BleepingComputer.com: The brilliant 'unhide' - very nearly there

Re : http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic396978.html/page__st__135__gopid__2422043#entry2422043

Hi - hope you can help me, I have had the same problem as per this old thread (black desktop, all files/folders 'disappeared') so I used your brilliant unhide which restored all but one folder. Any chance you could help me ? This is my System Look for it. I have tried taking ownership and unhiding folders etc but it doesn't seem to want to 'restore' this last folder. I would REALLY appreciate your help. Many thanks in advance.

SystemLook 30.07.11 by jpshortstuff
Log created at 20:39 on 27/09/2011 by Sue
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========== dir ==========

C:\ProgramData\application data\sage - Parameters: "/s"

---Files---
None found.

C:\ProgramData\application data\sage\Sage EBanking d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]

-= EOF =-

Welcome aboard

What are you computer issues?

Sage EBanking folder exists if this is what you want to restore.

Sorry - I don't want to restore it, I would like it's contents to appear again and be usable like all the others did. Needless to say I don't have a recent backup. Just wondered why everything else reappeared with unhide except this one

When I say I would like 'it' to reappear, I mean the whole contents of the Sage folder - I had a copy of TAS Basics in there.

Re-run System Look with this code:

:dir
C:\ProgramData\application data\sage\Sage EBanking /s

SystemLook 30.07.11 by jpshortstuff
Log created at 22:00 on 28/09/2011 by Sue
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========== dir ==========

C:\ProgramData\application data\sage\Sage EBanking - Parameters: "/s"

---Files---
None found.

No folders found.

-= EOF =-

I found this though ....

SystemLook 30.07.11 by jpshortstuff
Log created at 22:02 on 28/09/2011 by Sue
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========== dir ==========

C:\Program FILES\COMMON FILES\TAS Software - Parameters: "/s"

---Files---
None found.

C:\Program FILES\COMMON FILES\TAS Software\Install d------ [16:51 04/05/2010]
eBankingCore.log --a---- 26628 bytes [16:52 04/05/2010] [16:52 04/05/2010]
eBankingCore.msi --a---- 523264 bytes [16:51 04/05/2010] [14:21 02/08/2007]
install_flash_player_active_x.log --a---- 38688 bytes [16:52 04/05/2010] [16:52 04/05/2010]
install_flash_player_active_x.msi --a---- 4215296 bytes [16:51 04/05/2010] [17:03 10/08/2007]
InstMsiW.exe --a---- 1822848 bytes [16:51 04/05/2010] [15:07 24/01/2007]
MSXML3.log --a---- 41254 bytes [16:52 04/05/2010] [16:52 04/05/2010]
msxml3.msi --a---- 1070592 bytes [16:51 04/05/2010] [10:59 02/08/2007]
SageProtxVSP.log --a---- 22720 bytes [16:52 04/05/2010] [16:52 04/05/2010]
SageProtxVSP.msi --a---- 186880 bytes [16:51 04/05/2010] [14:21 02/08/2007]

-= EOF =-

Re-run System Look with this code:

:folderfind
sage

SystemLook 30.07.11 by jpshortstuff
Log created at 09:15 on 01/10/2011 by Sue
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========== folderfind ==========

Searching for "sage"
C:\ProgramData\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Sage d------ [16:52 04/05/2010]

-= EOF =-

Also, on my list of All Programs (off the Start button) whenever you click on any of them you get taken to an empty folder even though some of them are actually on the laptop and working fine. Is there any wsy that this list can be fixed too ?

Just to let you know that I have resolved the problem. I was checking a very old backup I had (from 7 months ago) and saw the system restore function so I ran it for two weeks ago to reset the registry etc and everything has gone back to how it was. Amazing how this can be so when I haven't backed my machine up for 7 months ! Many thanks for trying to help me though.

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