Some files are hidden from view by default in Windows XP. These are files that you won't need to get to often. In fact, they're files that you should never need to find, open, or do anything with. That is, of course, unless you're having a problem that's being caused by one of these hidden files.

Regardless of the reason why, if you're interested in viewing all of the files on your computer, including the hidden ones, you'll be happy to know that configuring Windows XP to show hidden files is pretty simple.