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From: shakey (shakey_at_nearsonic.net)
Date: 02/01/05


Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 18:29:52 GMT

I suddenly have a icon on my desktop called desktop. If I try to delete it I
get a warning that it could affect other programs "not the standard warning
that says it only deletes the shortcut not the program"
It opens (configuration settings) using notebook.
Can I safely delete it?



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