Desktop.ini issue

[TechSupp]

I have the usual desktop.ini issue where My Documents is displayed. Looking for a more permanent fix than the one we currently use, a powershell script that does not seem to always do the job. Found these instructions /var/log/metasplo.it: home folders being renamed to "My Documents" - desktop.ini woes but open to offers on a better one or one that is used generally.

[DevilsAdvocate]

We did exactly as the link you posted suggests. Works like a charm.

[Arthur]

This works for me...

 

www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-7/47835-windows-7-gotchas-tips-fyi-2.html#post1057560

 

Based on previous threads, preventing the desktop.ini file from being created will cause problems.

Edited September 4, 2014 by Arthur

[TechSupp]

Does that reg fix work on network drives as its the redirected user folders that are being changed. Would I have to run the reg on the server the redirections are located or the client and if a folder has already been renamed do I have to do anything first?

[edutech4schools]

You can simply have the home folder inside another folder and not worry about the desktop.INI issue. So share/user/folder. The folder gets renamed to mydocs but that does not mater as it is inside a folder that has the name of your user.

[TechSupp]

Big job that one though!

[Arthur]

Would I have to run the reg on the server the redirections are located or the client

On each client.

 

if a folder has already been renamed do I have to do anything first?

Delete the desktop.ini files that are inside these folders.

[themightymrp]

I have recently solved this for us by running 2 slightly modified .cmd files to delete any current desktop.ini files, then used the File Screen Management with a custom rule to prevent the saving of files called desktop.ini

 

The files are essentially:

 

@echo ON
forfiles /p e:\students /s /m desktop.ini /c "cmd /c attrib -h -s @path"
forfiles /p e:\students /s /m desktop.ini /c "cmd /c del @path"
Pause

 

and...

 

@echo ON
forfiles /p e:\staff /s /m desktop.ini /c "cmd /c attrib -h -s @path"
forfiles /p e:\staff /s /m desktop.ini /c "cmd /c del @path"
Pause