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Missing desktop icons
Name: ferz Date: September 20, 2005 at 08:13:38 Pacific OS: xp home CPU/Ram: 256 - 40 gig
Comment:
Installed Microsoft anti spyware and all my desktop icons disappeared. I have tried everything in control panel and from the taskbar and desktop, clicking eerything I could but no icons appear.
Name: jonkt4 Date: September 20, 2005 at 08:17:08 Pacific
Reply:
right click on desktop, goto desktop tab and click customise desktop and select the required icons.
Jon
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Response Number 2
Name: Chuck 2 Date: September 20, 2005 at 08:20:25 Pacific
Reply:
Try System Restore to a time before the install.
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Response Number 3
Name: Tufenuf Date: September 20, 2005 at 09:22:27 Pacific
Reply:
ferz, There are also some responses to your other post above this one which may be of help.
Tufenuf
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Response Number 4
Name: XpUser4Real Date: September 20, 2005 at 09:38:51 Pacific
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I'd dump Microsoft anti spyware as I think it may be still in the Beta stages....more trouble than it's worth. Follow Chuck's response 2
Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks
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Response Number 5
Name: Tufenuf Date: September 20, 2005 at 10:30:24 Pacific
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ferz, Looks like your other post was deleted. Try using the problem user's desktop and right click it, choose Propertiies>Arrange icons by and checkmark "Show desktop icons".
Tufenuf
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Response Number 6
Name: ferz Date: September 20, 2005 at 12:37:09 Pacific
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I had done all the actions mentioned above but icons still would not appear, and I could not create desktop shortcuts. I resorted to system restore to a time before MS spyware was installed and the desktop is OK again, except the MS spyware did something to the homepage.
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Response Number 7
Name: XpUser4Real Date: September 20, 2005 at 12:50:25 Pacific
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dump MS antispy like I mentioned and the run this On-line Spyware Scan and remove all it finds.
Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks
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Response Number 8
Name: Lesley Date: September 20, 2005 at 14:21:57 Pacific
Reply:
ferz
Re-Set your Hompage....
IE Properties - General Tab - type in the Address of your HomePage
Lesley
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Response Number 9
Name: Lesley Date: September 20, 2005 at 14:25:08 Pacific
Reply:
ferz
Just seen your Post higher up so this doesn't apply
Lesley
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Response Number 10
Name: ferz Date: September 20, 2005 at 17:18:14 Pacific
Reply:
Lesley, I cannot type in my home page in the locatin you mention because it is grayed out. I have tried to do it in other places but it wont work. As I said in my other post, IE properties on the General Tab in Internet Options is grayed out, as well as the buttons for current, blank, and default.
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