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Guest Bill Lathan
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I have a machine running XP home that has stopped showing the icons on the

desktop. If I look in Windows Explorer, the programs/shortcuts I want are

all under Desktop, and, if I try to copy a file from there to the desktop

screen, I'm told it can't do it because the source and destination are the

same. Show Display doesn't affect this problem at all.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Bill

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Guest Donald Anadell
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Re: Missing Icons on Desktop

 

 

"Bill Lathan" <ak5k@arrl.net> wrote in message

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>I have a machine running XP home that has stopped showing the icons on the

>desktop. If I look in Windows Explorer, the programs/shortcuts I want are

>all under Desktop, and, if I try to copy a file from there to the desktop

>screen, I'm told it can't do it because the source and destination are the

>same. Show Display doesn't affect this problem at all.

 

Any help here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330170

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555363

 

Good luck,

 

Donald Anadell

 

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

> Bill

>

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Re: Missing Icons on Desktop

 

Hi Bill,

 

Without knowing more....right click the Desktop/Properties/Show icons on

desktop. If this is not the case, run the undo on line 27:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

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All the Best,

Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

 

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

SupportSpace

http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner

 

"Bill Lathan" <ak5k@arrl.net> wrote in message

news:KQMpk.34709$co7.32182@nlpi066.nbdc.sbc.com...

>I have a machine running XP home that has stopped showing the icons on the

>desktop. If I look in Windows Explorer, the programs/shortcuts I want are

>all under Desktop, and, if I try to copy a file from there to the desktop

>screen, I'm told it can't do it because the source and destination are the

>same. Show Display doesn't affect this problem at all.

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

> Bill

>


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