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To: Psycho_Bunny
For the average user they are hidden. Some versions of Windows are coded to exempt these files even with all the various flags set.

Most Windows users don't have a clue how to change the S flag on a file.
50 posted on 01/21/2003 2:08:12 PM PST by 1stFreedom
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To: 1stFreedom
Yes...I understand that. The H and S attributes are to keep the average user from poking at the files.

Using "Super Hidden" to describe HS attributes is simply alarmist ignorance. 

If we were talking about a file that has a dropped DOS extention....is encrypted with a GUID...included in the Registry System Path to prohibit deletion from Windows...etc etc etc....THEN we're talking about a "Super Hidden" file.

52 posted on 01/21/2003 2:15:47 PM PST by Psycho_Bunny
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To: 1stFreedom
Okay, I've downloaded the Spider Zip. Now, how do I get it to clean up the Index.dat files on my puter?... Baby steps please, I'm computer illiterate.
54 posted on 01/21/2003 2:24:40 PM PST by MHGinTN (If you can read this, your life has had life support from someone. Protect Life Support for others.)
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