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P0j0,

I appreciate the thoughtful response.

Thanks!

J

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I'm using a slick little XCOPY loop in a batch file to move files in a user profile from an old computer to a new computer. (I'm not a big fan of Windows Easy Transfer.) While I'm omitting AppData from the loop, I'm not bothering to omit desktop.ini files. <br />
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I think it's safe to simply delete a desktop.ini file. Is it safe to overwrite a desktop.ini file with a file from an older machine that might contain some invalid configuration settings? In other words, is Windows 7 or Windows 8 on the new machine smart enough to look at a desktop.ini file and come to the conclusion, &quot;The contents of that desktop.ini file look wrong. I'm going to delete it and create a clean desktop.ini file with default Windows settings.&quot;
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I'm using a slick little XCOPY loop in a batch file to move files in a user profile from an old computer to a new computer. (I'm not a big fan of Windows Easy Transfer.) While I'm omitting AppData from the loop, I'm not bothering to omit desktop.ini files. 

I think it's safe to simply delete a desktop.ini file. Is it safe to overwrite a desktop.ini file with a file from an older machine that might contain some invalid configuration settings? In other words, is Windows 7 or Windows 8 on the new machine smart enough to look at a desktop.ini file and come to the conclusion, "The contents of that desktop.ini file look wrong. I'm going to delete it and create a clean desktop.ini file with default Windows settings."

desktop.ini - Safe to overwrite?

Windows 7 is an operating system from Microsoft. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.

Windows 7

Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems, with an emphasis on improving its user experience on tablets. In particular, these changes included a touch-optimized Windows shell based on Microsoft's "Metro" design language, the Start screen, a new platform for developing apps with an emphasis on touchscreen input, integration with online services, support for USB 3.0, Advanced Format hard drives, near field communications, and cloud computing. Additional security features were introduced, such as built-in antivirus software, integration with Microsoft SmartScreen phishing filtering service and support for UEFI Secure Boot on supported devices with UEFI firmware.