UNINVITED DESKTOP ICONS -CANNOT GET RID OF THEM

[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.

 

(There is no problem with other any icons I have voluntarily added myself .I can delete them and they disappear permanently

 

Some examples of the uninvited icons

 

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)

xp_c.htm#cleanup (HTM#CLEANUP File)

sortordermenu ( Registration Entries 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 these icons from off my desk top?

is there an underlying problem ?

Any advice grarefully received .

Many thanks Jocky1951

[RandyL]

I have Microsoft Security Essentials and AVG

You should never have two real time antivirus programs running at the same time. This can cause issues. It might be that is part of the problem.

 

I would get rid of AVG then try deleting the icons from safemode.

[jocky1951]

H Randyl,

 

thanks for your reply .

I have removed AVG .However when I have been deleting the icons they then reappear elsewhere on the screen as copies eg restoreproperties is now appearring as Copy of restoreproperties

[KenB]

Hi,

 

Have you tried creating a folder on the desktop and drag the icons into it - then try deleting the folder.

[jocky1951]

unfortunately as i drag the icons into the folder copies of the

appear on tjhe desktop

[KenB]

Hi,

 

Start > Type in .....regedit .....ENTER

Click the > next to .......HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel then highlight "Desktop"

In the right panel ...

What number is allocated to "Drag Height" and "Drag Width" ?

 

Mine are set to 4 ( default ).

 

If you want to you could try - right click on Drag Height / Width > Modify

Change the number.

[jocky1951]

Hi Ken B

Many thanks for your suggestion

I reduced the number from 4 to2 and that got rid of most of them. .

However I still have 11 uninvited items left.

For example

wallpaperviewswithatag

taskbariconincreaseundo

helpandsupportrename undo

 

When I try to delete these ones I am told " cannot delete the file-cannot read from the soruce file or disk".

In their properties theyb are classified as "file " with 0 bytes.

I would be really nice to get rid of these ones as well as .

[KenB]

Hi,

 

Strange - setting the value to 2 makes the selection more sensitive - I would have expected a value of approx 10 to do the trick.

However ....if it worked for you :)

If you have problems with the setting producing duplicates try changing them to 10.

 

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Install and use the Wizard.

Select Delete and locate the file(s) you wish to delete.

The software will attempt to remove the file on rebooting.

Edited June 5, 2011 by KenB