What this code does?

Question

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787
what does this mean?
and what it does?
when my pc starts this code appears at a notepad

Answer 1

This behavior may occur if the following conditions are true:
A Desktop.ini file exists in one or more of the following folders, where drive is the drive on which Windows is installed:
drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
-and-
The Desktop.ini file contains the following lines:
[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787

How to resolve-

Method 1: Delete the Desktop.ini File

Start Windows Explorer.
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.
In the Advanced settings box, click to clear the Hide extensions for known file types check box and the Hide protected operating system files check box (if they are not already cleared), and then click OK.
Delete any occurrences of the Desktop.ini file that contains the lines described earlier in the "Symptoms" section of this article. To do so:
Locate each of the following folders, right-click the
Desktop.ini file (if the file exists in that folder), and then click Open:
drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
where drive is the drive on which Windows is installed.
Verify that the file contains the following lines:
[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787
If the file contains these lines, right-click the file, click
Delete, and then click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the deletion.
Restart your computer and verify that the issue is resolved.

Answer 2

Method 2: Use the System Configuration Utility (Msconfig.exe) to Disable the Startup Item

Click Start, and then click
Run.
In the Open box, type
msconfig, and then click OK.
Click the Startup tab.
Click to clear the check box beside any
desktop entries in the Startup Item column that are listed as Common Startup in the
Location column, and are also located in any of the following locations (as indicated in the Command column):
drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
Click OK to quit the System Configuration Utility.
Restart your computer and verify that the issue is resolved.

Answer 3

Where did you find it

Answer 4

Does a notepad window appears too.

Answer 5

@Shredder. I hope you fix this error. The solution below is from the official microsoft cite. Just follow the steps

Answer 6

thanks so much for the help

Answer 7

when my pc starts this code appears

Answer 8

yes it opens a notepad