desktop.ini file starts automatically : How to fix?
When you start the computer, Notepad starts and one or more text documents that contain the following lines appears on the Windows desktop: [.ShellClassInfo] LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787 Method 1: Delete the Desktop.ini File Start Windows Explorer. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options , and then click the View tab. In the Advanced settings box, click to clear the Hide extensions for known file types check box and the Hide protected operating system files check box (if they are not already cleared), and then click OK . Delete any occurrences of the Desktop.ini file that contains the lines described earlier in the "Symptoms" section of this article. To do so: Locate each of the following folders, right-click the Desktop.ini file (if the file exists in that folder), and then click Open : drive :\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup drive :\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\