desktop.ini opening on logging into an account

[Doug]

I recently created a new user with Admin rights and then changed the setting
of another user from Admin to Standard User. Now when I log into an account
two instances of Notepad open up with the desktop.ini file showing the
following:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787

What is causing this and can it be stopped?

Doug

 

[Malke]

I recently created a new user with Admin rights and then changed the
setting
of another user from Admin to Standard User. Now when I log into an
account two instances of Notepad open up with the desktop.ini file showing
the following:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787

Even though this was written for XP, it should work for Vista:

Notepad Starts With "[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\System32\Shell32.dll,-21787" When You
Start Your Computer - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=330132

Malke

 

[Richard Urban]

I ran into the same problem 2 weeks ago on a customers computer. Somehow he
had placed desktop.ini in his startup folder. I deleted it and everything is
fine.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

I recently created a new user with Admin rights and then changed the
setting of another user from Admin to Standard User. Now when I log into
an account two instances of Notepad open up with the desktop.ini file
showing the following:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787

What is causing this and can it be stopped?

Doug


__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
signature database 3961 (20090325) __________

The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

http://www.eset.com

__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3961 (20090325) __________

The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

http://www.eset.com

 

[Doug]

desktop.ini was in the startup folder, have no idea how it got there!
Anyway, I've deleted it and hopefully this will solve the problem.

I ran into the same problem 2 weeks ago on a customers computer. Somehow he
had placed desktop.ini in his startup folder. I deleted it and everything
is fine.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

I recently created a new user with Admin rights and then changed the
setting of another user from Admin to Standard User. Now when I log into
an account two instances of Notepad open up with the desktop.ini file
showing the following:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787

What is causing this and can it be stopped?

Doug


__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
signature database 3961 (20090325) __________

The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

http://www.eset.com

__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
signature database 3961 (20090325) __________

The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

http://www.eset.com

 

[Skelly1983]

desktop.ini is normally placed there through cusomisation of the folders

desktop.ini was in the startup folder, have no idea how it got there!
Anyway, I've deleted it and hopefully this will solve the problem.

I ran into the same problem 2 weeks ago on a customers computer. Somehow he
had placed desktop.ini in his startup folder. I deleted it and everything
is fine.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

I recently created a new user with Admin rights and then changed the
setting of another user from Admin to Standard User. Now when I log into
an account two instances of Notepad open up with the desktop.ini file
showing the following:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787

What is causing this and can it be stopped?

Doug


__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
signature database 3961 (20090325) __________

The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

http://www.eset.com

__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
signature database 3961 (20090325) __________

The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

http://www.eset.com

 

[Synapse Syndrome [KGB]]

desktop.ini is normally placed there through cusomisation of the folders

It will not run though, as long as it is hidden.

ss.