Links Folder on the desktop

[AntunB]

Hey,

I try and delete the links folder that apears on the desktop, i reboot and log in and it is recreated

any ideas how to completely remove it, also what is causing it?

Log onto a 2003 domain.



Thanks

 

[linney]

What Scheduled Tasks or Login Scripts are running at Login?

What data is contained within this folder? Is it something to do with your Domain at work or is it a load of unknown rubbish, or just an empty folder?

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[AntunB]

ok it is NOT the logon script, nothin is created in it
nothing contained within the folder
no scheduled tasks

 

[MasterRacker]

Is this a folder that everyone has? Are you cinfigured to use a mandatory user profile?

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[linney]

Sysinternals has an impressive collection of free tools, including Filemon, which shows you all activity in your file system in real time, Regmon, which lets you see all registry activity in real-time.

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/regmon.shtml

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/filemon.shtml

 

[AntunB]

ok i worked out the problem,

its to do with the links folder in favorites.
You have to modify a reg key, delete the folder in favorites, + in this case desktop and reboot

fixed

http://www.theeldergeek.com/remove_links_folder_in_favorites.htm