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The attrib command can change those, and I've got an easy way and a slightly longer way to do this. The first method is great if you have lots of files to work on. (The second method was written before I thought about using a batch file to automate the process.)

Method 1: Batch file automation

1. Make a text file in Notepad and call it Unhide.txt.
2. Put the following line of text in the text file and save it:
attrib -h -s %1
3. Close Notepad and rename the text file to Unhide.bat so that it will be treated as a batch script file. (Note that you'll need have extentions for known file types showing, so if they're not a trip to Folder Options is in order.)
4. Drag and drop the files you need to adjust onto the batch file one at a time.

Command Line to change the Product key:

1. Click on the Start Button and type: CMD (into the 'Search programs and files' field in the Start Menu)
2. The Start Menu will show 'CMD.exe', 
3. Right-click the CMD.exe file and select Run As Administrator.
4. In the CMD window, type: slmgr.vbs -ipk <type your product key here>
5. To activate windows after changing the key, type: slmgr.vbs -ato
   
   Hope that helps,
   Darin MS