Do you have a desktop notepad file in your XP Start menu??

[LarryJoe]

The contents are:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@shell32.dll,-21782
[LocalizedFileNames]
Windows Media Player.lnk=@C:\WINDOWS\inf\unregmp2.exe,-4


and it is listed 2X in the start menu. If I delete, it tells me it is a system file and even if I delete, they return. I tried hiding system files for this folder with no luck.

What's up?

Thanks,

LJ

 

[LarryJoe]

Can someone running XP please check this???

 

[fow99]

I run XP and I don't have that. What is the name of the file? Did you go to your start menu directory?

 

[LarryJoe]

It is called desktop. I believe it is a txt file and it is listed twice in the start menu. I believe this is just a folder properties file. This file is on almost every multimedia-like directory. I think it is supposed to be hidden, but I have tried everything, including hiding system files in the start menu folder.

Any ideas? Nothing urgent here, but kind of annoying.

 

[fow99]

I am not totally sure about this. But is it a permanent command or dynamic? XP has this facility to memorize recently lauched programs and added them into start menu. (Which I belive was stolen from KDE) If it is not, did you try going to your start menu directory (c:\Documents Settings\$username\Start\..... And if there are two such files as desktop.ini or something, you should be able to delete them their.

 

[Raincity]

Did you check to see if the desktop file attributes where set to hidden and not read only?


Rain

 

[LarryJoe]

Rain - I am pretty sure I checked that, but will check again when I get home from work. Where are you doing or seeing this?

If I delete these files from within the start menu by right clicking/delete, I get a warning that it is a system file and even if I delete it, it is still there.

I am sure this is probably a "hide files" switch issue, but I can't seem to find the right switch. Even if I right click the file and go to properties, "hide" is greyed out.

Any other ideas?

 

[LarryJoe]

I think I got it.

Can someone please do me a favor and do a search on desktop.ini and let me know approximately how many occurences you have of the file? I think it should only be in Windows and Windows/System32.

I pretty much had it all over the place as I am still trying to get rid of a virus.

Thanks a lot,

LJ

 

[SUOrangeman]

I think desktop.ini controls how folders look in Explorer's web view. For instance, \WINNT or \WINDOWS tends to have a prompt before giving you access to the files. I believe all of that is controlled by desktop.ini.

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q235/6/54.ASP

Folder.htt also plays a role: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q181/6/89.ASP

-SUO