desktop.ini desktop.ini
| Item Name: | desktop.ini | File Name: | desktop.ini |
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| Frogz |
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| although its a normal windows file if its loading as a program in startup, it could easily be a virus | |||
| botchok |
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| i have delete it a dozen times and it keeps coming back. my computer seems to work fine | |||
| K. Saichek, Ph.D. |
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| BocaDave |
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| This file is necessary and safe accoding to an "expert" article in PC Magazine. The article said: Desktop.ini files are used by the system in order to identify "special" folders. You'll find one in My Documents, for example, and another in the Favorites folder. Entries in the desktop.ini file can define a special icon, a tooltip, or a special name, among other things. In particular, a desktop.ini file identifies the folder that corresponds to the Startup menu. Everything that is in that folderâ€â€not just the shortcutsâ€â€will get executed at start-up unless it has the Hidden attribute. Desktop.ini files are normally hidden; yours must have gotten unhidden somehow. You may wonder why there are two of these filesâ€â€it's because there's a Startup menu for you individually and another for All Users. Fortunately, there's an easy way for you to fix the problem. Click the Start button, click All Programs, and right-click the Startup submenu. From the context menu that appears, select Explore. This will bring up a Windows Explorer window showing the shortcuts that make up the menu items, as well as desktop.ini. Right-click desktop.ini, choose Properties from the menu, check the Hidden box, and click OK. Close the Windows Explorer window. Now repeat the process, but upon right-clicking Startup choose Explore All Users instead. Fixed! More information | |||
| MOE |
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| THIS IS USED TO LET THIS USER CUSTOMIZ THE FOLDERS AND ICONS ON THE COMPUTER WITH OUT THIS IT BACK TO WINDOWS 95. I TELL YOU DUDES (IF YOU DELETE IT YOU WELL HAVE TO WAIT FOR MICROSOFT TO BRING IT BACK IN THE NEXT SP ) | |||
| Flyer |
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| If are using a Keyspan USB server on a network, you need this file. When I disabled this on one of my systems, it would not communicate witht he USB server (it has my printers attached to it). | |||
| AJG |
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| Desktop.ini is used to tell Windows how to display folders that have been customised i.e when you change your folder "view" settings | |||
| AJG |
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| Operating System Startup Information | |||
| weedoggie |
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| you guys are funny! HA HA HA (me laughing at you all) if you don't know what something then goto the source. don't bother asking someone who thinks they know and then follow their advise. More information | |||
| Timber |
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| If notepad opens with an error message every time you boot, this is the cause. (Credit to a previous poster for the more information link) More information | |||
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