Self Generating Desktop Icons

[Anak]

Hi Everyone,

A little while ago I was working with a 60day trial of Microsoft Office, and also had the calculator program open.

I was preforming calculations, and copying, and pasting them into the word portion of the Office program.
When I finished what I was doing I closed both programs.

It was then, that I noticed two grayed-out Icons on my desktop both named desktop - Notepad.
Properties list them both as hidden files.

When I opened them one pertained to the 60day trial, and the other to calculator.

They start with:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21799
[LocalizedFileNames]
Microsoft Office - 60 Day Trial.lnk=@C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~3\mui\oaa.dll,-103
Gateway Registration.lnk=@C:\Program Files (x86)\Gateway\Registration\GlobalRegistrationMUI.dll,-103

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21769
IconResource=%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-183
[LocalizedFileNames]
Calculator.lnk=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-22019

I thought I could just delete them, but when I try to a dialog box appears warning me that if I do neither program will work properly.

I am not that concerned about the Office program because I plan on un-installing it, but I do not want to disturb the calculator program.

Would placing them back in the "SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll" Folder make things worse than they are or is there a better solution?


Anak

 

[Lordbob75]

Are these shortcuts, or actual .exe files?

You might check the file locations to see if their respective .exes are there.

~Lordbob

 

[Anak]

Thank you for the reply ~Lordbob

The Icons have no curved arrow in the lower left corner, just what looks like a mechanical gear. So I would think they are the actual files.

As you can see by the attachment their Folder path is the desktop, that's why I asked if I could just replace them back into the C:\system32\shell32.dll" Folder.

Anak

 

[richc46]

Welcome

A guess tell me, this will solve your problem

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/394-hidden-files-folders-show-hide.html?ltr=H

 

[severedsolo]

have you got Protected Operating system files shown? thats the only reason they should show up

 

[Anak]

Welcome

A guess tell me, this will solve your problem

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/394-hidden-files-folders-show-hide.html?ltr=H

Thank you richc46

You know, I looked in tutorials, but didn't see that. I'll give that link a look.....

have you got Protected Operating system files shown? thats the only reason they should show up

Hi severedsolo,

Where do I go to check if they are supposed to show, would it tell me in the tutorial?

I don't recall changing any settings that would pertain to that.



Listen fellows, I'll check back in a few minutes, but I have to get going and I might not get back for a few hours.

Anak

 

[richc46]

You take your time. If we are not here the forum has many members who will be willing to help.

 

[severedsolo]

sorry Anak rich kind of beat me to it, yes everything you need to know is in the tutorial that rich linked, on my machine desktop.ini only appears if the protected operating system files are shown, the tutorial that rich linked to will show you how to hide them again

 

[Anak]

Thanks again guys, being retired I have more control of my life, but it sure hasn't slowed down.......

 

[CarlTR6]

Thank you for the reply ~Lordbob

The Icons have no curved arrow in the lower left corner, just what looks like a mechanical gear. So I would think they are the actual files.

As you can see by the attachment their Folder path is the desktop, that's why I asked if I could just replace them back into the C:\system32\shell32.dll" Folder.

Anak

Those two files are supposed to be in your root directory. Do not move them. You have your system set to show operating system files.

 

[Anak]

Well everyone that's what it was, I had changed the Folder options.

Once I read the tutorial it jogged my memory that I did go into folder options, and made the change to show all hidden files.

I followed step 5 clicked on apply, and poof they disappeared.


There have been times since my DOS, and 3.1 days that I like to see what's behind the "curtain".

If I get in too deep I have always followed my brother's advice “When in doubt, cancel out”, and read up and learn before I would try to go any further, but I have only been with the win7 OS since March and it sure is different.

I have my older OS (XP pro sp3) set to show hidden folders/files, and it never throwed Icons on to the desktop like what happened here.





I would like to thank:

• Lordbob75 for identifying shortcut or actual file.
• richc46 for steering me to the tutorial.
• severedsolo for narrowing down the type of file, and
• CarlTR6 for confirmation.

For helping me figure out what was going on with those desktop Icons, you'll see somethin' extra in your rep, and I will report this one solved.



Anak

Edit:
richc46 I must of given you rep before, becuse it won't let me add to yours. I'll have to check the limit.

 

[Lordbob75]

Well thanks Anak! Good to hear to figured it out, though it seems to me that the desktop should not be displaying hidden files (mine doesn't!).
If you are happy as is, great! If not, we can try to figure out exactly why those are there.

~Lordbob

 

[richc46]

If we mark it solved you will not know how to do it when you return and we want you back to share or to get information

On the upper right of the screen there is a pyramid, click on it and type solved.

Glad that we could help. And thank for the rep.

 

[Anak]

Well thanks Anak! Good to hear to figured it out, though it seems to me that the desktop should not be displaying hidden files (mine doesn't!).
If you are happy as is, great! If not, we can try to figure out exactly why those are there.

~Lordbob

I'm happy as is, but it is courious. The only thing I can figure is it was some type of interaction when I was using those two programs.

Maybe we better leave sleeping dogs lie..........If it crops up again, I'll start a new thread.

If we mark it solved you will not know how to do it when you return and we want you back to share or to get information

On the upper right of the screen there is a pyramid, click on it and type solved.

Glad that we could help. And thank for the rep.

Oh...."I'll be back" rich.

The pyramid is what I used to mark it solved.

Your welcome. Did you recieve it for this thread? Did you see my edit?

 

[richc46]

Well thanks Anak! Good to hear to figured it out, though it seems to me that the desktop should not be displaying hidden files (mine doesn't!).
If you are happy as is, great! If not, we can try to figure out exactly why those are there.

~Lordbob

I'm happy as is, but it is courious. The only thing I can figure is it was some type of interaction when I was using those two programs.

Maybe we better leave sleeping dogs lie..........If it crops up again, I'll start a new thread.

If we mark it solved you will not know how to do it when you return and we want you back to share or to get information

On the upper right of the screen there is a pyramid, click on it and type solved.

Glad that we could help. And thank for the rep.

Oh...."I'll be back" rich.

The pyramid is what I used to mark it solved.

Your welcome. Did you recieve it for this thread? Did you see my edit?

No nothing there, but thats ok. Helping you is our real satisfaction.
If you want, though, just click on the scales upper right (looks like a snow flake)
You must give it to each one separately.

 

[CarlTR6]

Anak, thank you for the rep. But more importantly, you learned and solved your problem. That is the best outcome. Good job.