I am also having a problem accessing downloaded files, but I am unable to
find the "Show compatability files" button on the
Command Bar. " you mention

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

Lab Technician

Have you searched the drive for these files?

These files may be subject to the Virtualization for Vista, this is for
non-compatible programs that store user configurable files such as .cfg,
.ini, and other user files out of the

%systemroot%\Program Files\program name, folder(s)

and places them in the

%systemroot%\Users\username\AppData\Local\VirtualS tore\Program Files\program
name, folder.

If this is the case, then when you open your software programs folder In
Windows Explorer, you should see a "Show compatability files" button on the
Command Bar. Clicking this button will take you directly to the Virtual
Store folder.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"LabTechnician" wrote in message
...
Hello.
We have a computer with Windows Vista Business 32bit on a Machine here in
our Lab.
We are trying to figure out why some of the files in our software are
always
hidden.
We are logged in as administrator, and we have set the folder options so
that it always shows hidden files and folders, and to always show
protected
operating system files. and to always show file extensions.

In windows xp we see these files in windows explorer, with no problems.
However to see them in windows vista we have to use the following
application
http://farmanager.com/
With this application we can see all the hidden files in the folder,
however
for some reason windows vista's explorer does not show these files, and we
can not see them even in the windows vista Dos comand prompt.

We have no idea why these files are hidden or how to make it so that they
are not hidden in windows vista, after they are installed through our
installer.
some of the file names are as follows.
_config.cfg
_sa.cfg
We are not sure if it is because vista will always hide files named this
way, we tried renaming one of the files to random dfl.bda, and then all of
a
sudden we could see the file.

We appreciate all the help anyone can give us.
Thanks in advance.