Desktop.ini File in Windows 7 CD/DVD RW Drive Ready To Be Written to the Disc
In Windows 7, when user inserts a CD, DVD or Blu-Ray disc with content (which is not blank empty disc image to burn or write into) into the CD, DVD or Blu-Ray RW (rewritable) optical drive, a file named desktop.ini may be visible when user browses to the CD/DVD drive folder with Windows Explorer.
The desktop.ini file is placed under the “Files Ready to Be Written to the Disc” section. The desktop.ini file contains the following content:
[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21815
For Windows 7 users who wonder why the desktop.ini is created automatically and placed on the folder for the optical drive, it’s because the desktop.ini, though .ShellClassInfo declaration, is used to provide the name of the shell folder, i.e. the name of the CD Burning folder. This is common behavior for all Windows Shell folders, including special folders such as Libraries, My Documents, My Pictures, My Videos and the CD Burning folder. Desktop.ini file also may contain other section, such as .ShellClassIcon which defines the icon for the folder.
Anyway, the desktop.ini is been marked as system hidden files, and should not been seen or noticed during normal operation, unless user has configured to show and unhide hidden files, folders and drives.
So, in order to make the desktop.ini disappear, just delete the desktop.ini file away. However, desktop.ini may be re-generated on next access to the DVD Burning folder (i.e. rewritable CD or DVD burner or writer drive). The workaround to “fix” or “resolve” the “problem” is to hide the hidden files and system files, then the desktop.ini file won’t be shown at all.
To hide the system or hidden files, just go to Organize menu in Windows Explorer, select Folder and search options, go to View tab and select radio button of Don’t show hidden files, folders and drives. Of course, all other hidden files will be hidden too.
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Just another reason why people hate windows. M$ treats us like imbeciles with wallets; they design an operating system that hides what it does, and one thing it does is progressively deteriorate. Then they want you to buy another one. They’re getting better and better at making their own software suck; with win 7 even users with administrator status can’t access parts of their files. Now, you have to be a ‘super’ administrator or something. Plain and simple, M$ doesn’t want users to know what windows is doing. That way, when it crashes, you have to pay them to fix it for you. Now do you understand why it’s so screwy? It’s always all about the money.
That’s why I use ImgBurn.
i am encountering the same problem. i cant see any file when i insert a disk and open it . is this any virus or mallware ? and how to get rid off this problem ?
p.s . I cant access this path “C:UsersAppDataLocalMicrosoftWindowsBurnBurn”
We're burning originally created files to marketable CDs, including an autorun.inf file to make the CD autorun, and we're shocked to find a hidden system file (desktop.ini) always burns itself onto our disks without our knowledge or permission. Why on earth would Windows Vista do that, and how can we make it stop doing that?
I set the folder “C:UsersAppDataLocalMicrosoftWindowsBurn” and its subfolders to read only, and the desktop.ini is gone!
You Stupid!..I just can't see the content of my cd!..F**K this methodd.
That's the worse solution EVER… Can't get ride of a file? just HIDE it so you never see it again….
Hello,
you can just navigate to "C:UsersAppDataLocalMicrosoftWindowsBurnBurn" and click Properties on that folder. Deny folder access to your current user and the "Desktop.ini" will disappear in your CD-Drive's Root folder. (You modify this at your own risk!)
Greetz
Nemo
It is a solution. But if you hide the system file, you can't catch the virus files that appeat like a system file. Isn't there any other solution…