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Re: Desktop.ini files showing on the desktop
This response certainly sounds unhelpful, not to mention a bit rude. If
I understand the intended message correctly, should one accept that the
only way to "fix" something is by giving up and not trying to do it?
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).
Here's how I do it:
1) Assign a blank (transparent) default icon to .ini files (inifiles on
the registry).
2) If you have "show extensions" enabled, you need to add a value in
the registry to not show the extensions only for .ini files
(NeverShowExt).
3) Finally, use a free program such as iconoid to make the text of your
desktop icons be the same color as you desktop's background (assuming
you are using a solid color, but if you are annoyed by desktop.ini
files showing (as am I), you probably don't have a full color picture
of your baby niece as your background either :smile: )
Note that none of your other desktop icons would show their text
either, but that's only an added bonus in my book... At least now I
don't have to Alt-255 them into oblivion...
Good luck!
Richard Urban;546717 Wrote:
> You KNOW why they are now showing. Undo what you did to make them
> visible.
>
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>
> 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!
>
> "M" <spamtrap@spambouncer.org> wrote in message
> news:OndTNtgpHHA.4872@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >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?
> >
> >
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