Here are the details to re-create this bug:
1. Goto "Organize -> Folder & Search Options".
2. In "View" tab, enable "Show hidden files and folders" option and disable "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" option.
3. Now check the Desktop and you'll see 2 "desktop.ini" files on desktop.
Now you'll say what's the bug here? The bug is, these 2 files should not be visible on Desktop at all. In earlier versions of windows (like XP) no such files were shown on desktop even the file exists in desktop folder. These files are used to customize folder settings.
I came to know that one file is for current user settings and the other file is for all users profile settings.
Many power users enable "show hidden files/folders" option and disable the option "hide protected system files" in their system but also they want a clean desktop. But its not the case in Vista.
To make it more clear, "Desktop.ini" file also exists in other system folders like "Temporary Internet Files", "History", etc but these folders don't show these files even after enabling/disabling the options mentioned in Step2, then why Desktop shows these 2 files? Strange, very strange...
This article was posted in Bugs Report, Windows Vista.
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Robert
Part two:
Norton now pops up saying it caught w32.sillyDC on my computer and will now remove it.
Fine. I let it go, then do a reboot, and now the two different desktop.ini files are displayed on the desktop screen, as well as other formerly invisible files now showing up in other folders.
Went online and found this discussion, and after wasting considerable time wading through the nonsense on this forum, found Bob/Stee's solution, tried it and it works. Proof will be there when I don't reply again to this forum saying otherwise after a reboot.
Symantec discusses this worm at length, and either the unprotected computer, or more likely, the mobile device/phone is to blame.
To all who post, be respectful of others' opinions and knowledge. Pay attention to what is being asked, and be professional. Remember why this forum is here, and if you can't behave as adults, please have the civility to exit.
Thanks to all those who honestly tried to help others selflessly.
Aloha.
Robert
Here's part two of initial post:
Norton now pops up saying it caught w32.sillyDC on my computer and will now remove it.
Fine. I let it go, then do a reboot, and now the two different desktop.ini files are displayed on the desktop screen, as well as other formerly invisible files now showing up in other folders.
Went online and found this discussion, and after wasting considerable time wading through the nonsense on this forum, found Bob/Stee's solution, tried it and it works. Proof will be there when I don't reply again to this forum saying otherwise after a reboot.
Symantec discusses this worm at length, and either the unprotected computer, or more likely, the mobile device/phone is to blame.
Robert
and part three:
To all who post, be respectful of others' opinions and knowledge. Pay attention to what is being asked, and be professional. Remember why this forum is here, and if you can't behave as adults, please have the civility to exit.
Thanks to all those who honestly tried to help others.
Robert
Part three of initial post (keeps getting kicked out when submitted in its entirety):
To all who post, be respectful of others' opinions and knowledge. Pay attention to what is being asked, and be professional. Remember why this forum is here, and if you can't behave maturely, please have the civility to exit. Thanks to all those who honestly tried to help others.
Darth GTB
Robert...
as you can see now, all your posts was uploaded...
read notes are good hehehe
"NOTE: If you can't see your comment, please be patient. It'll appear as soon as we approve it."
other... ok... right! delete them will take no efect to the windows funcionalitys but in my case its not only de desktop.ini... and i think all of you...
try to find a user folder under some folder of System32... then delete (move to another place if you have doubts) that desktop.ini. DONE! now you have again only one desktop.ini in your desktop...
god! i never plug my laptop to internet to show you screenshots... think this weekend will have some time...
thanks
kakka
i also saw this 2 desktop.ini files. i thought this is because of a virus. i didnt delete it. i wonder why 2 files with same name exists.
Darth GTB
NOW i have a screenshot of what i'm saying:
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/4011/novaimagemdebitmapk.png
i think the 2nd desktop.ini is from here...
and sometimes the Vista opens this as my profile that it isn't!
Cel
I don't know how old this post is, but I want to point this out:
The reason why there are TWO desktop.ini files is because there are actually two files.
One from your own user desktop folder, and one from all users' desktop folder.
These two files contain information on some localized icon names (which can change displayed names of specific icons while preserving their real names, from the name data found from specific DLLs, such as shell32.dll) so they are actually useless and safe to delete. Go on and delete them.
Darth GTB
ok...
and you have any idea to stop vista login in that "systemprofile"?
thanks
PS.: i deleted but it returns
sigh
still no real solution to the problem... i read the entire thread always hopeful.
what is required is to remove the 2 icons from the desktop whil still displaying hidden and protected files in windows explorer.
making them invisible is not a solution, it just makes invisible clutter which can interfere with your work in a very annoying way.
hiding files can not be localized to the desktop, it effects the entire system.
deleting the files is only temporary because they come back.
so how do we permanently remove these from desktop view while still viewing hidden and protected files on the rest of the system?