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Restoring deleted icons
Name: Naresh_M Date: October 2, 2008 at 22:09:31 Pacific OS: WindowsXP CPU/Ram: 1GB Product: 8183TWA
Comment:
Hi,
I have deleted the desktop,explorer,remote desktop icons from the taskbar.However using the desktop recover utility i have restored desktop icon,but was unable to drag explorer and remote desktop icons on to the taskbar.
Name: Ed in Texas. Date: October 3, 2008 at 01:57:14 Pacific
Reply:
Naresh_M, SWAG, dunno for sure. My guess is that the desktop hasn't yet become permanent desktop memory in your machine. Using 'file' (upper LEFT not the handier 'X'), close operations, shutdown, restart and try again to drag them. HTH. Ed in Texas.
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Response Number 2
Name: Derek Date: October 3, 2008 at 09:03:15 Pacific
Reply:
Make sure taskbar is not locked and you have moved the right end spacer along a bit to allow for them.
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