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t-4-2
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      1st Sep 2009
Vista Home Premium SP2.
It happened a few times, ( not all the time ) when I tried to create a
shortcut on my desktop, an icon would show up also. It's called "
desktop.ini ".
In the past I just deleted it. But I am wondering what it is, and was it
wrong that I had deleted it ? Thank you.
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      1st Sep 2009
In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
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> Vista Home Premium SP2.
> It happened a few times, ( not all the time ) when I tried to create a
> shortcut on my desktop, an icon would show up also. It's called "
> desktop.ini ".
> In the past I just deleted it. But I am wondering what it is, and was it
> wrong that I had deleted it ? Thank you.
> t-4-2


Vista creates desktop.ini in many folders, it is folder explorer view
configuration file. I supose you have set option in explorer to display
hidden files. Vista is not clever enough not to display it on desktop.

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      1st Sep 2009
Thank you.
Yes. I had set "show " hidden files.
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"Poutnik" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
> says...
>>
>> Vista Home Premium SP2.
>> It happened a few times, ( not all the time ) when I tried to create a
>> shortcut on my desktop, an icon would show up also. It's called "
>> desktop.ini ".
>> In the past I just deleted it. But I am wondering what it is, and was it
>> wrong that I had deleted it ? Thank you.
>> t-4-2

>
> Vista creates desktop.ini in many folders, it is folder explorer view
> configuration file. I supose you have set option in explorer to display
> hidden files. Vista is not clever enough not to display it on desktop.
>
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> Poutnik
> The best depends on how the best is defined.


 
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      1st Sep 2009
You can "show hidden files", and still see them.
You need to "hide protected operating system files", in order to not see
them.


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"t-4-2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thank you.
> Yes. I had set "show " hidden files.
> t-4-2
>
> "Poutnik" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:MPG.25077a5add65371e989816@127.0.0.1...
>> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
>> says...
>>>
>>> Vista Home Premium SP2.
>>> It happened a few times, ( not all the time ) when I tried to create a
>>> shortcut on my desktop, an icon would show up also. It's called "
>>> desktop.ini ".
>>> In the past I just deleted it. But I am wondering what it is, and was it
>>> wrong that I had deleted it ? Thank you.
>>> t-4-2

>>
>> Vista creates desktop.ini in many folders, it is folder explorer view
>> configuration file. I supose you have set option in explorer to display
>> hidden files. Vista is not clever enough not to display it on desktop.
>>
>> --
>> Poutnik
>> The best depends on how the best is defined.

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      1st Sep 2009
Ok, thank you.
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"Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> You can "show hidden files", and still see them.
> You need to "hide protected operating system files", in order to not see
> them.
>
>
> --
> Windows 7 RC
> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>
> "t-4-2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thank you.
>> Yes. I had set "show " hidden files.
>> t-4-2
>>
>> "Poutnik" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:MPG.25077a5add65371e989816@127.0.0.1...
>>> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> Vista Home Premium SP2.
>>>> It happened a few times, ( not all the time ) when I tried to create a
>>>> shortcut on my desktop, an icon would show up also. It's called "
>>>> desktop.ini ".
>>>> In the past I just deleted it. But I am wondering what it is, and was
>>>> it
>>>> wrong that I had deleted it ? Thank you.
>>>> t-4-2
>>>
>>> Vista creates desktop.ini in many folders, it is folder explorer view
>>> configuration file. I supose you have set option in explorer to display
>>> hidden files. Vista is not clever enough not to display it on desktop.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Poutnik
>>> The best depends on how the best is defined.

>>

 
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