Inquisitive!!

4 Apr 2005 7:46 PM

Arpan

When a directory is opened, Windows displays all the directories & files residing in the parent directory but the same doesn't happen with the system directories - WINNT & Program Files. When these 2 directories are opened for the first time during a session, the directories & the files residing in these 2 directories are not displayed; instead a "Show Files" link provided in the 2 directories has to be clicked to navigate through the directories & files. Why so?

Thanks,

Arpan

4 Apr 2005 9:16 PM

Dave Patrick

They're system files. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=235654

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"Arpan" wrote:

When a directory is opened, Windows displays all the directories & files
residing in the parent directory but the same doesn't happen with the system
directories - WINNT & Program Files. When these 2 directories are opened for
the first time during a session, the directories & the files residing in
these 2 directories are not displayed; instead a "Show Files" link provided
in the 2 directories has to be clicked to navigate through the directories &
files. Why so?

Thanks,

Arpan

4 Apr 2005 10:15 PM

Ryan Hanisco

To keep people who don't know better from messing up their systems....

I can't tell you how many people have called support lines after they deleted all those dilly .dll files they thought they didn't need.

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Ryan Hanisco
MCSE, MCDBA
FlagShip Integration Services
Chicago, IL

"Arpan" <arpan***@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:umn7S9UOFHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

When a directory is opened, Windows displays all the directories & files residing in the parent directory but the same doesn't happen with the system directories - WINNT & Program Files. When these 2 directories are opened for the first time during a session, the directories & the files residing in these 2 directories are not displayed; instead a "Show Files" link provided in the 2 directories has to be clicked to navigate through the directories & files. Why so?

Thanks,

Arpan