Windows XP - Professional

[Dai]

I have just started with a new PC and Win XP Pro.

Why are there enumerable desktop.ini files in lots of my
folders? Several of them have a very old date stamp.

Can I delete all but those that have a current date
stamp? What will be the effect, if any?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

They contain information about your settings for that folder, and it is
quite normal for them to be there.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Alex Nichol]

I have just started with a new PC and Win XP Pro.

Why are there enumerable desktop.ini files in lots of my
folders? Several of them have a very old date stamp.

Those are there wherever a folder is customised in any way, to tell
explorer (which is the desktop as well as the 'windows explorer/My
Computer' how to treat them on opening