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

Tags: Windows

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