Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Notepad auto opens on boot?[.shellclassinfo]"localizedResourceName=%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787]

[.shellclassinfo]"localizedResourceName=%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787]

[.shellclassinfo]"localizedResourceName=%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787]

Cause

NOTEPAD editor opens up with a file DESKTOP.INI that contains the above line

Occuring when

After installing Radar and rebooting the computer

Solution

  1. Click Start - All Programs.
  2. With the right mouse button click "Startup"
  3. choose open "Open All Users"
  4. delete the file 'DESKTOP' from this window.
  5. Click Start - All Programs.
  6. With the right mouse button click "Startup"
  7. choose open "Open"
  8. delete the file 'DESKTOP' from this window.
If, having done this the desktop.ini file still opens next time you reboot, do the following:
  1. Click on Start
  2. Click on Run
  3. In the text box, type msconfig
  4. Click on OK
  5. The System Configuration Utility window will display
  6. Click on the Startup tab
  7. Look for the file in the list of Startup Items and untick the box next to it.

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