Help me! I turned on my pc tonight and desktop icons disappeared. Please?

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  Suggestions:

  1 a simple way:
  . Right click on desktop > view > uncheck Auto arrange > check snap to grid.

  2. in a more elaborate way and actually a better way. I use this method I have over 150 shortcuts etc on my desk. I can't afford to have shortcuts/icons, rearranging themselves. I won't be able to find anything, if they do.
  Here is the tutorial:
  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-layout-in-Windows-Vista/

  Note: The method is not perfect, you can, after a while, have one or 2 icons on the spot. But it's easy to fix.

• I turned on my laptop tonight and it was just like I was turn on for the first time.

  All my statement, photos, music, e-mail and personalization have disappeared.  Everything works fine, but I lost everything.  Is it possible to get it back?

  Hi Lyn_12,

  ·         You receive a message during startup?

  ·         Did you try to start in safe mode?

  You can try the following and see if it helps.

  Method 1: Try to start safe mode and check if the computer starts very well.

  Method 2: Check to see if this article helps you.

  A temporary profile is loaded after you connect to a Windows Vista-based system

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• HELP, THE DESKTOP ICONS DISAPPEAR CANNOT ACCESS THE BUTTON START!

  I can't access anything be it desktop or retrieve whatever it is by using the start because he's not here.  I can access internet only because there is a box appears that says that there is problem with Internet Explorer.  I don't know if it is Malware or not.  I contacted Microsoft and they couldn't help me because of me to have Windows XP, but referred me to this site.  Please help me... because I can't afford right now a new computer and I really need this one.

  Start the Explorer by pressing Ctrl + SHIFT + ESC. Go to the Application tab > file > new task. Type explorer.exe, and then click OK to restart the desktop computer.

  Also check out the following article and you will be able to solve this problem.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/318027/en-us

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  Next article thread may be useful:

  A blank desktop may appear when you log on to a Windows XP-based computer
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/948277

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• I had the virus 'file system' I ran most of MS who removed it... then the screen turned gray and all the icons and files have disappeared... I can't use restore even in safe mode

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  ·         You are able to open in safe mode Task Manager?

  Follow these methods.

  Method 1: Scan the file system (CFS) auditor to repair corrupted files.

  Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe)

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310747

  Method 2: It seems that the virus is still there. Performs a search using the Microsoft safety scanner.

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

  Note: If bad sectors are found in the hard drive, then it could try to fix this particular sector. If you have any data on that, it can get lost.

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/811151

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  Thanks for posting your question on the Microsoft community.

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