The desktop.ini files in the locations you indicate should have been restored with the "hidden" attribute set. As Andy Raibeck indicated there's an APAR in the works for that problem. You don't need to delete the files. You can hide the files again via attrib +h or the properties tab of the explorer window when displaying the file properties.
For example say desktop.ini for "all users" start menu resides in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu, Open a command prompt window, change directory to this directory and issue attrib +h desktop.ini. Same action needed for C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs, and C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. If this is happening for a specific user you may need to perform the same action for C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Start Menu\<etc>. Regards, Mike Dile Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Tivoli Software, IBM Software Group [EMAIL PROTECTED]