removing unwanted desktop icons manually/getting task mana..

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Hi,

First, the fact that you can't get task manager to open indicates that he
probably has a virus. Many of them disable this function. Run a couple of
these in Safe mode:

Free virus removal tools:

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/8/lng/ [...] /3001#3001
http://www.f-secure.com/download-purchase/tools.shtml


How to start in Safe mode:
http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Safe%20mode

As to the unwanted icon, check for an errant entry under this key in the
registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"shawn_18" <shawn_18@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0A65018F-1773-4033-AED7-FDB13F476E7A@microsoft.com...
> Recently my father-in-law installed a program on to my computer. It set up
> a
> desktop icon, that did not get removed when it was uninstalled. I can't
> even
> right click on it and hit delete because it's not there, nor can I just
> hit
> delete. How can it be removed manually. It is a "share-to-web upload
> folder"
> from a hp digital camera. I aslo don't have access to the cd to reinstall
> it
> and uninstall again. Any help ??? Also I can't get task manager to work, I
> hit Ctrl, Alt, Delete and nothing. I right click on the task bar and click
> on
> task manager and nothing. Iwas working a few days ago, don't know what
> happened, anyway to get it back ??? I already tried system restore but
> only
> goes back a few days. Any ideas for either , thanks in advance.

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"shawn_18" wrote:

| Recently my father-in-law installed a program on to my computer. It set up a
| desktop icon, that did not get removed when it was uninstalled. I can't even
| right click on it and hit delete because it's not there, nor can I just hit
| delete. How can it be removed manually. It is a "share-to-web upload folder"
| from a hp digital camera. I aslo don't have access to the cd to reinstall it
| and uninstall again. Any help ??? Also I can't get task manager to work, I
| hit Ctrl, Alt, Delete and nothing. I right click on the task bar and click on
| task manager and nothing. Iwas working a few days ago, don't know what
| happened, anyway to get it back ??? I already tried system restore but only
| goes back a few days. Any ideas for either , thanks in advance.