I would love to give this a try but I have yet to be able to access my
"Documents and Settings" folder to look for the necessary desktop.ini to
correct its attributes. I am logged in as an administrator, but Vista denies
me access to the folder. I have looked at the permissions but cannot figure
out how to grant myself access.

I am quite new to Vista (obviously). I understand why the new security
protocols are in place, but I do not understand how to work with them as yet.
Can you explain to me how I can get permission to access the system folders
and fix the desktop.ini files? Any help is greatlty appreciated!

otho69

"." wrote:
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> What that file in that location does (as others have other non language
> related functions) is give the folder it name. In English the directory name
> and display name is the same. With the file there you see the name coming
> from the language resource. In German Windows it says something like Hande
> Hoch (or some babble). So if you delete it in english all looks the same but
> you see the real folder name not the language translation.
>
> "otho69" <otho69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9A6F2D30-3BA7-4B24-9DDF-C2B8B95899FB@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > Me?! I would never do such a thing - perish the thought!
> >
> > While I do not know how I managed to change the desktop.ini file's hidden
> > attribute, it sounds as though it is an easy enough problem to fix. I'll
> > have a bash at it and let you know how I fare.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > otho69
> >
> > "." wrote:
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> >> It happens becaise the file should be hidden and someone (like you)
> >> removed
> >> the hidden attribute. The fix is to make it hidden not delete (although
> >> delete doesn't hurt much on ENGLISH LANGUAGE versions of window). This
> >> and
> >> the All User's desktop.ini are the only 2 desktop.ini that must be hidden
> >> or
> >> wierd thing happen..[/color]
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>
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