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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 07:14 PM
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strange thing just happened to my computer
I didn't do anything to the desktop but when I minimized my browser I noticed that all my icons were gone off my desktop except the default ones (recycle bin, my docs, etc...) I thought that they would come back on but nope they just disappeared for no good reason at all. How the hell did that happen?
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Guy Fawkes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 07:32 PM
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1. Let me guess, you use windows?
It's called "Desktop Cleanup" and it will remove all links on your desktop every so often.
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Guy Fawkes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 08:09 PM
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5. how to fix this (for the future)
Right click your desktop and go to properties... Go to the 'desktop' tab and click "customize desktop"
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 08:18 PM
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7. They all came back magically about 10 minutes ago
I went into the kitchen for a drink and when I came back they were here...I think my computer is playing tricks with my mind
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Crazy Guggenheim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 08:20 PM
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8. When those kinds things start happening do a virus scan.
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miss_kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 07:36 PM
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2. System restore
that'll put them back the way you had them
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Guy Fawkes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 07:51 PM
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3. er....
only if she keeps a system restore file regularly updated.
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miss_kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 08:18 PM
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6. well I don't
but it does a system check every few days. I've used those to get my desktop back when it's show up-er-not the way I left it...
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Crazy Guggenheim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 07:54 PM
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4. Reboot into Safe Mode. Do a virus, Spyware/Adware scan.
Reboot normally. See what happens.
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