Windows 7: How to stop Windows 7 from writing desktop.ini files everywhere?

Won't that prevent me from using the built-in burner?

@Sourcerer
If you have set windows to "Show hidden files" and "Hide system files", then you wont see the desktop.ini files but will still be able to see the hidden files.
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That wont actually stop windows from writing the files, but atleast you wont see them

Doesn't work for me. I have folder options set up exactly as you have shown but I have darned desktop.ini files in every directory.

With all due respect, I didn't say it wouldn't work for you. I said it didn't work for me, and I haven't altered any flags for these files because I wouldn't know how to anyway. Here's a screen capture so you can see I'm not talking out of my hat.

You are indeed correct. I never had this problem on my Vista based machine so I automatically assumed it was attributed to Windows 7. In Windows Explorer the desktop.ini files are not displayed so I will contact the author of Xplorer2 and let him know he has a bug to solve.

Thanks for helping me identify the source of my issue.

Hello,

so I have issues about hidden files (I always want to see them), and I'm particularly annoyed by this desktop.ini file. As if it wasn't enough that there is one in almost every folder, in Windows 7 there are TWO of them on my desktop!

Also, Windows 7 is always trying to burn/write that file on every removable media I have, including USB memory sticks, external hard drives, CD's, DVD's (and the fact that they aren't rewritable and have been burned and closed by the factory doesn't seem to stop it from getting that file ready to be written to disc), etc. Am I the only one thinking this is insane?

My question is simple - how do I stop Windows 7 from ever creating another one of these files again (that is, until next reinstall or some such thing, I'm just trying to be dramatic)?

Yes, I know I will lose some customization functions, but the fact is - I don't need them (which is why I want to see hidden files - to delete them if I don't need them). I know what's in what folder, thank you very much. And yes, I know I can go to Control Panel and set it to not show hidden files, but that's exactly what I don't want.

So, just show me which option to un-check and I'll be happy and I'll buy you some e-beer.

Thanks,
Nikola

My question is simple - how do I stop Windows 7 from ever creating another one of these files again (that is, until next reinstall or some such thing, I'm just trying to be dramatic)?