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Main Forum => General Computer Support => Topic started by: jraju on April 01, 2013, 06:26:56 am

Title: so many desktop ini in my desktop
Post by: jraju on April 01, 2013, 06:26:56 am

Hi,   I switched to windows 7 and i am just logging for the seventh time. I found 2 desktop.ini icons of micrsoft in my desktop. Why this and how to get rid of it. can i delete those pl tell me

Title: Re: so many desktop ini in my desktop
Post by: Shane on April 01, 2013, 03:53:06 pm

Those are safe to delete. Windows puts them there, and when you have it set to view hidden and system files is when you see them. But it hurts nothing to delete them. :wink:

Shane

Title: Re: so many desktop ini in my desktop
Post by: jraju on April 01, 2013, 11:19:59 pm

Hi, is that also same with "thumbs.db"? Of course, i have set hidden files to show option in the folder option. Thank you.

Title: Re: so many desktop ini in my desktop
Post by: Shane on April 02, 2013, 02:19:38 pm

Safe as well thumbs.db.

IN fact I enabled a reg tweak on my personal system to tell windows to stop making the thumbs.db files. They bug me lol

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders"=dword:00000001

Shane

Title: Re: so many desktop ini in my desktop
Post by: jraju on April 02, 2013, 09:16:27 pm

Hi, Shane, I went to the Registry HKCU but there was no values. Should i create it. Please say how to insert those keys and dwords. In all the folders, i copy and also save from internet, i have this thumbs. db.

Title: Re: so many desktop ini in my desktop
Post by: Shane on April 03, 2013, 11:35:28 am

Here you go

Shane

Title: Re: so many desktop ini in my desktop
Post by: jraju on April 03, 2013, 08:57:24 pm

Hi, Shane, Thanks a lot

Title: Re: so many desktop ini in my desktop
Post by: Shane on April 04, 2013, 08:15:25 am

No problem :-)

Shane