Strange Notepad window on startup

Using Vista Home Premium, I get a Notepad window opening on startup with the
following message:

"[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell 32.dll,-21787''

Can anyone tell me what this means and how to get rid of it?

From http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/169/1/

This happens if the "Hidden" attribute for the desktop.ini is removed. Follow these steps to resolve the problem:

Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. Type the following command and press ENTER:

attrib +s +h "%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini"

And then run:

attrib +s +h "%programdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini"

(Watch for line wrap)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Asker24" <> wrote in message news:9A5FA52D-5229-4ABD-ADF2-...
Using Vista Home Premium, I get a Notepad window opening on startup with the
following message:

"[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell 32.dll,-21787''

Can anyone tell me what this means and how to get rid of it?

This was a duplicate message posted in error and for which I apologize.

"Asker24" wrote:

> Using Vista Home Premium, I get a Notepad window opening on startup with the
> following message:
>
> "[.ShellClassInfo]
> LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell 32.dll,-21787''
>
> Can anyone tell me what this means and how to get rid of it?
>

Thank you so much, Ramesh. I followed your instructions and now I have a
clean startup. You are a wizard!

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> From http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/169/1/
>
> This happens if the "Hidden" attribute for the desktop.ini is removed. Follow these steps to resolve the problem:
>
> Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. Type the following command and press ENTER:
>
> attrib +s +h "%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini"
>
> And then run:
>
> attrib +s +h "%programdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini"
>
> (Watch for line wrap)
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Asker24" <> wrote in message news:9A5FA52D-5229-4ABD-ADF2-...
> Using Vista Home Premium, I get a Notepad window opening on startup with the
> following message:
>
> "[.ShellClassInfo]
> LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell 32.dll,-21787''
>
> Can anyone tell me what this means and how to get rid of it?
>
>

Thanks for the update, Asker24.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Asker24" <> wrote in message news:56C22A11-D0B9-443A-8553-...
Thank you so much, Ramesh. I followed your instructions and now I have a
clean startup. You are a wizard!

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> From http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/169/1/
>
> This happens if the "Hidden" attribute for the desktop.ini is removed. Follow these steps to resolve the problem:
>
> Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. Type the following command and press ENTER:
>
> attrib +s +h "%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini"
>
> And then run:
>
> attrib +s +h "%programdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini"
>
> (Watch for line wrap)
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Asker24" <> wrote in message news:9A5FA52D-5229-4ABD-ADF2-...
> Using Vista Home Premium, I get a Notepad window opening on startup with the
> following message:
>
> "[.ShellClassInfo]
> LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell 32.dll,-21787''
>
> Can anyone tell me what this means and how to get rid of it?
>
>