(Starting from scratch...)

C:\Users\(YOUR NAME)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Confirm that in each of the above two folders, that there is a desktop.ini
file with the
following contents (nothing more, nothing less), as seen in Notepad:

----------------------------------(below this
line)-------------------------------

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787

----------------------------------(above this
line)-------------------------------


Now, in Windows Explorer (which should be "Run as Administrator"), go to:

C:\Users\(YOUR NAME)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs

Select the Startup folder. While holding down the Shift key, right click on
the Startup folder, and choose "Open Command Window Here". In the Command
Window, at the prompt, type (or copy and paste):

attrib +H +S -R desktop.ini

Press Enter on your keyboard.

Now go to:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Select the Startup folder. While holding down the Shift key, right click on
the Startup folder, and choose "Open Command Window Here". In the Command
Window, at the prompt, type (or copy and paste):

attrib +H +S -R desktop.ini

Press Enter on your keyboard.

Hope this helps,
Dean

"T5" <noanswer********.com> wrote in message
news:B5FF18F6-964E-46DA-8DA9-43F2CFABB5BF@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Thx guys but nothing seems to work, I will explain again for Will, I keep
> getting the notepad opening when I boot up and I cannot get rid of it
> "dean-dean" <dean-dean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4B62D847-B36F-4078-9A09-5C116321F180@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> Hi T5,
>>
>> The desktop.ini file in one of your two Startup folders has lost it's
>> Hidden and/or System attributes, it seems. First, in Folder Options,
>> choose "Show hidden files or folders" AND uncheck "Hide protected
>> operating system files (Recommended)".
>>
>> Then open your Start menu on the desktop, go to All Programs, right click
>> on the Startup folder, and select Open. Then do this again, only this
>> time select Open All Users. In each Startup folder, check each
>> desktop.ini's properties on the Properties dialogue's General tab. There
>> should be a checkmark by Hidden, and Hidden should be grayed out. If
>> this is not the case for one of your desktop.ini's, Copy the desktop.ini
>> that IS hidden/grayed out and Paste it into the folder that has the
>> desktop.ini that IS NOT hidden/grayed out. When the dialogue pops up,
>> choose Replace.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Dean
>>
>> "T5" <noanswer********.com> wrote in message
>> news:E093B9C7-3428-4D68-946C-82D9D737A199@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>>I keep getting the notepad openening whenever I boot to vista, I have
>>>followed the MS KB for removal instructions but it isn't working. I have
>>>tried both recommended ways to stop notepad opening , win
>>>explorer>>>views>> uncheck Hide file extentions etc etc and delete
>>>desktop.ini file and the other method of looking for it in startup under
>>>msconfig. but when I reboot it comes right back.[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]