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• That means the small arrow on the desktop icons?

  That means the small arrow on the desktop icons?

  It designates the actual icon ' points to ' (or is a shortcut to) the actual file. You can create a shortcut to a file or a folder by right click, then click on "create shortcut". If you delete the shortcut, the original file is not removed.

  For more information, see:

  http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/File_shortcut

• Link to the arrows on the desktop icons

  I want to remove the 'Link' arrows on my desktop shortcuts. They appeared after stupidly saying yes to 3rd party SO. Now, I can't get rid of ugly things. How can I remove them? Thank you

  Right click on them and click on delete.

• How to remove the desktop icons arrows?

  How can I remove the arrows under the desktop icons

  Delete or modify the arrow used on shortcuts in Windows XP
  http://WindowsXP.MVPs.org/arrow.htm

  How to remove or change the layering of shortcut in Windows 7 and Vista
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/articles/153/1/how-to-remove-or-modify-the-shortcut-overlay-in-Windows-7-and-Vista.html

• The desktop icons all moving them to the left side of the desktop.

  The desktop icons all moving them to the left side of the screen to the start or restart. I use Windows Vista.

  Hello

  System Restore works if you have a point of return to until the icons have been changed if there is a lot to do
  just for the positioning of the icon. Right click on desktop - view and you probably have the reorganization and align it on the grid
  checked.

  How to make a Vista system restore
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-System-Restore-how.html
  How to create a Vista System Restore Point
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76332-system-restore-point-create.html
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  Difficulty for the desktop icons set in not getting saved after restarting Windows
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/blog/fix-desktop-icons-layout-not-saved-restart/

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  These Vista works, but they are a download.

  Save and restore the desktop icon layout in Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/blog/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-layout/

  Save and restore the desktop icon Layout in Windows Vista - free
  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-layout-in-Windows-Vista/

  TIP : right click on desktop - DISPLAY - uncheck AutoArrange and snap to grid when you want to restore the icons
  or restoring won't work. You can re - check those as needed later and apply the Align attribute on the grid before the
  Auto arrange.

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  Office catering - free
  http://www.MIDIOX.com/

  Info
  http://www.MIDIOX.com/HTML/desktop.htm

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  Lock the post Office icons and disable right click
  http://www.techmynd.com/lock-desktop-icons-position-and-disable-right-click/

  I hope this helps.
  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• In windows 7 and noticed on the desktop icons, below the left most of my icons are circle red.

  Have windows 7 and noticed on the desktop icons, below the left most of my icons are red circle or square with a white cross in it, what it means?

  Hello

  Could you provide a screenshot, desktop icons?

  The circle has a strikebar through it?

  What antivirus do you use?

  (1) reboot and start typing the F8 key

  Select Mode safe mode with networking

  Download the following and run a full scan

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/PC-Security/Malware-removal.aspx

  This is to remove the malware invade the system.  Reset when the scan is complete.

  Run the System File Checker

  Start > type CMD > right click on CMD > select Run As Administrator

  Type sfc/scannow

  Press enter

  Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files

  https://support.Microsoft.com/en-us/KB/929833

  This occurs when the .ico association is corrupt.

  To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, click run, and then
     Type regsvr32 /i mshtml.dll
  2. Click OK or press the ENTER key.

  https://support.Microsoft.com/en-us/KB/968486b

• No action by clicking on the desktop icon.

  Vista update downloaded 24 hours ago. Then select "shutdown" to close, message appeared 'install updates and shut down'. I've selected this option and went to bed.

  At the next startup laptop morning seems to start ok, but when I clicked on one of the desktop icons, or "Start" nothing happened.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial140.html

  Understanding Windows Update and Extras in Windows Vista at the link above.

   

  Remove the Vista updates; two ways to do this:

  1. a System Restore to before the updates:

  Click Start > programs > Accessories > system tools > System Restore > restore time/choose your own date > next

  If you use Norton, disable it before using the system restore.

  If it is impossible to enter the Normal Mode, do a Safe Mode system restore:

  Press F8 at the startup/power and the list of startup options, use THE ARROW key to select Safe mode > and then press ENTER.

  System restore steps according to the info above.

  Also:

  2. click on start > right click on computer > properties > Windows updates down the lower left corner > updates installed in the lower left corner in the next window

  > then click the one that you don't want > uninstall will appear at the top > uninstall it.

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  In addition, on the page where you clicked "Installed updates", click on change settings at the top left corner it

  > Change update settings in the next page of AutoUpdate to "check for updates but let me choose etc" > OK ".

  When you take a look at pending updates, you can either download/install them one at the time, namely the update causing you problems.

  > or if you do not need an individual > right-click on > UAC prompt > hide it

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  If the above does not she, republish your questions in the appropriate Forum:

  Windows Update Forum:

  It's updated operating system Vista, upgraded installation and activate Forum.

  You will get the best help for any problem of Update/Service Pack in the Windows Update Forum; the link below:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistawu/threads

  When you repost here, kindly include the Error Codes, and exactly what is happening when you try to update.

  In this way, you will receive the best help.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• The desktop icons disappear

  Start and the desktop icons disappear when the computer is left unattended for a period of time.

  All I have is the wallpaper and the cursor of the mouse.

  Computer must be restarted.

  I have attempted to correct the problem with all possible suggestions, but I have to restart computer each time.

  Please help.

  Hi reda

  Thank you for taking the time to help me with my problem.

  I tried method 1 and it did not help, I tried method 2 and I received an error message indicating that the sfc scan has failed and method 3, returned a negative virus detection.

  Out of pure frustration, I pulled the cables at the back of the computer and left the cable VGA/SVGA male PC to another port on the computer (at the bottom of the computer toward the upper left side), and it seems to have done the trick - why I do not know?

  Since the cable, the computer has been running at 100%, and the problem seems to have corrected itself.

  Thanks a lot again for your answer.

  Kind regards

  Brian

• my "see the arrow of the hidden icon disappeared from my system tray. How can I get that back?

  I was trying to see the button 'remove hardware safely '. I tried a number of things on the option "see the hidden icon", like the keyboard on the touch screen. I would like to try something, apply, and cancel it. So, I tried the last option, the arrow "show the hidden icon" disappeared and I couldn't get it back.

  How can I get that back?

  for windows 8.1

  (1) open the control panel (right click on the windows icon [start] in the lower left corner of the screen and select "Control Panel" from the pop up menu)

  (2) type "notification" in the search box at the top right of the Control Panel window

  3) click "Notification area icons" in the the come up search results

  (4) at the bottom of the window that appears, uncheck the box that is always called "show all icons and notifications on the taskbar.

  Your "up arrow" ("see the hidden icons arrow) with the system status bar icons should reappear and filled with icons, giving you more space on the taskbar and a more pleasant and uncluttered appearance.

• The desktop icons and taskbar are at least three minutes to load when I start the computer.

  Original title: problem with the desktop icons

  All of a sudden when I start my computer, the icons on the desktop and icons at the bottom of the clock of the take at least three minutes to load, and before that time, they used to load in a few seconds.  Also, I have no problem with the computer start.  Any help to solve this problem will be greatly appreciated.

  According to the specifications of your system, hard drives on your system are disks IDE (not the SATA drives).

  Sometimes the Interface IDE mode can change from DMA mode to PIO mode and when that happens, things sudden. run very slowly, but it is easy to check and adjust if you need to.

  Here's how:

  If you are using IDE drives, use Device Manager to check the channel Transfer Mode IDE is set to something like DMA if available (depends on your hardware) and the slow PIO mode.
    
  Don't forget: PIO is the slowest, DMA is faster.

  It is easy to check and usually easy to fix and the mode would not have changed in itself, so if she changed to PIO, change it to DMA, and then understand why it changed and fix it.

  To launch the Device Manager console, click Start, run and enter in the box:

  %SystemRoot%\System32\devmgmt.msc

  Click OK.

  Expand the section controller IDE / ATA to see your IDE channels. Each right click and choose Properties for each channel that has a tab advanced settings, determine the Transfer Mode. There are usually 4 channels to check in a desktop computer, maybe less for laptops.

  Faster selection will always be a kind of selection DMA (usually: DMA DMA5, UDMA, etc.).  If it is PIO, change it to DMA.
    
  If you are unsure of what you see after return of help and advice.
    
  If you make settings, restart and check the settings again to make sure that any change stick.
    
  What may have caused the change?
    
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/817472

• XP... The desktop icons will not put

  XP... The desktop icons will not put. I did a lot of research on this issue, read the different responses on many forums, including and have tried much of the recommendations... I'm not familiar with the functions of establishment of the arrangement of the desktop icon and this is the first time I met this kind of problem. "Lock Web items on desktop" is checked, "Snap to grid" is not checked (my preference, but I find that it will check mysteriously itself after the icons rearrange themselves to the left of the screen, apparently by making use of automatic reorganization, even if it is not checked), I tried securityguy14 registry change response dated December 7, 2009 , have installed and use the program "Icon restore" that changes the Recycle Bin, my computer, and another icon of office, I do not remember to add a backup/restore function for the setting icon on the desktop... is what bought me a brief period of mental health before they rearrange themselves after a few constantly unidentifable strike entered sometimes without "rhyme or reason", not unique to anything, preventing me from shrink down to a specific cause. I conducted several audits of malware with paid and free programs and there is no indication of anything invading my system, it works fine other wise. Help!

  Hello

  You can perform an upgrade in-place of Windows XP:
  How to perform an upgrade on the spot (reinstallation) of Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/978788

  Run a repair installation will not damage files and applications that are currently installed on your computer.  However, I suggest you to back up all important data on the computer before you perform the upgrade on the spot.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/312369

• on registration of the desktop icons are not displayed

  Registration using Windows XP, the desktop icons do not appear.

  You see only your background image and the wallpaper?

  Miss all your desktop icons and you don't see the taskbar at the bottom of the screen or are simply missing icons and you can see the taskbar at the bottom?

  Check the simple things first.  Right-click on an open space on your desktop, choose Arrange icons by and make sure the option show desktop icons has a check mark next to it.  This will work if you don't miss you that the desktop icons, but still see the Start button and the taskbar.  If you are missing as the Start button and the taskbar, which isn't your problem.

  If only you can see your wallpaper background picture and don't see the desktop icons and no start button or taskbar, this means that the explorer.exe program does not run (and it must be running) or the explorer.exe program are usually afflicted.  A good way to think about at the moment, it is that the process explorer.exe "is" your desktop.

  If this is the case of malware in general prepares.

  What is your system brand and model?

  What is your version of XP and the Service Pack?

  You have a true bootable XP installation CD (it is not the same as any recovery CD provided with your system)?

  Describe your current antivirus and software anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc..

  Sometimes your anti malware program to quarantine (and indeed remove) your file explorer.exe (or other critical files on the XP system) if it finds that the file is infected.  The file may really be infected, but you can know for sure and then reconsider your anti malware options.

  First, you need to get your work desk in order to have room for manoeuvre, then you can solve your problem of potential malware.

  Of your background image, press Ctrl-Alt-Del and open Task Manager.

  Look at the processes tab and if the process explorer.exe is not running, start it as follows:

  In Task Manager, click file, new task, and in the Open box, enter:

  %windir%\explorer.exe

  Click OK and see if get you your office.  If you get an error, we need to know what it says.

  If explorer.exe is already running in the processes tab, it is likely that the object of the affection and will need to be replaced (which is not difficult).

  If you notice that the explorer.exe process is already running in the Task Manager, highlight the explorer.exe process, and then click end process to stop and start a new explorer.exe process as described above.

  If things look right now, your system is still not fixed, but it should be enough usable so now you can fix it.

  I would start with these scans:

  Perform scans for malware first, then these scans by operating clean, difficulty of problems:

  Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs:

  Malwarebytes (MMFA): http://malwarebytes.org/
  SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/

  They can be uninstalled later if you wish.

  Please report back with information about your system and your results if you need additional assistance.

• How can I restore the desktop icon in the Quick Launch toolbar.

  I use Windows XP Home Edition with service pack 3.  A while ago, after an update my desktop icon disappeared from my toolbar quick launch on the left side of the screen and has been replaced with the toolbar of office on the right side of the screen, which has not the same function, unless you right-click and then click 'show desktop '.  I want to restore the desktop icon in the tool bar quick launch normal but could not find a way to do it - can anyone help please

  Hello cloverb

  
  Try the fix here

• How to restore the desktop icons. They disappeared off the screen when I closed last night.

  have not tried to difficulty as long as not the slightest idea what to do.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-AU/Windows-Vista/show-hide-or-resize-desktop-icons

  Show, hide, or resize desktop icons

  The icons on the desktop give you quick access to shortcuts. You can show or hide if you prefer a blank desktop. You can also resize

  To display the desktop icons

  • Right-click the desktop, point to view, and then click Show Desktop icons.

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  If not, try a system restore to a Date before the problem began:

  Restore point:

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/using-Windows-Vista-system-restore/

  Do Safe Mode system restore, if it is impossible to do in Normal Mode.

  Try typing F8 at startup and in the list of Boot selections, select Mode safe using ARROW top to go there > and then press ENTER.

  Try a restore of the system once, to choose a Restore Point prior to your problem...

  Click Start > programs > Accessories > system tools > system restore > choose another time > next > etc.

  http://www.windowsvistauserguide.com/system_restore.htm

  Read the above for a very good graph shows how backward more than 5 days in the System Restore Points by checking the correct box.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Failed to open when you click on the desktop icons

  Hi, none of my desktop icons work. It does'nt matter if I left or right click on them. The only thing I can do is open internet explore from the taskbar!

  Help, please!

  Hi, none of my desktop icons work. It does'nt matter if I left or right click on them. The only thing I can do is open internet explore from the taskbar!

  Help, please!

  3 proposals:

  1 rebuild the icon cache. Yours could be damaged.

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html
  Use the Option One. It is easier.

  2 restore explorer.exe
  Press CTRL + Alt + Del > Task Manager > Procesess tab > right click on explorer.exe > click on end process > Applications tab > new task... > in the Open box, type explorer.exe > OK.

  Check your desktop icons.

  3. If this problem is recent, and if you remember a date where worked the icons on your desktop, and then do a system restore.
  Choose a date where the desktop icons worked as your restore point.
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-System-Restore-how.html