Silvereyes Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 (edited) I finally found the time to make a proper examination of the 'My Computer' desktopicon problem which I, and others, have been having with the 1.3 branch of nLite.As usual the cause turned out to be quite simple once I had found it. TheDesktop-->Internet Explorer-->Hide/Show tweak is using the wrong CLSID. What Ialso discovered was that this doesn't just hide the desktop icon, it hides theentire interface from any access through the explorer shell which is rathermore serious. The relevant CLSIDs are:-{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} - My Computer.{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} - Internet Explorer.Fortunately the cure is just as simple as the original problem. Find the followingregistry key and delete it.HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\ShellFolder\AttributesFixing it before installation is just as simple. Find the following entry inhivedef.inf and delete it before running the last stage (Bootable ISO).HKCU,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\ShellFolder","Attributes",0x00010001,0x00100000To hide the Internet Explorer desktop icon you can replace the above entry withthe following one. Do NOT simply change the CLSID. The attributes value is different.HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}\ShellFolder","Attributes",0x00010001,0x100024 Edited May 18, 2007 by Silvereyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter.inside Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 What I also discovered was that this doesn't just hide the desktop icon, it hides theentire interface from any access through the explorer shell which is rathermore serious.I'd call that a feature, not a problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuhi Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Silvereyes, thanks I'll review that and correct as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvereyes Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 What I also discovered was that this doesn't just hide the desktop icon, it hides theentire interface from any access through the explorer shell which is rathermore serious.I'd call that a feature, not a problem... Oh of course...How silly of me...Why would anyone, except a colossal nerd like myself of course, want to seesuch inconsequential objects as drives, folders or files in a file selection dialog. @NuhiGlad to be of assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgiHammerklau Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Thank you Silvereyes ! That fixes the problem ! Had it since 1.2.1 and never found out, what was causing it.Agi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvereyes Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 You're welcome I must admit I wasn't aware that it had been around that long. I was busy withother things so I missed all of the later 1.2 updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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