Application folder invisible in mac HD window

I have been using Tiger since it came out and have not had any problems until today. My applications folder is not visible after a double click on my mac hd icon. It has always been there. I know the applications are there because spotlight finds them right away and says they are on the hard drive right were they usually are. They work fine. But how do I make the folder for my apps shop\w up again. This freaked me out so I am downloading norton antivirus. This appeared after I downloaded a program called easy card which I found on Apple's made for mac section. Any Ideas?

hi robndi -
this is most likely something simple and local (nothing you need norton antivirus for)... for reasons that are not related to your particular problem, i think you should think twice before installing norton antivirus. these days, norton apps cause more problems than they solve. don't go there...
now. re: your invisible Application folder...
have to restarted recently?
if yes, then try this: download XRay...
from that app, if you can browse to your apps folder, then there will be a kind of info window containing a checkbox near the bottom where you can toggle the folder's visibility...
if this doesn't help, post back - but this is a simple/common problem. nothing to do w/ a virus etc... cheers

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