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My friend has Windows XP on her computer. At start up she had several icons
on the desktop, however, they now have disappeared. When trying to put
shortcuts onto the desktop a message saying that the desktop and file were
the same. Can you please tell me how to get the desktop icons back. Your
help would be much appreciated.

 

[Guest]

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Sounds like the Desktop is full.

Start | Run | Type: desktop | Click OK |
Look around

Start | Run | Type or paste:

%allusersprofile%\Desktop

Click OK | Look around

See if there is a folder called Unused Desktop Shortcuts. See if the
shortcuts are in the folder.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:E2C0EF81-6776-418B-82A8-E1F68182901C@microsoft.com,
Rita <Rita@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> My friend has Windows XP on her computer. At start up she had several
> icons on the desktop, however, they now have disappeared. When trying to
> put shortcuts onto the desktop a message saying that the desktop and file
> were the same. Can you please tell me how to get the desktop icons back.
> Your help would be much appreciated.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Try to right click on the desktop then click on Arrange icons by then click
on show desktop icons
"Rita" <Rita@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E2C0EF81-6776-418B-82A8-E1F68182901C@microsoft.com...
> My friend has Windows XP on her computer. At start up she had several
> icons
> on the desktop, however, they now have disappeared. When trying to put
> shortcuts onto the desktop a message saying that the desktop and file were
> the same. Can you please tell me how to get the desktop icons back. Your
> help would be much appreciated.