odd error comes up in notepad

[GLO]

The message below pops up in a notepad window after logging in?

[.ShellClassInfo]

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

what does it mean!

[Djé]

It does not look like a "message".

Notepad does not display "messages", it displays texts.

Usually from a file.

This looks like a .inf or .ini file textbit.

What is the title of the window ? just 'Notepad' or is there a filename before it?

If it shows up just after logging in it may be in one of your startup stuff.

Is it on every start-up, or on the 1st one only?

In the former case, get and run StartupCPL

and investigate.

In the later, take a look at your RunOnceEx.cmd or so.

Edited March 5, 2006 by Djé

[xpmaniac4ever]

I think for him a "notepad window" means a message box

[Djé]

I won't assume so. Making one mistake doesn't mean you'll do any mistake.

Where/why would (s)he have picked the 'Notepad' name?

The 'message' really looks like a textbit.

Beside, %SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787 refers to the 'startup' program group in the start menu.

It makes me think of a bit of an installer.

Any comment, GLO?

Edited March 5, 2006 by Djé

[GLO]

Thanks for responding.

What happens when i log in is the nlite cmd window opens and says something like

nlite registry key remover not found

nlite registry key remover not found

nlite registry key remover not found

nlite registry key remover not found

then that window closes, and then 'notepad' opens with that other message.

I have to manually close it.

This happens each time any user logs in.

[Djé]

This looks more like a nLite issue than just a standard unattended installation issue. So, if I can't help you, consider posting in nLite Forum.

I'd say something is broken at the end of your installation.

A 'nlite cmd window', most probably a .cmd file prepared by nLite, is scheduled to be run at each start-up and all the mess are commands in that file.

The prog I told you about, StartupCPL, would tell you about what is run at startup. And you'd just have to untick a checkbox in it to get rid of both windows, although this is a dirty fix (you probably want to know what went wrong, and you'll leave stuff on your HD).

You may also be wise to start over a nLite CD from a clean source and add/remove less features/programs (I'd say none) at the beginning and then improving from a working base.

In any case, you have a great opportunity to experiment and to learn since you just reinstall windows and most probably you backed up your docs before. So don't be frighten of playing with system files!

[GLO]

thanks! I will play some more!

[Djé]

but let us know !

[GLO]

The message below pops up in a notepad window after logging in?

[.ShellClassInfo]

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

what does it mean!

The very odd thing is that this message has come up on my neighbours brand spanking new Acer desktop PC.

It opens up in the Notepad window labelled desktop.ini-Notepad

[Yzöwl]

The message is caused by a problem with your desktop.ini file.

The most common cause of this is usually just that the file has lost its correct attributes.

Try copying and pasting the following into the Run box and click OK

cmd /c @attrib +h +s "%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini"

Now log off and back on again to see if it has worked