Desktop.ini

Similar Threads:

1.Desktop.ini files showing on the desktop

I have turned on Show hidden files and folders and two icons for "desktop 
.ini" are now showing on the desktop.  One comes from User\Public\Desktop, 
the other is User\<user profile>\Desktop.  Windows XP always managed to keep 
them hidden.

Any ideas how to hide them whilst keeping other hidden files and folder 
visible?

2.Desktop.ini Icon shows up on Desktop?

I was working on the computer today using several programs and when I went 
back to the desktop, I noticed a sort of ghosted out icon that looks like a 
gear on top of a sheet of lined paper and the words "desktop.ini" under it.  
I have no idea how it got there.  Is it safe for me to delete it or is there 
a better way of getting rid of it.   Thank you for your help.

Win Vista Sp1 32
-- 
MacKenrick

3.Remove desktop.ini icons from desktop

I have "show hidden files" on in Windows explorer.  That has the side-effect 
of making desktop.ini icons appear on the desktop.  Can I prevent those 
icons from appearing?  (Deleting the icons gives a warning--that it will 
make Windows unstable.)  Thanks.

4.Remove desktop.ini icons from desktop/Try this.

This may disable the warning message about desktop.ini that really has no 
validity as far as I have ever seen, and keep it from showing.  Set a 
restore point first:

Right-click My Computer, and then click Explore.

On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.

On the View tab, click Show hidden files and folders, and then click OK.

Browse to one of the following folders

\<WINNT>

\<WINNT>\SYSTEM32

\Program Files

where <WINNT> is the name of the folder where Windows is installed, and then 
click Show Files.

Rename the Desktop.ini file to Desktop.bak. For information about how to 
rename a file, click Start, click Help, type renaming files, and then click 
Display.

CH

"Manuel Lopez" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > wrote in message 
news: XXXX@XXXXX.COM ...
>
> Yes, to clarify, I selected the options to show all hidden files, 
> including the option to unhide protected os files.
> It's annoying that there's no way to get rid of the desktop.ini icon from 
> the desktop in this configuration (which would be the configuration I 
> recommend).
>
>
>
> "Jeff" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > wrote in message 
> news: XXXX@XXXXX.COM ...
>> Manuel,
>> Ya sure you have"show hidden files" checked; and not "Hide protected 
>> operating system files" unchecked?
>> Because if you uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" it will 
>> show those .ini files.
>> Just checking "show hidden files and folders" does not show .ini files on 
>> the desktop.
>> Running "show hidden files and folders" as I type;and no .ini files show 
>> up.
>> Leave the "Hide protected operating system files(Recommended)" box 
>> checked and check-(radio button actually) the "Show hidden files and 
>> folders" button in the "Hidden files and folders" folder.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> "Manuel Lopez" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > wrote in message 
>> news: XXXX@XXXXX.COM ...
>>>I have "show hidden files" on in Windows explorer.  That has the 
>>>side-effect of making desktop.ini icons appear on the desktop.  Can I 
>>>prevent those icons from appearing?  (Deleting the icons gives a 
>>>warning--that it will make Windows unstable.)  Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> 

5.desktop.ini on desktop and in Startup folder

All of a sudden, when I boot Vista, Notepad opens and displays the contents 
of a desktop.ini file. (There about 38 copies of desktop.ini in Windows and 
its subdirectories!)  When I close Notepad, there is -- also new -- a 
desktop.ini icon on the desktop.

I found a desktop.ini in the Startup folder -- which I assume is causing 
Notepad to run.  When I started to delete it, I got a warning that 
desktop.ini was a system file and deleting it would cause bad things to 
happen.  So I chickened out.

I do NOT have Vista set to show hidden files and folders.  Also, when I 
checked the properties of desktop.ini in the Users/Public/Desktop folder, the 
"hidden" attribute checkbox is greyed-out, not checked, and I cannot check it.

How can I clean this up?

6. submitted feedback yesterday - Today desktop.ini on my desktop

7. Desktop.ini is on the desktop

8. Displaying desktop.ini on Desktop