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Hi folks, my desktop icons have diasppeared and i have tried every trick on the book including tweakui to repair the icons no success please help. have tried to sefe boot nothing helps.
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Might I make a suggestion:
Open up Notepad. Copy and paste this into it:
Then, go to Save As... Under file type, click All (*.*) (not *.txt), type in desktop_icons.reg and hit Save. Make sure to backup your registry before doing this, it shouldn't harm anytihng severely, anyways. Then, have Windows open the file. It should ask you if you want to add information to the registry. Hit yes, and it will tell you that it's done. Then, go to your desktop, right-click, and hit "Refresh".
Again, I'm not 100% sure about it, but it might work.
Open up Notepad. Copy and paste this into it:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop] "NoChangingWallpaper"=dword:00000000 "NoComponents"=dword:00000001 "NoAddingComponents"=dword:00000001 "NoDeletingComponents"=dword:00000000 "NoEditingComponents"=dword:00000000 "NoHTMLWallPaper"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000000 "NoActiveDesktop"=dword:00000001 "ClassicShell"=dword:00000000 "ForceActiveDesktopOn"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000000 "NoDispAppearancePage"=dword:00000000 "DisableTaskMgr"=dword:00000000
Again, I'm not 100% sure about it, but it might work.
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Which icons are you talking about ?? My computer, My documents etc. ?? if your windows is xp .. then just right click desktop ... properties ... desktop ... customize desktop ... and check the icons you want on your desktop.
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maybe a victim of the accidental execution of a "windows desktop cleanup wizard"?
what do you think sani? its been a while since i've been around so im a bit behind..
just a thought,
Cain
what do you think sani? its been a while since i've been around so im a bit behind..
just a thought,
Cain
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Originally Posted by nanosani
Which icons are you talking about ?? My computer, My documents etc. ?? if your windows is xp .. then just right click desktop ... properties ... desktop ... customize desktop ... and check the icons you want on your desktop.
Problem: Desktop is blank, only wallpaper is displayed, icons and taskbar diappeared. Rightclick doesnt work. explorer.exe not working. Can't use kelly's tweaks as they don't start (I believe due to explorer.exe not working). Tried to activate it by running it at task manager, not having any of it. Adaware couldn't find any virus or worm, etc. It feels like a program is blocking explorer.exe from running as it tries and the taskbar appears for half a second but then vanishes again. Tried creating new user, the same problem. Tried launching system restore it doesn't let me go to a previous date as no other date is bold. Finally I am thinking of xp repair install.
Any suggestions from anybody?
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Hi abetse,
I had half of your problem, i.e., I lost my taskbar. Couldn´t fix it no matter what I tried. Finally, I found this fix and it worked:
http://home.earthlink.net/~leetutor/...k/misstbar.htm
It´s only been a little while since I got my taskbar back so I can´t verify it´ll stay fixed or that it isn´t a still-resident virus. Also, you have more missing than I did (I still had desktop icons) but at least you have a place to start. I´ll be interested to see if this helps you.
Just thought I´d do a search and see if anybody needed the fix. I´m going to start running virus and spyware pgms on that computer now. Good luck!
I had half of your problem, i.e., I lost my taskbar. Couldn´t fix it no matter what I tried. Finally, I found this fix and it worked:
http://home.earthlink.net/~leetutor/...k/misstbar.htm
It´s only been a little while since I got my taskbar back so I can´t verify it´ll stay fixed or that it isn´t a still-resident virus. Also, you have more missing than I did (I still had desktop icons) but at least you have a place to start. I´ll be interested to see if this helps you.
Just thought I´d do a search and see if anybody needed the fix. I´m going to start running virus and spyware pgms on that computer now. Good luck!
"No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time." — Na Nook.
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Thanks zeroth, that did it for me and I've been trying for days to fix this problem
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you are welcome, it´s still working for me...
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Originally Posted by abetse
Problem: Desktop is blank, only wallpaper is displayed, icons and taskbar diappeared. Rightclick doesnt work. explorer.exe not working. Can't use kelly's tweaks as they don't start (I believe due to explorer.exe not working). Tried to activate it by running it at task manager, not having any of it. Adaware couldn't find any virus or worm, etc. It feels like a program is blocking explorer.exe from running as it tries and the taskbar appears for half a second but then vanishes again. Tried creating new user, the same problem. Tried launching system restore it doesn't let me go to a previous date as no other date is bold. Finally I am thinking of xp repair install.
Any suggestions from anybody?
I have the same exact problem!! fixed some of it by changing a few regedit keys but cant seem to catch them all.. Looks like there is a some batch files that is cause all these reg changes..If anyone found the exact fix. please post it.Thanks
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