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icons missing from desktop

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by ravens, 2006/09/26.

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    hi i hope some one can help i went to start up my computer today and when my desktop was displayed i had quite a few of my icons missing so i did a scan of my computer to check for bugs and it came back i had a severe bug so i had it removed from my computer but I'm still missing icons so I'm unsure what to do. i hope someone can help please
    thank you
    Paula
     
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    Paula - Welcome to the Board :)

    Which particular icons? Windows icons or program icons and/or icons you may have added as shortcuts?
     
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    missing icons

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    hi not sure if you got my reply im new to this still finding my way around :)
    well its most of my icons that are missing windows /programs/short cuts

    help :confused:
    paula
     
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    Paula

    Try the solution posted in this MS Knowledgebase article first ....

    Your Desktop Icons Are Missing in Windows XP

    BTW - had notification of your reply so you're doing OK :) Just bear in mind that we are all volunteers here so are not logged on all day :)
     
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    desk top icons

    :confused: :(

    hi ive still not been able to find why my icons are missing i did try the info you sent me but none of it helps in my desktop folder it just shows the icons i have left not the ones that are missing or how to get them back i wish i new why they went
     
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    If you open Desktop from Windows Explorer are all your icons shown?
     
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    icons missing

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    hi sorry late getting back to you. yes i looked into my windows explorer
    but it was only showing me the icons i have left on my deck top not the missing icons

    paula
     
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    I am unable to find a solution to your situation where some of the icons remain. I suggest you use System Restore to restore your computer to a point in time prior to the disappearance of the icons. This may well restore the bug - do you recall what it was? - but we can deal with that separately once you have your desktop back.
     
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    Hello Paula,

    If you're not familiar with System Restore, use Help and Support on the start menu and type System Restore.

    Click on Run the System Restore Wizard form the results items.

    Regards - Charles
     
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    desc-top icons

    :) hi thanyou for getting back to me. well i did what you told me and run my system restore put it back to last week when my desc-top was normal and they are now all back. but the bug is also back. so a run my spy-wear and it found the bag ive wrote down what it said..
    I.S.T BAR C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/MCIWNDX.OCXFILE

    AND THE ITEM DESCRIPTION was..
    hijacks your system search settings and browser settings

    i dont quite understand all that but i got my spywear te remove it from my computer so i hope its gone from my system. how will i no if it has ?
    thankyou paula
     
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    Hi paula,

    To ensure that is gone:

    Download and run HijackThis:

    Download from here http://radiosplace.com/ latest version 1.99.1

    Download it to it's own folder, for example create a folder C:\HijackThis

    unzip (double click on zipped folder)

    click on the execute

    click on Do a system scan and save a logfile and save to the folder you just created

    copy resultant .txt file and paste into your next post

    Regards - Charles
     
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