Desktop.ini file in Startup?

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azevon

Greetings All,

Just setup a new Fujitsu laptop running Vista business. Each time I log out
(or restart), and after I enter username/password, a file that resides in
startup runs - it's called desktop.ini I did not put it there nor do I know
what it does. It opens the ini file and displays this text. Is it OK to
delete? What is it and where did it come from? Thanks in advance,



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Hey there Azevon,

Read the little blurb about desktop.ini here. Basically it's a file that
tells windows how to display that particular directory. You can delete it,
but a new one will just be regenerated. It's displaying because you have the
"Hide protected operating system files" option unchecked.

http://www.ieinfosite.co.uk/tip_view.asp?id=29

Let me know what you think!

Best Regards,

Will
 
Hi Will - thanks for the response. Is this new in Vista? By new I mean this
file being generated AND displayed on each boot? The site you directed me to
isn't Vista specific - and the "Hide protected operating system files"
checkbox is checked already. Any other suggestions?

William Anderson said:
Hey there Azevon,

Read the little blurb about desktop.ini here. Basically it's a file that
tells windows how to display that particular directory. You can delete it,
but a new one will just be regenerated. It's displaying because you have the
"Hide protected operating system files" option unchecked.

http://www.ieinfosite.co.uk/tip_view.asp?id=29

Let me know what you think!

Best Regards,

Will

azevon said:
Greetings All,

Just setup a new Fujitsu laptop running Vista business. Each time I log out
(or restart), and after I enter username/password, a file that resides in
startup runs - it's called desktop.ini I did not put it there nor do I know
what it does. It opens the ini file and displays this text. Is it OK to
delete? What is it and where did it come from? Thanks in advance,



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Hey there Azevon,

The desktop.ini file has been around for as long as I remember (Which I
didn't actually start liking Windows until 2000 :-p).

First, does it show up like it's somewhat transparent? If so, then go back
to the folder options, UNcheck the "Hide protected operating system files"
option, hit Apply, then Check it again and apply again. Let me know if it
disappears.

If it's still showing up with that box checked, then more than likely it was
copied from another location. then I would just say delete it. You can
actually delete them anyway, but if the protected system files option is
checked you shouldn't see them.

Let me know how it goes!

Best Regards,

Will

azevon said:
Hi Will - thanks for the response. Is this new in Vista? By new I mean this
file being generated AND displayed on each boot? The site you directed me to
isn't Vista specific - and the "Hide protected operating system files"
checkbox is checked already. Any other suggestions?

William Anderson said:
Hey there Azevon,

Read the little blurb about desktop.ini here. Basically it's a file that
tells windows how to display that particular directory. You can delete it,
but a new one will just be regenerated. It's displaying because you have the
"Hide protected operating system files" option unchecked.

http://www.ieinfosite.co.uk/tip_view.asp?id=29

Let me know what you think!

Best Regards,

Will

azevon said:
Greetings All,

Just setup a new Fujitsu laptop running Vista business. Each time I log out
(or restart), and after I enter username/password, a file that resides in
startup runs - it's called desktop.ini I did not put it there nor do I know
what it does. It opens the ini file and displays this text. Is it OK to
delete? What is it and where did it come from? Thanks in advance,



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Nope, it's not transparent at all. This is what happens, after I log in.
Deksotp appears, then the window (and appliation Notepad) opens with the
desktop.ini file bright and full, with that line of text I mentioned below.

I tried your suggestion of unchecking, applying, rechecking, etc - I log
out, log back in and get the same thing.

William Anderson said:
Hey there Azevon,

The desktop.ini file has been around for as long as I remember (Which I
didn't actually start liking Windows until 2000 :-p).

First, does it show up like it's somewhat transparent? If so, then go back
to the folder options, UNcheck the "Hide protected operating system files"
option, hit Apply, then Check it again and apply again. Let me know if it
disappears.

If it's still showing up with that box checked, then more than likely it was
copied from another location. then I would just say delete it. You can
actually delete them anyway, but if the protected system files option is
checked you shouldn't see them.

Let me know how it goes!

Best Regards,

Will

azevon said:
Hi Will - thanks for the response. Is this new in Vista? By new I mean this
file being generated AND displayed on each boot? The site you directed me to
isn't Vista specific - and the "Hide protected operating system files"
checkbox is checked already. Any other suggestions?

William Anderson said:
Hey there Azevon,

Read the little blurb about desktop.ini here. Basically it's a file that
tells windows how to display that particular directory. You can delete it,
but a new one will just be regenerated. It's displaying because you have the
"Hide protected operating system files" option unchecked.

http://www.ieinfosite.co.uk/tip_view.asp?id=29

Let me know what you think!

Best Regards,

Will

:

Greetings All,

Just setup a new Fujitsu laptop running Vista business. Each time I log out
(or restart), and after I enter username/password, a file that resides in
startup runs - it's called desktop.ini I did not put it there nor do I know
what it does. It opens the ini file and displays this text. Is it OK to
delete? What is it and where did it come from? Thanks in advance,



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One other question Azevon,

Is this machine in a domain? And if so, are you using roaming profiles
perchance?

azevon said:
Nope, it's not transparent at all. This is what happens, after I log in.
Deksotp appears, then the window (and appliation Notepad) opens with the
desktop.ini file bright and full, with that line of text I mentioned below.

I tried your suggestion of unchecking, applying, rechecking, etc - I log
out, log back in and get the same thing.

William Anderson said:
Hey there Azevon,

The desktop.ini file has been around for as long as I remember (Which I
didn't actually start liking Windows until 2000 :-p).

First, does it show up like it's somewhat transparent? If so, then go back
to the folder options, UNcheck the "Hide protected operating system files"
option, hit Apply, then Check it again and apply again. Let me know if it
disappears.

If it's still showing up with that box checked, then more than likely it was
copied from another location. then I would just say delete it. You can
actually delete them anyway, but if the protected system files option is
checked you shouldn't see them.

Let me know how it goes!

Best Regards,

Will

azevon said:
Hi Will - thanks for the response. Is this new in Vista? By new I mean this
file being generated AND displayed on each boot? The site you directed me to
isn't Vista specific - and the "Hide protected operating system files"
checkbox is checked already. Any other suggestions?

:

Hey there Azevon,

Read the little blurb about desktop.ini here. Basically it's a file that
tells windows how to display that particular directory. You can delete it,
but a new one will just be regenerated. It's displaying because you have the
"Hide protected operating system files" option unchecked.

http://www.ieinfosite.co.uk/tip_view.asp?id=29

Let me know what you think!

Best Regards,

Will

:

Greetings All,

Just setup a new Fujitsu laptop running Vista business. Each time I log out
(or restart), and after I enter username/password, a file that resides in
startup runs - it's called desktop.ini I did not put it there nor do I know
what it does. It opens the ini file and displays this text. Is it OK to
delete? What is it and where did it come from? Thanks in advance,



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This machine is not in a domain. I tried deleting the file, but as you
mentioned, it just gets recreated.

William Anderson said:
One other question Azevon,

Is this machine in a domain? And if so, are you using roaming profiles
perchance?

azevon said:
Nope, it's not transparent at all. This is what happens, after I log in.
Deksotp appears, then the window (and appliation Notepad) opens with the
desktop.ini file bright and full, with that line of text I mentioned below.

I tried your suggestion of unchecking, applying, rechecking, etc - I log
out, log back in and get the same thing.

William Anderson said:
Hey there Azevon,

The desktop.ini file has been around for as long as I remember (Which I
didn't actually start liking Windows until 2000 :-p).

First, does it show up like it's somewhat transparent? If so, then go back
to the folder options, UNcheck the "Hide protected operating system files"
option, hit Apply, then Check it again and apply again. Let me know if it
disappears.

If it's still showing up with that box checked, then more than likely it was
copied from another location. then I would just say delete it. You can
actually delete them anyway, but if the protected system files option is
checked you shouldn't see them.

Let me know how it goes!

Best Regards,

Will

:

Hi Will - thanks for the response. Is this new in Vista? By new I mean this
file being generated AND displayed on each boot? The site you directed me to
isn't Vista specific - and the "Hide protected operating system files"
checkbox is checked already. Any other suggestions?

:

Hey there Azevon,

Read the little blurb about desktop.ini here. Basically it's a file that
tells windows how to display that particular directory. You can delete it,
but a new one will just be regenerated. It's displaying because you have the
"Hide protected operating system files" option unchecked.

http://www.ieinfosite.co.uk/tip_view.asp?id=29

Let me know what you think!

Best Regards,

Will

:

Greetings All,

Just setup a new Fujitsu laptop running Vista business. Each time I log out
(or restart), and after I enter username/password, a file that resides in
startup runs - it's called desktop.ini I did not put it there nor do I know
what it does. It opens the ini file and displays this text. Is it OK to
delete? What is it and where did it come from? Thanks in advance,



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azevon said:
This machine is not in a domain. I tried deleting the file, but as you
mentioned, it just gets recreated.
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Right click the file "desktop.ini" in your startup folder. Tick the
"Hidden" attribute. It should not open anymore after that.
 
Next time you or anyone else are having problems, try Google. I found
that solution in less than 10 secs, searching Google for the keywords:
vista startup desktop.ini

Waiting for the right answer in a newsgroup can take hours or even days.
 
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