| Subject: my "hide extension ..."does not work |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 9/6/2008 5:42:33 AM |
| From: negar [Email Address Protection] |
hi i have so bad problem with my vista windows ,when i go to folder option and uncheck the"hise extension "and press ok,it does not work and i can not change my type file with rename them,when i back to folder option i see that the hise extension had checked again! and it is not useful to uncheck it again and again. how can i do?is it a bug? -- negar ------------------------------------------------------------------------ negar's Profile: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/member.php?userid=416 View this thread: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21392 |
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| Subject: Re: my "hide extension ..."does not work |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 9/6/2008 6:05:04 AM |
| From: "David H. Lipman" [Email Address Protection] |
From: "negar" <negar.3fbgd9@winvistaclub.com> | hi | i have so bad problem with my vista windows ,when i go to folder option and uncheck | the"hise extension "and press ok,it does not work and i can not change my type file | with rename them,when i back to folder option i see that the hise extension had checked | again! and it is not useful to uncheck it again and again. | how can i do?is it a bug? -- negar You do NOT want to enable Hide extension of known file types. This is a threat. If you get a file such as myfile.pdf.exe you may think it is a PDF file and if you Double-Click it you are actually launching an EXE file and you will get infected! -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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| Subject: Re: my "hide extension ..."does not work |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 9/6/2008 6:31:40 AM |
| From: Malke [Email Address Protection] |
negar wrote: > > hi > i have so bad problem with my vista windows ,when i go to folder option > and uncheck the"hise extension "and press ok,it does not work and i can > not change my type file with rename them,when i back to folder option i > see that the hise extension had checked again! and it is not useful to > uncheck it again and again. > how can i do?is it a bug? > > No, it isn't a bug. Something is wrong on your system. Start by making sure the computer is virus/malware-free: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware After you've done the necessary work and if the computer is clean, fill in more details per: The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time things worked and the time they didn't? http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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| Subject: Re: my "hide extension ..."does not work |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 9/6/2008 8:11:12 AM |
| From: "John Barnes" [Email Address Protection] |
Maybe he is trying to use it to unhide the extensions. "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:eLwavECEJHA.5032@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > From: "negar" <negar.3fbgd9@winvistaclub.com> > > | hi > | i have so bad problem with my vista windows ,when i go to folder option > and uncheck > | the"hise extension "and press ok,it does not work and i can not change > my type file > | with rename them,when i back to folder option i see that the hise > extension had checked > | again! and it is not useful to uncheck it again and again. > | how can i do?is it a bug? -- negar > > > You do NOT want to enable Hide extension of known file types. This is a > threat. > If you get a file such as myfile.pdf.exe you may think it is a PDF file > and if you > Double-Click it you are actually launching an EXE file and you will get > infected! > > > -- > Dave > http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html > Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp > > |
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| Subject: Re: my "hide extension ..."does not work |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 9/6/2008 8:38:38 AM |
| From: "David H. Lipman" [Email Address Protection] |
From: "John Barnes" <JBarnes@email.com> | Maybe he is trying to use it to unhide the extensions. Right. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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