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SonnySee
I have had Vista running for about two weeks now and only today noticed this
problem:
desktop.ini files are showing up on my system in odd places.
When I started my computer this morning there were two of these files on my
desktop.
The icons were opaque and each had different information in them.
Eventually I deleted these files, but before doing so, I noticed files of
the same name popping up in other places on my system.
For instance, in my documents folder, in my contacts folder etc.
here is a sample of the text shown when I open one up in notepad:
"[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21788
[LocalizedFileNames]
Control Panel.lnk=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-12712
computer.lnk=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-12711
Internet Explorer (No Add-ons).lnk=@%windir%\System32\ie4uinit.exe,-737"
In each instance where I have checked, the files are similar, with only
slight differences.
While this seems to be just nuisance at this point, and not a security
issue. I would still like to know what is causing this and/or how to
prevent the proliferation of these files from taking place.
Any help or direction would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sonny
problem:
desktop.ini files are showing up on my system in odd places.
When I started my computer this morning there were two of these files on my
desktop.
The icons were opaque and each had different information in them.
Eventually I deleted these files, but before doing so, I noticed files of
the same name popping up in other places on my system.
For instance, in my documents folder, in my contacts folder etc.
here is a sample of the text shown when I open one up in notepad:
"[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21788
[LocalizedFileNames]
Control Panel.lnk=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-12712
computer.lnk=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-12711
Internet Explorer (No Add-ons).lnk=@%windir%\System32\ie4uinit.exe,-737"
In each instance where I have checked, the files are similar, with only
slight differences.
While this seems to be just nuisance at this point, and not a security
issue. I would still like to know what is causing this and/or how to
prevent the proliferation of these files from taking place.
Any help or direction would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sonny