The Tech Diary

One of the first things I do when setting up a new Windows machine is enable the option to "Show hidden files and folders" and disable the option to "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)".  You can do this in the Folder Options control panel on the View tab.  Then I can see everything on my drive, even the stuff Microsoft thinks is too dangerous for me to see.

On Win 2K and XP, this works great, but in Windows 7 / Vista there's a little snag.  The Desktop.ini file shows up on the desktop.  Not only that, there's two copies that show up!

Here's how to fix that:

* Open windows explorer
* Select the desktop in the "folders" tree view
* From the "Organize" menu choose "Folder and Search Options"
* Click the "View" tab
* Check the "Do not show hidden files and folders" (this ONLY applies to the desktop folder)