Is there a way with XP Pro and IE 7 to stabilize desktop icons?

[Guest Giv-me-a-brak]

My icons change on my desktop -- or disappear, leaving regular folders, etc.

In cases where I've created a shortcut to desktop and a domain's icon is

created, it'll be gone within a week.

 

I use Windows Defender, Ad-Aware daily, and run One Care weekly.

 

All updates are current.

[Guest Twayne]

Re: Is there a way with XP Pro and IE 7 to stabilize desktop icons?

 

> My icons change on my desktop -- or disappear, leaving regular

> folders, etc. In cases where I've created a shortcut to desktop and a

> domain's icon is created, it'll be gone within a week.

 

Is there a repeatable pattern to how long it takes to disappear?

>

> I use Windows Defender, Ad-Aware daily, and run One Care weekly.

You mean Ad-aware, not "Ad-Aware daily", right?

>

> All updates are current.

How current? Within the last day or so is "current".

 

Did you update them just before using them? That's best practice.

 

You didn't list any anti-virus. Do you have it installed and is it

updated? If you have none, Symantec and McAfee both offer online scans

for free - they take a lot of time to run but work well. If you don't

have AV, get it. AVG and AVAST are free ones available.

 

In the future you also need to install a firewall such as at least XP's

(available as of SP2) or better yet something like ZoneAlarm.

WinPatrol is a handy program too. EVERY program that runs needs to

be given permission at least once. Lots of other features too. Free.

 

Add Spybot Search & Destroy to your list of malware tools.

 

Look in Event Viewer logs for hints.

 

It could also be simple file corruption:

It might be faster and less frustrating to simply back up your important

data and reinstall XP from scratch, but try a Repair Install first.

 

HTH some

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Is there a way with XP Pro and IE 7 to stabilize desktop icons?

 

Giv-me-a-brak wrote:

> My icons change on my desktop -- or disappear, leaving regular folders, etc.

> In cases where I've created a shortcut to desktop and a domain's icon is

> created, it'll be gone within a week.

>

> I use Windows Defender, Ad-Aware daily, and run One Care weekly.

>

> All updates are current.

 

Here are a couple of things to try:

 

Line 121. Increase Icon Cache

Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

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

 

--

Joe =o)

[Guest Giv-me-a-brak]

Re: Is there a way with XP Pro and IE 7 to stabilize desktop icons?

 

Sheesh -- have Avast, OneCare, Windows Defender, Ad-Aware ... al updates

current from MS.

 

 

"Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message

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>> My icons change on my desktop -- or disappear, leaving regular

>> folders, etc. In cases where I've created a shortcut to desktop and a

>> domain's icon is created, it'll be gone within a week.

>

> Is there a repeatable pattern to how long it takes to disappear?

>

>>

>> I use Windows Defender, Ad-Aware daily, and run One Care weekly.

> You mean Ad-aware, not "Ad-Aware daily", right?

>>

>> All updates are current.

> How current? Within the last day or so is "current".

>

> Did you update them just before using them? That's best practice.

>

> You didn't list any anti-virus. Do you have it installed and is it

> updated? If you have none, Symantec and McAfee both offer online scans

> for free - they take a lot of time to run but work well. If you don't

> have AV, get it. AVG and AVAST are free ones available.

>

> In the future you also need to install a firewall such as at least XP's

> (available as of SP2) or better yet something like ZoneAlarm.

> WinPatrol is a handy program too. EVERY program that runs needs to be

> given permission at least once. Lots of other features too. Free.

>

> Add Spybot Search & Destroy to your list of malware tools.

>

> Look in Event Viewer logs for hints.

>

> It could also be simple file corruption:

> It might be faster and less frustrating to simply back up your important

> data and reinstall XP from scratch, but try a Repair Install first.

>

> HTH some

>

>

>

[Guest smlunatick]

Re: Is there a way with XP Pro and IE 7 to stabilize desktop icons?

 

On Jun 13, 7:53 pm, "Giv-me-a-brak" <tonos...@nospam.email.com> wrote:

> Sheesh -- have Avast, OneCare, Windows Defender, Ad-Aware ... al updates

> current from MS.

>

> "Twayne" <nob...@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message

>

> news:eniHu0WzIHA.5520@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

> >> My icons change on my desktop -- or disappear, leaving regular

> >> folders, etc. In cases where I've created a shortcut to desktop and a

> >> domain's icon is created, it'll be gone within a week.

>

> > Is there a repeatable pattern to how long it takes to disappear?

>

> >> I use Windows Defender, Ad-Aware daily, and run One Care weekly.

> > You mean Ad-aware, not "Ad-Aware daily", right?

>

> >> All updates are current.

> > How current? Within the last day or so is "current".

>

> > Did you update them just before using them? That's best practice.

>

> > You didn't list any anti-virus. Do you have it installed and is it

> > updated? If you have none, Symantec and McAfee both offer online scans

> > for free - they take a lot of time to run but work well. If you don't

> > have AV, get it. AVG and AVAST are free ones available.

>

> > In the future you also need to install a firewall such as at least XP's

> > (available as of SP2) or better yet something like ZoneAlarm.

> > WinPatrol is a handy program too. EVERY program that runs needs to be

> > given permission at least once. Lots of other features too. Free.

>

> > Add Spybot Search & Destroy to your list of malware tools.

>

> > Look in Event Viewer logs for hints.

>

> > It could also be simple file corruption:

> > It might be faster and less frustrating to simply back up your important

> > data and reinstall XP from scratch, but try a Repair Install first.

>

> > HTH some

 

One Care does not have a good reputation.

 

I use Iconoid to save the positions of my desktop icons.

[Guest Giv-me-a-brak]

Re: Is there a way with XP Pro and IE 7 to stabilize desktop icons?

 

Well, I uninstalled IE 7 b/c many problems since installing it from MS site

.... now no IE at all will open up...

 

 

"smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> On Jun 13, 7:53 pm, "Giv-me-a-brak" <tonos...@nospam.email.com> wrote:

>> Sheesh -- have Avast, OneCare, Windows Defender, Ad-Aware ... al updates

>> current from MS.

>>

>> "Twayne" <nob...@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message

>>

>> news:eniHu0WzIHA.5520@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>

>> >> My icons change on my desktop -- or disappear, leaving regular

>> >> folders, etc. In cases where I've created a shortcut to desktop and a

>> >> domain's icon is created, it'll be gone within a week.

>>

>> > Is there a repeatable pattern to how long it takes to disappear?

>>

>> >> I use Windows Defender, Ad-Aware daily, and run One Care weekly.

>> > You mean Ad-aware, not "Ad-Aware daily", right?

>>

>> >> All updates are current.

>> > How current? Within the last day or so is "current".

>>

>> > Did you update them just before using them? That's best practice.

>>

>> > You didn't list any anti-virus. Do you have it installed and is it

>> > updated? If you have none, Symantec and McAfee both offer online scans

>> > for free - they take a lot of time to run but work well. If you don't

>> > have AV, get it. AVG and AVAST are free ones available.

>>

>> > In the future you also need to install a firewall such as at least XP's

>> > (available as of SP2) or better yet something like ZoneAlarm.

>> > WinPatrol is a handy program too. EVERY program that runs needs to

>> > be

>> > given permission at least once. Lots of other features too. Free.

>>

>> > Add Spybot Search & Destroy to your list of malware tools.

>>

>> > Look in Event Viewer logs for hints.

>>

>> > It could also be simple file corruption:

>> > It might be faster and less frustrating to simply back up your

>> > important

>> > data and reinstall XP from scratch, but try a Repair Install first.

>>

>> > HTH some

>

> One Care does not have a good reputation.

>

> I use Iconoid to save the positions of my desktop icons.