File Appears Shaded After Removing the Hidden File Attribute

• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

After you remove the hidden file attribute from a file on your Windows 98-based or Windows 95-based computer, the file may remain shaded and appear to still have the hidden file attribute.

CAUSE

This issue can occur if you make this change but do not refresh the screen.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, press F5 to refresh the screen after you have removed the hidden attribute from a file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For information about how to view hidden files, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q141276 How to View System and Hidden Files in Windows

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbui win95 win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: May 6, 1999