Simple guide on how to unhide directories in your USB drive hidden by a worm virus

One of the problems that most end-users encounter after inserting their USB drive to an infected pc is that, they thought their directories/folders were deleted by a virus. Most of the time, their folders were just hidden by a virus and created an .exe or .scr files that have the same name with your hidden folders and mimicked the appearance of your folder so the user could be fooled to click them. Another problem is that, you can't just simply unhide your files by choosing "Show hidden files and folders" from your Folder Options. Why? It's because the virus modified the folder's attribute into System and Hidden. By default, protected operating system files are hidden even if you choose to show hidden files.

LMCompatibilty on Windows 7

 Windows 7 starter to enable access on my Samba fileserver and i found this solution over google searching.

I found that on my Windows 7 starter I need to change the registry entry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SeCEdit\Reg Values\MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Lsa/LmCompatibilityLevel

key "Value type" from 4 to 2

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Enabling IP forwarding on WindowsXP

To enable TCP/IP forwarding, follow these simple steps:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe)
2. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
3. Set the following registry value:
   Value Name: IPEnableRouter
   Value type: REG_DWORD
   Value Data: 1
   A value of 1 enables TCP/IP forwarding for all network connections that are installed and used by this computer.
4. Quit Registry Editor.

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Turning Off Image Preview Thumbnail and Disable Windows Picture and Fax Viewer in Windows XP

Windows XP displays thumbnail style of preview for images, pictures and photos in Windows Explorer’s Details section on left pane when users select a pic. The preview will also automatically created and displayed when users browse and view a folder in Thumbnail view. Beside, when open or double click on a format associated with popular graphic formats, the photos or pictures will open in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer instead of user preferred or favorite image viewer or editor, due to the fact that the default action on image file is to preview it using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.