I wonder if the 'weird' ones are showing up on store bought machines like
You'd only see a maximum or two - one for All Users, and one for
Could be, but my Vista laptop is an HP, and my Win7 laptop is a Gateway,Ken1943 said:
Well, it was just a thought. Never had UAC turned on.Could be, but my Vista laptop is an HP, and my Win7 laptop is a Gateway,Ken1943 said:
albeit upgraded from Vista to Win7, and I don't recall having any problems
getting rid of the two files. I don't remember if they were persistent
before I turned UAC off on them or not, and I'm not about to turn it back on
just to test this, IYKWIM
My home-made machine has the desktop.ini files.
So does mine if you set it to show hidden files. It's just a simple
Actually, your machine has them whether you are showing them or not;
I had it turned on about as long as it took to boot up the final time andKen1943 said:Well, it was just a thought. Never had UAC turned on.Could be, but my Vista laptop is an HP, and my Win7 laptop is a Gateway,Ken1943 said:
albeit upgraded from Vista to Win7, and I don't recall having any problems
getting rid of the two files. I don't remember if they were persistent
before I turned UAC off on them or not, and I'm not about to turn it back
on
just to test this, IYKWIM
My first VistaMy settings are to show hidden and system files, and I don't haveRobin Bignall said:
With Windows, sometimes I think it's better *not* to go figureMy settings are to show hidden and system files, and I don't haveRobin Bignall said:
desktop.ini on my desktop. Just about every folder on my PC has one, but not
my desktop. Go figure
IIRC, the trigger to show them is to uncheck "Hide protected operatingMy settings are to show hidden and system files, and I don't haveRobin Bignall said:
desktop.ini on my desktop. Just about every folder on my PC has one, but not
my desktop. Go figure
"Show hidden" is checked and "Hide system" is unchecked, hence my "hiddenZaphod Beeblebrox said:IIRC, the trigger to show them is to uncheck "Hide protected operatingMy settings are to show hidden and system files, and I don't haveRobin Bignall said:
desktop.ini on my desktop. Just about every folder on my PC has one, but
not
my desktop. Go figure
system files (recommended)". Just showing hidden files won't make them
visible on the desktop.
That's the ideal!My settings are to show hidden and system files, and I don't haveRobin Bignall said:
desktop.ini on my desktop. Just about every folder on my PC has one, but
not my desktop. Go figure
"Show hidden" is checked and "Hide system" is unchecked, hence my "hiddenZaphod Beeblebrox said:IIRC, the trigger to show them is to uncheck "Hide protected operatingOn Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:34:05 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:31:59 -0600, Ken1943 wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:11:28 -0400, "(e-mail address removed)"
On 7/30/12 5:57 PM, mick wrote:
I have a new laptop and of course I am configuring it to suit my
taste. One of the things I did is change the folder options so
that
I can see hidden system files and the file extensions.
One problem that caused is there is now "desktop.ini" visible on
my
desktop. In fact there are 2 !
The first says
[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21799
[LocalizedFileNames]
CyberLink Media
Suite.lnk=@C:\PROGRA~2\CYBERL~1\MEDIAS~1\MUITRA~1\PSEnvRes.dll,-110
and the other is *different* and says
[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21769
IconResource=%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-183
I know that if I delete them they will just reform.
Is there a way I can have hidden files visible in the folders
but
not
having desktop.ini visible on the desktop?
Thanks, Jeff
In windows explorer go to the Tools menu, Folder Options, View,
tick
the
box 'Hide protected operating system files(Recommended)' click
Apply
then close window.
Ah, but I want to see them.
I always deleted them and never had a problem.
I agree with KenW; I deleted them from both my Win7 machines and my
Vista
laptop, and they haven't showed up again. Whether or not UAC has
anything to
do with it or not, I don't know, but I have it turned off on all
three
of my
machines. The only other thing it might be that keeps them from
coming
back
could possibly be Classic Shell, but I looked and didn't see any
specific
setting to hide only the Desktop ones (or any of them for that
matter).
I
think a simple deletion took care of them.
I wonder if the 'weird' ones are showing up on store bought machines
like
Dell. I built my two desktops with clean 64 bit installs and can't
remember the last time I got one on my desktop.
Now if I can remember this thread and look at the next one I get !!
KenW
My home-made machine has the desktop.ini files.
So does mine if you set it to show hidden files. It's just a simple
on/off switch; you can't choose to show hidden files here and not
there.
My settings are to show hidden and system files, and I don't have
desktop.ini on my desktop. Just about every folder on my PC has one, but
not
my desktop. Go figure
system files (recommended)". Just showing hidden files won't make them
visible on the desktop.
and system files" statement
Been there, done that. Got the hat, t-shirt, and coffee mugZaphod Beeblebrox said:message
"Show hidden" is checked and "Hide system" is unchecked, hence my "hiddenarticle <[email protected]>...
On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:34:05 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:31:59 -0600, Ken1943 wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:11:28 -0400, "(e-mail address removed)"
On 7/30/12 5:57 PM, mick wrote:
I have a new laptop and of course I am configuring it to suit
my
taste. One of the things I did is change the folder options
so
that
I can see hidden system files and the file extensions.
One problem that caused is there is now "desktop.ini" visible
on
my
desktop. In fact there are 2 !
The first says
[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21799
[LocalizedFileNames]
CyberLink Media
Suite.lnk=@C:\PROGRA~2\CYBERL~1\MEDIAS~1\MUITRA~1\PSEnvRes.dll,-110
and the other is *different* and says
[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21769
IconResource=%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-183
I know that if I delete them they will just reform.
Is there a way I can have hidden files visible in the folders
but
not
having desktop.ini visible on the desktop?
Thanks, Jeff
In windows explorer go to the Tools menu, Folder Options,
View,
tick
the
box 'Hide protected operating system files(Recommended)' click
Apply
then close window.
Ah, but I want to see them.
I always deleted them and never had a problem.
I agree with KenW; I deleted them from both my Win7 machines and
my
Vista
laptop, and they haven't showed up again. Whether or not UAC has
anything to
do with it or not, I don't know, but I have it turned off on all
three
of my
machines. The only other thing it might be that keeps them from
coming
back
could possibly be Classic Shell, but I looked and didn't see any
specific
setting to hide only the Desktop ones (or any of them for that
matter).
I
think a simple deletion took care of them.
I wonder if the 'weird' ones are showing up on store bought
machines
like
Dell. I built my two desktops with clean 64 bit installs and can't
remember the last time I got one on my desktop.
Now if I can remember this thread and look at the next one I get
!!
KenW
My home-made machine has the desktop.ini files.
So does mine if you set it to show hidden files. It's just a simple
on/off switch; you can't choose to show hidden files here and not
there.
My settings are to show hidden and system files, and I don't have
desktop.ini on my desktop. Just about every folder on my PC has one,
but
not
my desktop. Go figure
IIRC, the trigger to show them is to uncheck "Hide protected operating
system files (recommended)". Just showing hidden files won't make them
visible on the desktop.
and system files" statement
Yeah, had I read upthread more carefully, I'd have caught that - teach
me to skim and then reply :/
Works for me - a little too often