Windows desktop.ini file

Hide this directory: (Note: this is totally unrelated, and overrides the Hidden attribute)

[.ShellClassInfo]
UICLSID={7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933}

Do not search or show this directory:

[.ShellClassInfo]
UICLSID={7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933}
CLSID={FF393560-C2A7-11CF-BFF4-444553540000}

This is used to hide the files that actually store the IE browse history. This is always available (even after you tell IE5 to clear your cache) in the files WINDOWS\TEMPOR~1\CONTENT.IE5\INDEX.DAT and WINDOWS\HISTORY\HISTORY.IE5\INDEX.DAT and in INDEX.DAT files in subdirectorys of those folders. And to record all emails (includeing the ones you told it to delete) in Outlook Express in the files c:\program files\internet mail and news\%user%\mail\*.mbx and c:\windows\application data\microsoft\outlook\mail\*.mbx or in *.dbx files elsewhere

Make this a font directory:

[.ShellClassInfo]
UICLSID={BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534}

From Microsoft: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwebtool/html/webview.asp "A Brand New Web Look for Your Folders"

ID 		Control name 		CLSID 
FileList 	Shell DefView 		1820FED0-473E-11D0-A96C-00C04FD705A2 
Thumbnail 	ThumbCtl Class 		1D2B4F40-1F10-11D1-9E88-00C04FDCAB92 
Icon 		WebViewFolderIcon  	E5DF9D10-3B52-11D1-83E8-00A0C90DC849 

This folder contains a recycle bin data file:

[.ShellClassInfo]
CLSID={645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Custom folder icons:

Navigate to the folder whom's icon you want to change, right-click and select New -> Text Document, and rename it to:

desktop.ini

Here's a two line desktop.ini file pointing to an icon:

[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile=c:\windows\cursors\icon.ico

Here's a three line desktop.ini file pointing to shell32.dll:

[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Pifmgr.dll
IconIndex=35 

My Briefcase:{85BBD920-42AO-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}
Desktop: {00021400-0000-0000-C000-0000000000046}
Control Panel:{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Dial-Up-Networking:{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD01CCC48}
Fonts: {BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948534}
Inbox :{00020D76-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
My Computer :{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
Network Neighborhood:{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-O8002B30309D}
Printers :{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-O8002B30309D}
Recycle Bin :{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
The Microsoft Network:{00028B00-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
History: {FF393560-C2A7-11CF-BFF4-444553540000}
Winzip :{E0D79300-84BE-11CE-9641-444553540000}

Code:

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