At the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER to start Windows XP Setup.
Read the Microsoft Software License Terms, and then press F8.
Follow the instructions on the screen to select and format a partition where you want to install Windows XP.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the Windows XP Setup.
