Icon on the desktop problem

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• Have recently noticed icons on the desktop "oscillate" or shake a moment; What is going on? Is this a problem?

  I recently noticed some icons on the desktop, shaking for a moment from time to time, which does not seem to be connected to everything I do. I noticed mostly with the icons for a few programs I downloaded recently (Switch Sound File Converter, WavePad Sound Editor and RecordPad sound recorder), even if I used these programs in the past without problem and did not notice anything unusual to suggest a virus. Does anyone know what this means? Thank you!

  Hello

  Step 1:

  You can try to start in safe mode and check if the problem persists. Only basic files and drivers needed to run Windows are started. If a problem doesn't reappear when you start in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and basic as possible cause device drivers. To start in safe mode follow the link.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

  Step 2:

  If the problem does not occur in safe mode then boot to the desktop in normal mode and check that the third-party program is causing the problem. To configure your computer to clean boot follow the link below.

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

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

  Note: When you are finished troubleshooting, follow step 7 article to start on normal startup.

  Hope that information was useful

• Cannot add icon on the desktop

  I just installed a program call CCCleaning using Download.com. After you install the software to clarify on any virus that I might have, I rebooted my computer. Once started all my icon on my desk right away. When I try to right click on my mouse, nothing appears. So what I did I pres Ctrl + Alt + Delete, the the window Task Manager appears. When I select the new task, I can pick a certain program it will open. BUT when I try to drag an icon on the desktop, it won't let me. Looks like they disable me to run any shortcut on the desktop. I can open all programs unless I open the Task Manager window and select new task.

  So, I would like to know what I did wrong? Can someone solve this for me?

  Thank you!

  Hello

  Follow these methods mentioned below and check if that helps.

  Method 1: Perform a system restore and see if that helps.

  Perform a system restore will take your computer to a previous state, when he did not face such a problem, this can be done by selecting the correct restore point.

  How to restore Windows XP to a previous state
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/306084

  Method 2: run a scan for viruses with Microsoft Safety scanner and check.

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

  Note: before you perform security analysis, make a backup of important data.

  Thank you

• How to add icons to the desktop

  original title: I would like to know how to replace my desktop, the desktop icon, I tried and they seem to be in my taskbar instead of the desktop computer, ++--s to all the shoing on my desk.

  I have no icon on my desktop, when I right click on my desktop, the Properties window does not open for me to display the desktop icon

  How can I fix while I have all my visible icons on the desktop

  Hello
  I suggest you to follow these steps and check if that helps:

  Method 1:

  Start the computer in safe mode and check if the same problem occurs:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/proddocs/en-us/boot_failsafe.mspx?mfr=true

  Method 2:

  Try to perform the clean boot and check if it helps:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353

  NOTE: When you are finished troubleshooting, make sure that you put the computer in mode normal startup such as suggested in the article.

  Check if that helps.

• When I bring my computer off "sleep mode", I don't see any icons on the desktop, that my background image.

  original title: malfunction of the sleep...

  When I bring my computer off "sleep mode", I don't see any icons on the desktop, that my background image. I can't get back them, and the only thing to do is to give my computer a re-starting difficult.  I just bought this computer last year and fear that this hard-restart is damage. What the hell is happening? What is the point of having the "sleep mode" if it limits my activity once I re - enable the computer?

  Kill process > explorer.exe from the Task Manager.

  Copy a copy of explorer.exe from a stable machine fresh and clean.

  Paste in: C:\WINDOWS\

  Replace existing explorer.exe.

  Problem should be solved.

  If this is not the case, change the registry should be applied.

  No registry attached office file.

• I can't drop my icons on the desktop next to the Start button. My 'elements of the locked office' is disabled, and "auto arrange" is unchecked. What can I do so that he abandoned the ions next to the Start button?

  I can't drop my icons on the desktop next to the Start button. My 'elements of the locked office' is disabled, and "auto arrange" is unchecked. What can I do so that he abandoned the ions next to the Start button?

  Hi richardcollis,

  You did changes to the computer before this problem?

  You try to run the system restore that will repair return the computer to the point while it was working fine.

  How to restore Windows XP to a previous state

  Hope the helps of information.

  Please post back and we do know.

• When I right click of my mouse on an icon on the desktop, Adobe wants to install

  When I right click of my mouse on an icon on the desktop, Adobe wants to install.  How can I keep it from happening?

  Hi DarrylPranger,

  1. did you of recent changes on the computer?

  2 when was the last time it was working fine?

  3. only happens with the desktop icons?

  4. He's trying to install Adobe flash player or Adobe reader?

  Method 1

  I suggest you uninstall flashplayer from adobe completely from the computer and then reinstall the latest version and check if this solves the problem.

  Note: If his tent to install adobe reader may uninstall and reinstall.

  Uninstall Flash Player

  http://kb2.Adobe.com/CPS/141/tn_14157.html

  Download the latest version of adobe flash player

  http://get.Adobe.com/flashplayer/

  Methode2

  It is possible that some third-party programs installed on the computer is causing the problem.

  I suggest that you put the computer in a clean boot state and check if it helps.

  To help resolve the error and other messages, you can start Windows XP by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This type of boot is known as a "clean boot". A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.

  See the link below to learn more about how to clean boot.

  How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" State

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353

  Reset the computer to start as usual

  When you are finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:

  (a) click Start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.

  (b) If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password or click on continue.

  (c) under the general tab, click the Normal startup option, and then click OK.

  (d) when you are prompted to restart the computer, click on restart.

• shortcut icons on the desktop

  OK, it is not important, but the names of my shortcut icons on the desktop, suddenly changed - now I have white writing on a gray background.  How to change?

  You can use system restore to roll back the machine back to a point just before that the problem started.

  (Thanks to Alan Edwards for what follows, a search for "icons transparent alan edwards" will always find quickly and easily the solution).

  Four things are needed for the transparent icon backgrounds:

  1. Control Panel-System-Advanced-Performance settings.
  Check "Shadows fall to use the desktop icon labels" on the display
  Effects tab.

  2 - Click on Desktop - "arrange icons by" and ensure the lock Web
  items is disabled.

  3. transparency will not work if you have the web content on your desktop.
  Control panel - display properties Desktop tab - customize the Office-
  Web tab, clear all the check boxes.

  4. ensure that the wallpaper is an image file no HTML.

  John

• How can I change the appearance of the police to identify the icons on the desktop?

  I added a file of the photo (jpg) on the desktop of my images, and when I returned the text under the icons on the desktop now has a black box around it.  They still work, but I want the ordinary police white with black back shadow!

  Hello

  Please continue with the following steps to support...

  I'm sure that you run on color 32 bits, so change to 16 bit and apply (the black boxes should be gone). Restart your computer and then change back to 32-bit. You must restart, otherwise if change you it to 32 bits, the boxes will come back.

  -Restoration of the system before the encounter this problem

  -Create an alternate user account and check if the problem occurs in this account

  -Safe Mode

  SFC/scannow

  I hope that this information is beneficial.

  Thank you

  Aaron
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Moves the position of the icons on the desktop

  Position of the icons on the desktop to reorganize (on the right side of the screen) of the position, I put them.  The switch "rearrange icons by" returns to a check on the "snap to grid" repeatedly after booting.  I changed the icon positions, changed line up options, shellconcache altered, but no joy.  The icons of jump using any program and start.  Only when I use a program separate (Enterra Icon Keeper) can I get the icons to return to the position that I their position.  Using XP on a Dell computer.

  Hello roddy1, welcome.

  Try the following:

  1. click on START
  2. click on 'run '.
  3. Type "regedit" (without the quotes) and press enter
  4. expand "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE."
  5 expand "Software".
  6 expand "Microsoft."
  7 expand "Windows".
  8. expand 'CurrentVersion '.
  9 left-click (once) 'Explorer' to select
  10. on the right side, right-click somewhere in the open space and select new > DWORD (32-bit) Value
  11 type "Max Cached Icons" (without the quotes) and press enter
  12. double click on the DWORD value is created and then enter 2048. Then click on 'Ok '.

  13. click on START
  14. click on 'run '.
  15 type 'cmd' and press enter
  16 type C:\Windows\ShellIconCache and press enter
  17. find the icon Cache file and delete it

  18. restart your computer

  If the above does not resolve the problem, I create a new user account on the computer and migrate your data on. You may have a corrupted user account.

  Let us know if it works,

  Thank you!

  Ryan Thieman
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Size of icons on the desktop

  The icons on my desktop got a huge while I was working.  I tried to change the resolution of the screen, but it has no effect.  The police is of normal size, but the icons are huge.  How to make their return to normal?

  Method One

  1 / right-click on a vacant part of the Office .

  2 / in the drop-down menu , click the view option.

  3 / in the context menu , click one of the following options:

  • Large icons.
  • Medium-sized icons.
  • Classic icons.

  The classic icons option will reduce the size the most.

  Second method

  If you really want to control the size of the icons on the desktop, then here is a tweak that is really simple to do exactly that.

  1 / make sure that the Office is at the point. In other words, click the office button to bring the Office to forward (assuming that you have other programs open).

  2 / place your mouse on a free part of the desktop, and then hold down the CTRL (control) key.

  3 / press CTRL and hold, and then, with your mouse scroll button, scroll the mouse towards the wheel upwards or downwards to increase or decrease the size of the icons.

  4 / once the icons are the size you want, release the CTRL key.

  5 / your desktop icons should now appear in a more appropriate size.

  http://vistasupport.MVPs.org/disable_large_icons_on_desktop.htm if this post can help solve your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• all icons on the desktop have changed to the icon of Adobe and will not open

  my daughter saved a picture his friend sent file and now all of the icons on the desktop, the Adobe icon and does not open

  Hi Mary,

  You can read the following article and run the fix it tool available and check if this solves the problem.

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

• small images in the icon on the desktop

  Sometimes when I create a shortcut on my desktop shows a white square with upper right corner folded down, but the real image of the shortcut is very low. For example: my icon for g-mail is a small envelope framed in red and my bing is a small orange square with a white b in it, but neither one is a full icon. They are inside the white square.

  The size of the area corresponding to the icon on the desktop is fine. A small image is sometimes found inside the white square.  The icon is 1/2 inch to 1/2 in., but the real picture is nch 1/4 by 1/4 of an inch.

  Is there a solution to this problem or am I stuck with an another inconvenience of Vista?

  Check this box

  http://www.AddictiveTips.com/Windows-Tips/how-to-resize-desktop-icon-in-Windows-Vista/

• Tools icon on the desktop unresponsive series HP Deskjet 1050 J410

  Tools icon on the desktop does not work so I can't see the ink levels and I can't make the choice to print or scan.
  From the start menu only works on the scanner.
  I launched the HP print and scan doctor and works normally.
  Can anyone help?
  Thank you.

  PS: my OS is Windows 7 Ultimate

  Hello, thank you for your updated information.

  Please try I scan a document from the paint on your computer:

  1. Click on the Windows icon ( ), click on all programs , Accessories , and then click Paint .
  2. Click on the button of the painting ( ), then click on a camera or a Scanner .
  3. Make desired setting changes, and then click scan .

  Let me know if you are able to scan using this program or not.

  Also, try this patch here, that should address where your HP desktop icon does not respond. Please let me know if this does not solve your problem.

  Impatience on your part.

• my family has disappeared from the icons on the desktop! each of them! help please

  Hi, well my problem is that, out of no where my family has disappeared from the icons on the desktop! I've just opened my laptop and they where gone! I don't know how to get back them! I need them. I have an inspiron 1520 with vista.

  Thank you

  Luis

  OK I just read another post and I found the answer thank you still