unwanted icons on desktop

[jocky1951]

Hi ,

 

Windows XP PROFESSIONAL ,

DELL INSPIRON 8200

 

I recently had the Proplus.msi problem , which stopped MS Windows XP Professional FrontPage and prevented me opening EXCEL. I had no MICROSOFT CD so I used Office XP Error 1706 - ProPlus.Msi Fix (Line 171) from kellys-korner-xp.com .

 

It solved the problem as I can access and use excel.

 

Everything else seems to be working normally

 

However since the fix I now have my desktop covered with about 80 uninvited icons . I can delete some of them to the recylce bin However the next time i start up they appear again .About half of them do not delete at all

Some icon examples

 

startmenusubfolders(a VBScript Script File)

taskbariconsincreaseundo ( shows as a firefox icon)

webscr ( shows as a firefox icon)

winhelp32

Copy of vps(firefox document)

SPBlockerTools (Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor, appication file)

StartupTracker3 (Compressed (zipped) Folder)

www.bitmart.net (NET File)

etc etc

xp_c.htm#cleanup (HTM#CLEANUP File)

sortordermenu ( Registration Entries File)

www.envisionwebhosting.co (CO File)

etc etc

In their Properties they all report they were created on 3 april 2011 , the date I put in the Proplus fix.

For security IEI have Microsoft Security Essentials and AVG and neither have reported a problem

 

Any advice regarding how I can get theseicons from off my desk top?

is there an underlying problem ?

Any advice grarefully received .

Many thanks Jocky1951

[RandyL]

Hi and welcome.

Let's use your other thread here. http://extremetechsupport.com/threads/11790-UNINVITED-DESKTOP-ICONS-CANNOT-GET-RID-OF-THEM