I'm working on a Windows XP computer that had the unfortunate experience of being infected by mal-ware that pretty much disabled everything. I was able to clean the computer using a combination of offline tools (MS Defender Offline, etc...) Although the computer is clean, I can no longer see any files, right click on the desktop, start task manager, etc... I know how to fix all these problems by hand including setting the file attributes and editing the registry but I am hoping to save myself hours of searching for every problem. Not to mention the unwanted problems that can occur when you unhide and unsystem files that weren't meant to be visible. Is there a tool somewhere that will reset all the restrictions in the registry to default and unhide only those files that shouldn't be hidden all in one crack?
Answer
For the hidden files: run ATTRIB -h c:\*.* /s /d. It won't reset system files though. I would then run Malwarebytes AntiMalware to get the task manager, desktop and other security settings working properly again
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