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desktop icons disappeared
Posted by evelyn on September 18th, 2003


My computer started behaving strangely, intermitent
registry errors on start up and the like.

One of the last things that happened before I finally
diagnosed the real problem (I think), was that the desktop
stopped being displayed. When I look in the desktop
folders, all the files that I expect to see on my desktop
are there - they just aren't being displayed there. The
only thing that shows up on the desktop when my machine
starts up is the toolbar.

How do I get the desktop to display again?

Thanks!

I believe the real problem was a memory DIMM that went bad.

Posted by PCR on September 18th, 2003


Undo Active Desktop.

(a) R-Clk the Desktop, point to Active Desktop, & select Customize my
Desktop.
(b) Unheck "View my Active Desktop as a WEB page" & Apply.
(c) At the Effects tab, uncheck "Hide icons when the Desktop is viewed
as a WEB page" & OK.
(d) R-Clk the Desktop, & uncheck "View as WEB page".

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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
"evelyn" <bdfjunk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| My computer started behaving strangely, intermitent
| registry errors on start up and the like.
|
| One of the last things that happened before I finally
| diagnosed the real problem (I think), was that the desktop
| stopped being displayed. When I look in the desktop
| folders, all the files that I expect to see on my desktop
| are there - they just aren't being displayed there. The
| only thing that shows up on the desktop when my machine
| starts up is the toolbar.
|
| How do I get the desktop to display again?
|
| Thanks!
|
| I believe the real problem was a memory DIMM that went bad.


Posted by PCR on September 19th, 2003


R-Clk the Desktop folders, select Properties. Are they "Hidden"? Then
undo that.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
"evelyn" <bdfjunk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| PCR-
|
| Active Desktop is not being used, the desktop is not being
| viewed as a web page, and "Hide icons..." is not checked.
|
| Any other ideas as to how I can get the desktop icons to
| be displayed once again?
|
| Thanks.
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Undo Active Desktop.
| >
| > (a) R-Clk the Desktop, point to Active Desktop, &
| select Customize my
| >Desktop.
| > (b) Unheck "View my Active Desktop as a WEB page" &
| Apply.
| > (c) At the Effects tab, uncheck "Hide icons when the
| Desktop is viewed
| >as a WEB page" & OK.
| > (d) R-Clk the Desktop, & uncheck "View as WEB page".
| >
| >--
| >Thanks or Good Luck,
| >There may be humor in this post, and,
| >Naturally, you will not sue,
| >should things get worse after this,
| >PCR
| >pcrrcp@netzero.net
| >"evelyn" <bdfjunk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
| >news:00b701c37d93$4cbe72c0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
| >| My computer started behaving strangely, intermitent
| >| registry errors on start up and the like.
| >|
| >| One of the last things that happened before I finally
| >| diagnosed the real problem (I think), was that the
| desktop
| >| stopped being displayed. When I look in the desktop
| >| folders, all the files that I expect to see on my
| desktop
| >| are there - they just aren't being displayed there. The
| >| only thing that shows up on the desktop when my machine
| >| starts up is the toolbar.
| >|
| >| How do I get the desktop to display again?
| >|
| >| Thanks!
| >|
| >| I believe the real problem was a memory DIMM that went
| bad.
| >
| >
| >.
| >



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