SHOW FILE EXTENSIONS FOR ALL FILES written by: paranoidxe By default Windows XP will hide the file extension of known file types. This can be a security hazard especially when it comes to script based files. In order to make the extension visable: - click tools, folder options.. - click view tab - uncheck "hide extensions for known file types" - click ok If you'd like to use the registry, then do the following: - click start, run.., regedit, click ok - go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ Advanced - create or modify dword value named "HideFileExt", give it a value of 0