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Double icons on desktop
Name: Tom Kelley Date: May 19, 2005 at 22:23:35 Pacific OS: MS XP Home CPU/Ram: 1.7 Ghz/256 MB
Comment:
I have identical double icons on my desktop, when I place one shortcut only. If I delete one, both icons are deted.
How can I correct it? Someone said, there are two desktops on my computer, but I don't know how to delete one.
Name: computingMonk Date: May 19, 2005 at 22:55:08 Pacific
Reply:
that IS strange. No you dont have two desktops. You may have different user profiles with a different desktop for that perticular user. Try adding and removing the shortcut icons on your desktop through your user profile. go to c:\documents and settings\your profile\desktop and throw them in there and see what happens.
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Response Number 2
Name: Justme Date: May 20, 2005 at 04:46:41 Pacific
Reply:
You will need to edit the registry as follows
Start - Run - Regedit Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Modify/Create the Value Name [CommonDesktop] according to the Value Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: CommonDesktop Value Data: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
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