2009/1/28 Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com>: > > "Alexei Vinidiktov" <alexei.vinidik...@gmail.com> wrote > >> I've conducted another experiment. I created several text files with a >> Notepad that contained text 'alia' in their names and none of them >> were visible after I had saved them to the disc. > > Now that is strange! Does "alia" mean something in your local language > (assuming its not English!)? I'm not aware of XP hiding files based on > filename, it is certainly odd. >
No, I'm afraid "alia" doesn't mean anything in Russian. I'm going to run a virus check of the system, and then check the disk for errors with CHKDSK, and then I'll let you know how it went off. -- Alexei Vinidiktov _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor