Strange Notepad window on startup

[Guest]

Using Vista Home Premium, I get a Notepad window opening on startup with the
following message:

"[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787''

Can anyone tell me what this means and how to get rid of it?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

From http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/169/1/

This happens if the "Hidden" attribute for the desktop.ini is removed. Follow these steps to resolve the problem:

Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. Type the following command and press ENTER:

attrib +s +h "%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini"

And then run:

attrib +s +h "%programdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini"

(Watch for line wrap)

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Using Vista Home Premium, I get a Notepad window opening on startup with the
following message:

"[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787''

Can anyone tell me what this means and how to get rid of it?

 

[Guest]

This was a duplicate message posted in error and for which I apologize.

 

[Guest]

Thank you so much, Ramesh. I followed your instructions and now I have a
clean startup. You are a wizard!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Thanks for the update, Asker24.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thank you so much, Ramesh. I followed your instructions and now I have a
clean startup. You are a wizard!