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• CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN PLEASE (IN EASY TERMS) WHY MY DESKTOP ICONS BECAME INVISIBLE AFTER WINDOWS AUTOMATIC UPDATES & WILL NOT RETURN OR RESTORE?

  I tried several times now to be able to find the shortcut icons on the desktop, I had before my last batch of automatic updates. I also tried since to add new... but it's like there's an invisible on shield! Looks like they are copying as they would normally, and yet they are still not appear on my desktop... I searched many boards of friends now also with no luck... surely, someone here must know why it happened? I'm goin' out of my mind... try it please help!

  Hello

  Right click on the desktop to get a menu, click on view/show desktop icons. Good luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Crazy" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

• the desktop icons became Notepad

  The gud day. can you please hep what to do. Lately, I open a file, and it says that it cannot be opened. but there were choices came this program could make it open. I chose the notepd when suddenly all my desktop shortcut icons have become icons of Notepad, I don't know what to do. Please help me. Thank you and God bless you

  (moved to programs)

  Hi Jayson,

  Welcome to Microsoft Community forum. Let me help you with your concern.

  It seems that the file on your computer is corrupted.

  Follow the steps in troubleshooting section below and check if that helps:

  When you run an .exe on a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7 computer file, the file may start another program

  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 and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 322756 how to back up and restore the registry in Windows.

  Also try to set the windows program to open by default and check if I t help.

  Change the programs that Windows uses by default

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/change-which-programs-Windows-uses-by-default

  I hope this helps. If you need help with Windows, let us know and will be happy to help you.

• All my desktop icons are white and when I try to open it asks me to choose the program to open with

  Mr President I integerated disk magic software in other files, so all the desktop icons become this symbol (magic disc), I was shocked, and remove the software, and then all of a sudden all my desktop icons became white, when I tried to open the file screening choose program to open the with.i don't know what to do.i tried to restore my computer.some error is to stop , the recovery.so please please say all solutions without having to reinstall my os because I have so many files and I do not have any device to backup.so please say solutions

  Original title: problem on my opening program

  Hello

  You can check out the link below which will automatically fix file associations.
  When you run an .exe on a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7 computer file, the file may start another program
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505

• Restore the desktop icons

  All my desktop icons have changed the red square Adobe Reader icon. I tried to click right to restore the icon but not successful. When I deleted my computer Adobe all the desktop icons is back to normal. However, I need Adobe and downloaded this afternoon and all the desktop icons became again the red icon in Adobe Reader. If I click on Internet Explorer for example, message: Adobe Reader cannot open... blah blah... Help please... I don't know what to do and it's my fault, but I don't remember what I did to remedy... Sorry

  Of MVP Ramesh:

  http://www.Winhelponline.com/articles/231/1/an-utility-to-unassociate-file-types-in-Windows-7-and-Vista.html

  MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• Why, suddenly, my desktop icons are difficult to align because they can be moved very small distances?

  For years, my desktop icons have acted as if they have so many 'slots' to enter in on the office. But this has never been a problem. They were easier to align because they were right next to each other, or a 'slot' above/below/apart.

  Now, for some reason, I can travel distances of small icons on the desktop, as if they were scalar elements which can be minimally pushed open. Suddenly there are not more "slots", and sort of paradoxically icons are more difficult to assemble and align because I have to keep their repositioning so that they are straight. Before, they were either straight, or a whole notch offline.

  It is NOT correct. Right-click and select Show , and then turn on Align

• My desktop icons suddenly got larger and moved all around. How can I get back them to the small size and keep them I would like them?

  My desktop icons suddenly got larger and moved all around.  How can I get back them to the small size and keep them I would like them?

  Hello

  You will remember to do recent changes on the computer before this problem?

  I suggest you to change the size of the icons and check if the problem persists. Follow the steps mentioned below:

  a. right click on the desktop, click view , and turn off the Auto Arrange.

  b. after above step. Right click on the desktop, click view choose on the icon size you want and check if the problem persists.

• my desktop icons have turned all of a sudden really big, but the display settings are still normal?

  my desktop icons have turned all of a sudden really big, but the display settings are still normal? is there something more, what can I do?

  Displaying the desktop, hold down the CTRL key and rotate the mouse wheel to adjust the size.

• All of a sudden my desktop icons take forever (90seconds) to load. That is what it is?

  My desktop icons would charge almost as soon as the page Office appeared.  Something to happen, and now it takes approximately 90seconds. I ran Norton, Microsoft Essentials, reg more clear and reg fix and updated the icon cache, but nothing has changed.  Does anyone have a suggestion?

  John

  Hi PreachermanRT,

  Now, you will need to know which service is causing the issue of icons on the desktop on the computer.

  See the Microsoft article below and try the steps mentioned in the title of system services.

  Perform a clean boot to determine if background programs interfere with your game or program

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/331796

  Note: Above article is also applicable to the Windows XP operating systems.

• my laptop suddenly won't let me find files via the start menu and loads of my desktop icons are missing.

  I tried boot virus tests, spybot diskchecks scans the boot and normal. I looked for the restoration of the system, but he told me that I couldn't not to any system restore points.

  I can find some files if I know their names through search on the start menu.

  I tried some things about microsoft fixit, but still had problem.

  Any ideas would be greatly appreiciated.

  Thank you

  Hello

  1 did you change on your computer?

  2. that Microsoft fix, he did try to run?

  Method 1:

  Step 1:

  I suggest you check in safe mode.

  Advanced, including safe mode startup options

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode

  Step 2:

  I also suggest you perform the clean boot and check.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: After a repair, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the above article.

  I also suggest you to follow the link and check.

  How to use the System File Checker tool to fix the system files missing or corrupted on Windows Vista or Windows 7

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

  Method 2:

  I suggest you to follow the steps from the link and check.

  You do not find the files when you are looking for a Windows Vista-based computer, even if the files exist on the computer

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/932989

  Why I can't find the file that I'm looking for?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/why-cant-I-find-the-file-im-looking-for

  Tips for finding files

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/tips-for-finding-files

  Show hidden files

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Show-hidden-files

  Method 3:

  I suggest you to follow the steps and check.

  (a) right click on the desktop

  (b) select view, show desktop icon

  (c) make sure that the option is checked.

• Severe a failure: all of a sudden all desktop-ICONS changed to "pdf-Icons", reports: "Adobe reader can´t open file xyz.exe '. I can't open any exe file!

  27.08.2015, 15:03

  Hi specialists and friends, please help me: after recommended today ' session-Adobe UPDATE JAVA brought 'JAVA 8 update successful 60': but: a serious fault occurs:

  all desktop icons after update and reboot are changed in pdf-Icons, programs behind the icons aren't more to start, clicking an icon is the report: 'Adobe reader cannot open the file xyz.exe '.

  Even in windows - start "Windows/start / all programs": all programs with ".exe" - mainfile changed their icon of adobes-player-icon and should not start, same report.

  My system is: Win 7 Pro SP1, my system has been running perfect until Adobe´s recommendation to update Java.  The procedure of update-Java-auto: apparently the same as several before.

  What went wrong? What should do now? How and where I fix the connection appearently wrong of Adobe Reader with computers exe files?

  My todays burning problem is, I have to use this computer today important obligations related to dates, especially my statement of tax, otherwise I have to pay the drastic punishment.

  What I ve learned today still and forever: never touch a running system! More than ever, with a recommendation to update to Adobe! I m so diappointed at Adobe!

  Please specialists and friends, maybe you can help me with a solution!  Thank´s in advance, Peter

  Application, the icons of file change icon Acrobat/Reader

• Satellite L550 - square black on the desktop icons after upgrading to Windows 7

  Hi people.

  Don't know if Windows 7 has simplified our PC as Microsoft would have us believe. I spent the last two days trying to understand why my L550 has suddenly square black on my desktop icons.

  What happens after the installation of Microsoft, application of a software patch updates for a HP deskjet 5150 printer. To be honest, I'm more sure when this nuisance hits me.

  Resolution true color (32 bit) upward in color (16 bit) downgrade rid my icons of black squares. Should I therefore settle for a lower resolution when my laptop can do better? Any workaround yet?

  Thank you

  Hey, Mambo,

  What exactly are you installing if you visit the Windows Update page? Maybe you install a different display driver that isn't compatible with the graphics card.
  Check this box!

  Also, make sure that the new display on the site of Toshiba driver is installed.

  Is the software patch for your printer that is compatible with Windows 7?

• Green checkmarks on the desktop icons

  Suddenly, all my desktop icons have green check marks on them.  What it means?  How can I solve them?

  Suddenly, all my desktop icons have green check marks on them.  What it means?  How can I solve them?

  Hello

  You use norton 360? Norton-> settings-> backup settings of-> backup status overlays-> OFF-> apply.  After the execution of the next backup (you can do it manually) the check marks will disappear.

  I hope this helps.

• Windows XP: desktop icons changed to the same names, but retained their original functions

  Hello

  I know that put at the point before, but the problem was never properly solved. I have Windows XP. While I was changing the name of one of my Office Word Document files yesterday, all of a sudden all my desktop icons changed under the same name. I can't tell you how it happened. 'My computer', 'My Documents', 'Trash' 'Internet Explorer', 'Adobe Reader', 'Corel Photo House', "MS Paint", "HP Solution Center" and eight other program launch icons, as well as 12 document records and 25 files of Word document on my desk, all had the same name change that I'd just been undertaken with one Word on my desktop files. Each icon has yet launched the successful operation or properly open to its original content.

  I called my friends in the Geek Squad to two different Best Buys and they had never heard of him. I called Microsoft Corp. in Washington State and spoke to someone there. He had never heard of this before but found a couple of reports, one in 2006 and one in 2009. He said that he asked around the House Microsoft and if he could find an answer, post it on the forum.

  No one was able to tell me how it could happen and no one could tell me how to fix it.

  I then, on my own, done a restore of the system in two days. He restored the original names on all the items that I have listed above and it restored the original names on all 12 desktop file folders. But it does not restore the names under the 25 Word document files. Those that I had to open individually to see what they were and then rename them manually the original name. Would enjoy to hear your opinion on this.

  Pete Speth

  Hi Pete,.

  I tried what you wrote... Select all the files, rename one file and all the files are renamed automatically - as I thought - but for a change of my computer, my network places and My Document obtained renamed the sting that it represents in the registry! I tried CTRL + Z file names seem to be restored, but not for the default icons!... Seems interesting...

• 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