You could try it manually...
1. Open “Task Manager” and goto “Processes” tab.
2. Look for services with name “svchost.exe“. There will be many services with the same name. Most of them will have “SYSTEM“, “LOCAL SERVICE” OR “NETWORK SERVICE” as User Name but you have to look for “svchost.exe” service which has your currently logged in username as User Name.
3. You’ll get approx. 2 services with the name “svchost.exe” which has your Windows username. End Task them by pressing <Delete> key or by selecting them and clicking on “End Process” button. It’ll confirm the action, accept it.
4. Now open “regedit” from RUN and goto following keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer\Run
And look for a key in right-side pane with the name “Winlogon” which will have “heap41a\svchost.exe” in its value field. If you find this key, delete it.
5. Now goto following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
And in right-side pane, change value of “CheckedValue” to 1
6. Now enable “Show Hidden Files/Folders” option in “Tools -> Folder Options” in My Computer.
08/03/2008
Melbourne, Victoria