Vista: desktop shortcuts will not delete help please :)

[Guest fend]

Hi, hoping this is in the right catagory,

 

ok, when a program puts a shortcut on the desktop, if I go to delete it by

right clicking or even just highlighting & hitting delete on the keyboard the

computer just stops responding, get a message saying 'windows explorer has

stopped working' & that it is trying to find a solution which it doesnt, just

goes blank then comes back to desktop like its reloading. (if I put something

on the desktop I can delete it, just seems to be shortcuts, even ones I have

put on)

 

hope you can understand what I am saying & that you are able to help.

 

Thanks

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F.E.N.D

[Guest Navigator]

Re: Vista: desktop shortcuts will not delete help please :)

 

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:11:03 -0700, fend

<fend@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi, hoping this is in the right catagory,

>

>ok, when a program puts a shortcut on the desktop, if I go to delete it by

>right clicking or even just highlighting & hitting delete on the keyboard the

>computer just stops responding, get a message saying 'windows explorer has

>stopped working' & that it is trying to find a solution which it doesnt, just

>goes blank then comes back to desktop like its reloading. (if I put something

>on the desktop I can delete it, just seems to be shortcuts, even ones I have

>put on)

>

>hope you can understand what I am saying & that you are able to help.

>

>Thanks

No, it's not the right group. Do you see VISTA in the group title?

 

Ask elsewhere

[Guest Andrew E.]

RE: Vista: desktop shortcuts will not delete help please :)

 

If vista has some xp properties,R.click the

desktop,properties,display,customize,

web tab,locate the "desktop clean up wizard" select to:"run now" It'll

clean up

youre desktop.

 

"fend" wrote:

> Hi, hoping this is in the right catagory,

>

> ok, when a program puts a shortcut on the desktop, if I go to delete it by

> right clicking or even just highlighting & hitting delete on the keyboard the

> computer just stops responding, get a message saying 'windows explorer has

> stopped working' & that it is trying to find a solution which it doesnt, just

> goes blank then comes back to desktop like its reloading. (if I put something

> on the desktop I can delete it, just seems to be shortcuts, even ones I have

> put on)

>

> hope you can understand what I am saying & that you are able to help.

>

> Thanks

> --

> F.E.N.D

[Guest Olórin]

Re: Vista: desktop shortcuts will not delete help please :)

 

"fend" <fend@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:77F60630-70FF-4DDD-8E9F-F0B09FD1C8C2@microsoft.com...

> Hi, hoping this is in the right catagory,

>

> ok, when a program puts a shortcut on the desktop, if I go to delete it by

> right clicking or even just highlighting & hitting delete on the keyboard

> the

> computer just stops responding, get a message saying 'windows explorer has

> stopped working' & that it is trying to find a solution which it doesnt,

> just

> goes blank then comes back to desktop like its reloading. (if I put

> something

> on the desktop I can delete it, just seems to be shortcuts, even ones I

> have

> put on)

>

> hope you can understand what I am saying & that you are able to help.

>

> Thanks

> --

> F.E.N.D

 

No, of course it's not the right category for this group - this is an XP

group, as its title indicates, and you know your problem is with Vista. Why

would you choose this one rather than one with Vista in the title, eg

microsoft.public.windows.vista.general?

 

PS I wouldn't run a cleanup, as Andrew E. suggests.

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: Vista: desktop shortcuts will not delete help please :)

 

 

"Olórin" <incanus@erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> wrote in message

news:eRbMU3dAJHA.1940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> "fend" <fend@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:77F60630-70FF-4DDD-8E9F-F0B09FD1C8C2@microsoft.com...

>> Hi, hoping this is in the right catagory,

>>

>> ok, when a program puts a shortcut on the desktop, if I go to delete it

>> by

>> right clicking or even just highlighting & hitting delete on the keyboard

>> the

>> computer just stops responding, get a message saying 'windows explorer

>> has

>> stopped working' & that it is trying to find a solution which it doesnt,

>> just

>> goes blank then comes back to desktop like its reloading. (if I put

>> something

>> on the desktop I can delete it, just seems to be shortcuts, even ones I

>> have

>> put on)

>>

>> hope you can understand what I am saying & that you are able to help.

>>

>> Thanks

>> --

>> F.E.N.D

>

> No, of course it's not the right category for this group - this is an XP

> group, as its title indicates, and you know your problem is with Vista.

> Why would you choose this one rather than one with Vista in the title, eg

> microsoft.public.windows.vista.general?

>

 

As has been frequently noted here and elsewhere, for some reason, the vista

groups are not universally accessible. Thus many vista users are thus

forced to post their problems in the nearest available group which often

happens to be this one. I, also, cannot access any of the vista groups.