Desktop.ini files showing on the desktop

[M]

I have turned on Show hidden files and folders and two icons for "desktop
..ini" are now showing on the desktop. One comes from User\Public\Desktop,
the other is User\<user profile>\Desktop. Windows XP always managed to keep
them hidden.

Any ideas how to hide them whilst keeping other hidden files and folder
visible?

 

[Jon]

I have turned on Show hidden files and folders and two icons for "desktop
.ini" are now showing on the desktop. One comes from User\Public\Desktop,
the other is User\<user profile>\Desktop. Windows XP always managed to
keep them hidden.

Any ideas how to hide them whilst keeping other hidden files and folder
visible?

Turn on the sidebar and hide them under a gadget ;-)

 

[Richard Urban]

You KNOW why they are now showing. Undo what you did to make them visible.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Can't be done. If you want hidden and system files shown, ALL hidden and
system files will be shown including these two.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

 

[Dustin Harper]

No. With the hidden files it's either all or none.

 

[Amir Facade]

You beat me to it.
I've been deleting them for months and haven't had to restore one yet.
Amir

 

[Jonathan M. \TacticalSniper\ Boyko]

So to sum up all people here said, you probably won't see the .ini if you
disable viewing of system files. If you set Windoze to show both system and
hidden files - you will see the .ini.

--

«Kono kuni wa mada, honto no hero wo shiranai»

TacticalSniper
http://tacticalsniper.blogspot.com/

 

[Chris Game]

As for hiding the desktop.ini file in the desktop, you can in fact
do it. Maybe you can't make it not "be there", but you can make
it -appear invisible- (i.e., while still having hidden and
superhidden files show up in your explorer).

Why not just elect for the recommended setting to hide system files?
You can always temporarily expose them if you need to.

Try working with Vista instead of against it.