Re: No Icons

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Right click on a clear part of the desktop and select 'Arrange icons by'
from the menu.
Make sure that there's a tick next to 'Show desktop icons'


"buck" <buck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AE388A33-19F6-42A0-A2AF-318894CB1D86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Kelly, I'm new to the newsgroup so bear with me if I screw up. I have the
> same problem as "frustrated mom". I have a PC which has a bunch of adware,
> spyware, etc. I downloaded and ran spy-bot and after that my desktop went
> away. It was originally running SP1 and I upgraded to SP2. No joy. I've
> tried
> (through taskmanager) to delete/uninstall any programs that look like they
> don't belong. There are no earlier restore points I can go to. Other than
> blowing everything away and starting all over, any ideas?
> Buck
>
> "Kelly" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Which web page and what was the sudden problem?
>>
>> --
>>
>> All the Best,
>> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>>
>> Troubleshooting Windows XP
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "Pabro121" <Pabro121@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1A4334DC-B0DA-47C2-AEA1-18ADB95B7C7C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > That is exactly what has happened to me. Restarting has not worked. I
>> > havn't
>> > done any repairing to OS. I was merely saving a web page when all of a
>> > sudden
>> > there was the problem. I too can only access programs through task
>> > manager,
>> > which is very time consuming. Can anyone out there help??
>> >
>> > "frustrated mom" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I have not been able to get my desktop icons, my start menu or task
>> >> bar.
>> >> I
>> >> have tried to right click on the desktop, but nothing happens. I just
>> >> recently repaired my OS (windows xp home) and since then I have not
>> >> been
>> >> able
>> >> to access my desktop except through the task manager. Any
>> >> suggestions?
>> >> Thanks.
>> >>
>> >> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Right click on the desktop and choose Arrange icons by
>> >> > Make sure Show desktop icons is checked.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
>> >> > Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
>> >> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> >> > Protect your PC
>> >> > http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Bill W" <98uytrex@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> > news:O8b$kBzXFHA.2540@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > > Somehow I lost my desktop icons on my desktop, how do I get them
>> >> > > back
>> >> > > and
>> >> > > how did I lose them in the first place.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > tks all
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > bill
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>>
>>
>>




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