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• all my desktop icons and the program are the same and the habit of open.why?

  I uninstalled a few programs.after that all changed my icons and open.how used I can solve this

  Hello

   
   
  Have you done any software or changes to the material on the computer before this problem?
  
   
  Method 1: First of all, I suggest you perform a virus scan on your computer online by visiting the following link:
  Microsoft Safety Scanner
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner ends 10 days after being downloaded. To restart a scan with the latest definitions of anti-malware, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again.
  Note: The data files that are infected must be cleaned only by removing the file completely, which means that there is a risk of data loss.
  
   
  Method 2: Run the following Fix - it and check.
  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/en-us

   

  If the problem persists, then follow hide icon to rebuild the steps mentioned - below
  a. click Start, then Control Panel and write in the search folder optionsbox.
  b. now, click on Folder Options to open and select (dot) show hidden files and folders.
  c. open a Windows Explorer window.
  d. go on C:\Users\(User Name) \AppData\Local
  e. right click on IconCache.db , and click Remove.
  f. click Yes to confirm the deletion.
  NOTE: This removes the file to the trash. It is safe to empty the trash when you are done.
  g. close the window.
  h. emptying the trash.
  i. restart the computer.
  j. When you come back, you will notice the size of the file IconCache.db is reduced, and the update is now the current date.
  NOTE: If for some reason any IconCache.db isn't there or the size has not much changed then you can just restart the computer again. You may need to restart a few times in some cases.
  k. icon cache will be rebuilt.

   

   

  Method 3: If the methods above do not help, you can check if the link helps you solve the problem.
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505

  Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.

  For more information about how to back up the registry, see the link:
  Back up the registry
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/back-up-and-restore-frequently-asked-questions

   

   

   

   

   

• Desktop SMS and Windows Mail are not working together

  Hello

  thought I'd post here here as having a few issues with my Windows Mail but my desktop computer suffers the same problems and on a Vista forum where I posted my problem a few very useful told me who to try to solve the problems.

  One of them suddenly realized I had said my laptop is a Toshiba, and apparently the Desktop SMS and Windows Mail are not working together so that the person suggested unless I use it to uninstall apparently amongst the technically trained its known that these two programs do not like each other and explain why my office is not the problem but the laptop don't.

  After you have reset the Touch of Windows Mail (tutorial on a site http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/ vista) wood don't be put off by vistax64 as site 32 and 64 and followed great reset Windows Mail from Brink (do not restore all mail) then uninstalled Desktop SMS and touch of the drink no more mail questions that gave me problems almost every day with marking than reading/sending project messages.

  So had to click forward then remove those bits and complete the email to send and touch wood since doing these two things as soon as send an email to the box shipment or project to obtain the number of emails in parentheses, whereas before it wouldn't happen unless I closed the program and then reopened.

  Hoping that these solutions have solved my problem and wanted to share it with someone else who wants to read this thread and you recommend Vista 64 because they are all very useful there and speak in non-technical terms for those of us not technically trained.

  Debbie

  Thanks for this piece of information. Should be useful for some of us.

• my desktop icons and visual aspects are too large

  original title: my desktop icons and visual aspects are too big and I tried almost everything to fix this problem

  Previously, I was the data transfer between a digital recorder to my computer and removed the cable to the usb port. the screen went black and when I got there the icons, etc. are VERY large

  Hello

  Try the following steps:

  1 "change screen resolution".

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/change-screen-resolution

  2 lf above does not solve this > go to the website of your computer manufacturer > look for a driver download section > find your computer model number > then find your operating system > then download and instalt graphics / video / Chipset Drivers (depending on how it is formulated)

  Then retry the screen resolution.

  3. try a system restore to before that happened:

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

  See you soon.

• I installed windows 7 and the desktop icons and bar tasks are enormous

  Original title: Windows 7

  I installed windows 7 and the desktop icons and bar tasks are enormous, go to Web pages, I have to use the scrollbar at the bottom of page to see the other half of the page - he said could also be a driver problem, but don't know what I'm looking for - someone can help?

  Hello

  Yes, well part of the problem from the point of view of Dell is the only "acceptable" operating system for the Office of series 4600 XP. So they have no drivers 'official' for any function of Windows 7!

  But first I need more information on the video card. Try this (on the Dell site): 4600 system is supplied either with the built-in car video or a dedicated real card video.  You should know that you got.  Right-click of your mouse on the desktop, click on Properties in the next area, you see.  This will bring you into the display properties.  Now click on settings at the top right of this next area, click Next on the advance .  Now, click on the adapter on the top.  Just below the upper on this last box, you will see your listed video adapter.

  You will need this information, regardless of where you get help. My best recommendation is that you go to the community of Dell and after a question here. Someone may have already found one, but there is nothing official since the operating system is not officially supported.

  I'm sorry, there is nothing more I can do.

  Kind regards

  BearPup

• I downloaded CreativeCloudSet - Up.exe. When I double click on this file. Adobe Creative Cloud installs the desktop icon and the program tries to open but don't ever completely. The turning turn (for hours), but the program never opens?

  I downloaded CreativeCloudSet - Up.exe. When I double click on this file. Adobe Creative Cloud installs the desktop icon and the program tries to open but don't ever completely. The turning turn (for hours), but the program never opens?

  Hi J.derrick,

  Please check the help below document:

  Does not open App | Wheels of progress turn continuously

  Kind regards

  Sheena

• I deleted the wrong user. Came back but all the documents and some programs are not available. How can I get back them?

  Windows Vista Home Edition of Preimium.  I deleted by mistake the wrong USER account.  I went back and he added.  Still lacks most of the documents and some programs and my e-mail program is missing.  I Retored back to an earlier date and is not good, but when I search in the search bar in the start menu, I find the documents but can't seem to them.

  Hello

  It gives you a warning before you delete an account that you will lose data from it, if you do not save it.

  Try this free program to search for these files:

  http://www.Piriform.com/Recuva

  See you soon.

• Why are most of my grayed out icons and my programs do not appear in all programs on the start menu?

  My computer crashed the other day. I returned with a system restore. I have scanned for viruses. Now most of my icons (computer desktop and folders) is grayed out. When I click on "all programs" in the start menu, none is listed even though they are still on my computer and still work.

  Hi homeWJ,

  Method 1

  See the Microsoft article below to download and install the fix, check if it helps.

  When you point to "Programs" on a Windows XP-based computer, the program list does not appear, or the list of programs is empty

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/941248

  Method 2

  If the previous step fails, then analyze and remove any malware or computer virus infections and check if that helps.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  You can also use Microsoft Security databases to scan your computer

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/PC-security/MSE.aspx

• Desktop icons and windows taskbar does not load

  My friend has problems with his computer.  Yesterday, his computer was when the power has jumped.  When the power came back and she has restarted his computer, his office without icons or the windows task bar.  She can see his wallpaper and that's it.  Pressing ctrl + Alt + Del is not a task manager.  We can start in safe mode.

  Try to run scandisk on your C: drive. Also the command following command line:

  sfc/scannow

  It will restore system files by default if a file is missing or damaged.

• LDAP and shared services are not running

  Hi all
  
  MY SSP and ldap does not work how do I retrieve the ldap and shared services with the recofigure, assumed that u can suggest me a method to start the ldap and shared services without having to reconfigure it
  
  Concerning
  Shenna

  If you use version 9.3 and then go into 'C:\Hyperion\SharedServices\9.3.1\openLDAP '.
  Open ldap, you will find a folder named bdb, go inside the dbd file, you will find a bin folder

  'C:\Hyperion\SharedServices\9.3.1\openLDAP\bdb\bin '.
  You will find an option called "db_recover.exe".
  Click db_recover.exe, and then restart the ldap and shared services

  It should work

  Please keep posted if it does not work

  Concerning
  Sreekumar.H

• TASKBAR AND THE DESKTOP ICONS DON'T SE LOADING NOT ON XP

  MY DESKTOP ICONS AND TASK BAR WILL NOT LOD. I HAD A VIRUS AND HE CLEANED WHEN I RESTARTED I GOT THE FATAL BLUE SCREEDN THEN REBOOTED SEVERAL TIMES STILL... NO ICON OR TASKBAR, BUT IM ABLE TO GET THE TASK MANAGER AND GO THROUGH AND PUT ONLINE, BUT HOW DO I RESTORE IT? I DON'T HAVE A SYSTEM DISK... IM USING WINDOWS XP AND I CAN'T USE SYSTEM RESTORE CAUSE THIS MODEL IS AN UPDATE OF A COMPANY THAT WENT BANKRUPT... ANY HELP? I TRIED 'REGEDIT' AND GOT STUCK TO THE CHANGE IN VALUE OF BPAROLE... (FOR ALL THE TECHNICIANS WHO MAY KNOW WHT IM TALIKIN)... Thank you

  Hello

  I'd say a repair of Windows XP merely to ensure that any content viral/malicious installation has been removed completely.  In addition, you can create a user account replacing a check if you are still having this problem.  Most probably this account knows still some question.  Preferred methods are to perform a repair installation or a new installation of Windows.  I hope that this information is beneficial.

  Thank you

  Aaron
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Lack of the desktop icons and taskbar with Windows Xp on my Toshiba laptop, try to install windows XP Sp2 without disc

  I have a Toshiba laptop with windows XP SP2 installed. Now, all of my desktop icons and the taskbar may not be seen (hidden)

  Attempt to clean for result of virus... > no virus
  Tried creating new user... > the same

  The Explorer.exe file does not load at startup.

  Running in SafeMode... > no change

  Trying to repair XP and he says... > blue screen

  Tried to Format and reinstall Windows XP sp2... > NOT found HDD

  Tried Msconfig and disable the process running everything except Microsoft... > no results

  I tried to do all the things described in the Article ID: 318027
  What other thigs should I try? Help, please

  Check this box:

  http://www.kellys-Korner-XP.com/xp_tweaks.htm

  Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
  http://www.kellys-Korner-XP.com/taskbarplus! .htm

  Line #195 "restore desktop icons and taskbar."
  http://www.kellys-Korner-XP.com/xp_tweaks.htm

• the desktop icons and labels are not transparent

  the desktop icons and labels are not transparent

  Hello

  · Were there any changes made on the computer before the show?

  You can check out the post below which deals on the same concern: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-files/desktop-icon-issue/5c5826c3-8a73-4265-bbf5-5a840fccf9af

• Desktop icons and program are corrupt and all link to Skype.

  Original title: Desktop icons

  My desktop icons and program have been corrupted and all link to Skype. Someone at - it solutions?

  Here is another possible solution:

  Restore the .exe file association:
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/articles/165/1/restore-the-exe-file-association-in-Windows-Vista-after-incorrectly-associating-it-with-another-application.html

  Excerpt:
   
  Download exefix_cu.reg attached at the end of this article and save it on the desktop. Right click on the REG file and chooseMerge.

  Scroll down to the spare section and click on exefix_cu.reg and follow the above instructions. For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

• Desktop icon when the program double clicked States not recognized go to control panel of the value binding

  I have a PC running windows vista. Recently, the desktop icons when double clicked do not work, a message appears telling me that the program was not found and to go to the association Control Panel to fix this value.

  I'm now PC expert so would appreciate any advice in simple terms.

  It happens with all the desktop icons, or only some?  If only some, what are their types of files (extensions - the identifier to three digits after the point in the name of the file)?

  Do you know when this problem started?  Try a system restore to a point in time BEFORE the problem started.  Here is the procedure: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-windows-vista-system-restore/.  Don't forget to check the box to show more than 5 days of restore points.  If the first attempt fails, then try an earlier point or two.  NOTE: You will need to re - install any software and updates that you have installed between now and the restore point, but you can use Windows Update for updates. Then see if you can open your desktop icons.

  There may be something wrong with some extensions (such as .exe files and the .lnk files).  Go to http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/06/22/reset-and-fix-broken-windows-vista-file-ext-and-type-associations-include-exe-com-sys-zip-lnk-folder-drive/ and run the process for the .exe and the .lnk file types. ;  See if you can open your desktop icons.

  If this does not work, your user profile may be damaged.  To fix this use http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-vista/Fix-a-corrupted-user-profile.  If that is the only available Administrator Profile (you need to be an administrator to fix this), enable the Hidden Administrator Account (HAA) using http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?&lang=en&cr=US&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords&p=1&tid=d20f9db4-7b2c-48be-a087-7835dc2a9055&mid=d20f9db4-7b2c-48be-a087-7835dc2a9055.  If you don't remember the password, try nothing because that's probably what you (or seller) did during the installation.  Once that is done, don't forget to disable the HAA to save it in case it is necessary once again and for safety reasons (since people often try to hack into systems using this account).  Do NOT use the HAA as your administrator account because if you lose the only administrator on the system account or it is damaged again, then you're watered.  Then see if you can open your desktop icons.

  If you still have problems, after return and we will try other troubleshooting options.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

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