SOLVED! - How to Enable or Disable Right-Click feature in Windows XP

These steps will show you how to re-enable right clicking for your desktop in Windows XP.



1. Open up the "run" command (if it is not available, use 'Windows Key' + R)


2. Type in "regedit" without quotes, then hit enter.


3. Navigate to: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]


4. Look for the value name "NoViewContextMenu" (if no such value exists, then just go ahead and create it)


5. Make sure it is REG_DWORD


6. Enter a 1 to disable right-clicking and 0 to enable right-clicking.


7. Restart the computer after the change and text.

My Desktop background is missing after a virus on Windows XP

If your Desktop background is missing and cannot be changed on Windows XP, do the following:


Do this to re-enable background:


1. Open up registry editor (Start > Run > Regedit)
2. Locate: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]
"NoHTMLWallPaper"=dword:00000001

3. Change the value to 0

Virus has set my files in drives to Hidden. Step to restore all hidden files.

Steps to restore hidden files, drives, and folders.  Also will restore hidden Start Menu items and desktop icons.

STEP1:

1. Click Start > Run > type CMD2. Dos will open type cd\3. Now type the drive letter in which you want to Unhide the files lets suppose in this example it is C: this will open the C: drive4. If you want to see all of the hidden folders and files,  type C:\>dir/ah5. Next type attrib *. -h -s /s /d

STEP 2 - Option for unhiding individual folders

1. Click Start > Run > type CMD
2. Type cd\  at the DOS prompt3. Now type the drive letter in which you want to Unhide the files lets suppose in this example it is C: this will open the C: drive
4. If you want to see all hidden files and folders type C:\>dir/ah (*you will now see the files/folders with hidden attributes )5. Type “attrib [folder-name] -r -a -s -h”.

Note: If plan on unhiding individual files, you should type the entire filename plus the extension (ie: attrib budget.doc -r -a -s -h)


Another quicker and more automated method would be to use this command where C is the Drive Letter:
attrib -s -h -r C:/*.* /s /d


THIS CAN BE CAUSED BY A ROGUE VIRUS.  A LINK BELOW EXPLAINS THE FULL PROCESS OF REMOVING THIS VIRUS:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-windows-recovery