Can't click on the desktop icons

Windows Vista. I can't click on the icons on the desktop or right-click on the desktop screen. I can click on the start menu or on an open page such as iexplorer. Help, please.

Windows Vista. I can't click on the icons on the desktop or right-click on the desktop screen. I can click on the start menu or on an open page such as iexplorer. Help, please.

2 suggestions:
Do first #1. Healing as possible.
1. If this problem is less than 15 days, and if you remember a good date when he did not have this problem, please do a system restore. Choose this good date as your restore point.
Start button > Search box, type system restore > press the Enter key > uac prompt > click on choose a different restore point > next > select dates as your restore point, until the click > next > finish
To sit and wait. The machine restarts when it's done.

2. your desktop icons is maybe damaged. This tutorial helps rebuild the cache of icons.
http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html
Use the Option One. Easier. For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

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