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• I see a different type of shortcuts and desktop.in satellite A100 - 784 PSAANE

  Hi people,

  I have the Satellite A100-784 PSAANE series... with windows Visa basic home edition...
  For the last 10 days or so I don't know, but I see a different type of shortcuts and the desktop.ini files all over the PC!

  I don't understant that...
  There was some new files in existence to which I do not have access! Some shortcuts came over some of my hidden files are out!

  I mean they are seen hidden at all and as recycler or something!
  I don't know what happened... I find the file desktop.ini anywhere...

  Please if anyone knows what happened please answer...

  Thank you very much..

  I hope that my laptop is not crazy!
  Kind regards
  Perkins

  Don t be angry with me, but who needs to know what you did on your laptop?

  Maybe you have something has changed accidentally or installed any 3rd party applications that could have a bad influence on the settings of Vista (Yes, that is possible) or you get any Virus or malware.

  You may be able to see the hidden files and system, because this option has been activated.
  So, try to activate the hide option in the folder options.

  Or you'll flip the BONE to the beginning!

• Printer HP photosmart stopped scanning and desktop icon does not connect either

  I have recently switched to optical fiber for broadband connection.  I reset my printer to the new IP address and the fact that it is connected.  However I'm unable to scan.  I followed the procedures to help so I tried unplugging my firewall (not quite sure how but I disabled my security temporarily) but he has not yet worked.  I also tried double-clicking the desktop icon that is unresponsive.  Help!

  Hi there Sue!

  My next suggestion would be to uninstall the printer, restart the computer and reinstall.

  1. uninstalling the software of the printer (I recommend the method of control panel to uninstall)

  2. restart the computer to complete the uninstall

  3 Click here to download the complete driver. Once the download is complete, installation will start and then follow the on-screen instructions until the printer is completely installed. I hope that eventually you will be able to open the printer from your desktop software and start a new search.

  HP Photosmart full feature software and drivers

  I hope that works, my fingers are crossed for you!

  Let me know the results

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

  The initial backgorund HP missed background.  When you go internet AOL was my homepage, he missed MSN as the original game to the top.
  My personal profile disappeared along the will of all my folders and files.  When I go to 'My computer' all my personal files went.  Please advise on what to do?  I am desperate because all of my photos folders have disappeared.  Any body for the challenge to help me?

  So sorry to hear that you have a question also that all your desktop icons are missing, but also your photos follow these steps using the system restore and see if you can get everything go back to start, run, type this line exactly as it appears without quotes "c:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe" then follow the steps up to a point where the computer work and I hope that the computer works as you had it. Let me know what luck! :) RussellA

• my taskbar and desktop icons disappeared helpp me pleaseee

  Well, I turned on my computer and then all of a sudden my office is empty and the icons and taskbar disappeared theres nothing help me please I need an expert on computers.

  Hello

  You need to try the following options:

  Try removing any USB device attached to the computer and restart.

  Have you tried to boot your pc in safe mode? Try to log in as administrator or another account.

  Try pressing CTRL + ESC, this will bring up the Task Manager-> Application-> new task Type & -> explorer.exe-> ok.

  This should load your profile.

  You have installed any software / hardware recently, try to remove startup (click Start-> programs-> Startup). Restart your pc to see if its ok.

  IF still problem, try to clean boot by the listed process: http://www.support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

  I hope this helps.

• Start menu are become virgins and desktop icons & shortcuts are gone, need help to restore them if possible

  I contracted a virus of webroot, and although it has not crashed my pc completely, he has managed to erase my Start menu and 'all' of my icons/shortcuts office. And most importantly, I lost the Internet Explorer icon, even if I always still have and can use it through other options like my email provider when I receive mail or messages which sucks because I'm use to just clicking on my provider internet icon and it takes me right to it. It's another thing my provieder icon went too which allows you to be on my desk, so I wonder if there is a way to restore my icons on the desktop & Start menu. When their shattered virus he left me with a black screen but my toolbar was still there, I also bought the Norton 360 and installed because it all happened due to my previous expired anti-virus software. Norton 360 has helped and supported & stored all my folders and files that have been analyzed and are good, but I have no idea on how to get them back where they belong. Help! I guess I need hooked on Phonics or something... lolol

  Hello

  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

• Icons on the start menu and desktop icons missing

  Original Tilte: My pc boots up but

  My pc starts but all applications and files are missing from the menu and the top of Office Startup etc, it won't let me do a system restore, can help any one?

  Hello

  Did you the latest changes on your system prior to this problem?

  Method 1: You try to run Microsoft Safety Scanner mode safe mode with networking and see if it helps.

  Step 1: To restart in Mode safe mode with networking enabled:
  
  (a) reboot your computer.
  (b) when you see the logo of the manufacturer of the computer, press on and hold the F8 key.
  (c) on the screen Advanced Startup Options, use the arrow keys to Select Safe Mode with networkand press ENTER.
  (d) log your computer with a user with the administrator of rights account.

  Step 2: Now try to scan your computer for Microsoft Safety Scanner, it will help us to get rid of viruses, spyware and other malicious software.

  The Microsoft Security Scanner is a downloadable security tool for free which allows analysis at the application and helps remove viruses, spyware and other malware. It works with your current antivirus software.

  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.

  Warning: 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.

  Hope this information is useful.

• My laptop and erased, and indicated that I should go to a site Microsoft S E who seemed so fishy to me, how can I recover all my files and desktop icons?

  My laptop that has the MSE, went empty and indicated that I should go to a Microsoft S E site which seemed so weird to me because he prayed for me to pay but had no insignia info or confirmation of Microsoft authentication. I had to use two different software to clean my pc.

  When I was doing the scans, I saw all my files and documents being examined, but I still can't access it once all the malicious goods have been deleted by Super Anti Spyware and Malware bytes.

  How can I recover all my files and documents. Help, please!

  Rich.

  Hi Amgood4u,

  1. what happens when you try to access documents and files?

  2. you receive an error message?

  3. did you of recent changes on the computer?

  Method 1

  I suggest that you scan and remove any malware or computer virus infections and check if it 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

  Method 2

  If the previous step fails, then check if the problem persists in the safe mode and after back with the results.

  A description of the options to start in Windows XP Mode

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315222

• Remove Desktop Icon shortcut arrow without creating a black square problem

  I found the following on the web to make the desktop icons disappear (they are transparent rather).  However, it has created a new problem; black square after turning on the laptop the next day.  Black squares did not show up on top of each simple desktop icon, but it's quite a few of them.  I was able to get rid of the black squares by reversing what has been created in the registry keys. but of course the arrows are back.  I don't want to.

  These are the instructions for WINDOWS 7 Home Premium 64-bit: (this is what I'm running on my laptop)

  1. press Windows + R to open the Run dialog box, type regeditand press ENTER.

  2 in regedit, navigate to the location below:
  NOTE: If Shell icons is not in the left pane under the Solution Explorer, right-click on Explorerand click New and key. Type of the Shell icons for the new key name, and then press enter.

  Code:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons

  3 in the right pane of Shell Icons, right-click on an empty area, click/click on New and string valueand name it 29.

  4 double click on/tap on the value of sting 29 to change.

  5 type the full path of the custom file .ico in quotes, OR copy and paste the path below for which overlay icon you want to use and click / press OK.

  (Transparent) %windir%\System32\shell32.dll,50

  (Small arrow) %windir%\System32\shell32.dll,29

  (Large arrow) %windir%\System32\imageres.dll,154

  6 newspaper market, or restart the computer to apply.

  Question (s):

  1. can someone please help explain why black squares?

  2 y at - it a solution to get rid of the arrow shortcut on desktop icons without creating the black square problem?

  Sorry, but I have no idea. I used method 1 on one machine and it work on another.
   
   
  Ultimate Windows Tweaker Vista & Win7
  http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-Windows-Tweaker-v2-a-Tweak-UI-for-Windows-7-Vista 
   

• HP Start Menu and the desktop icons for HP printer Diagnostic tools

  Hello world

  I have a HP Desktop F4440 all-in-one printer and I use the Windows XP operating system. I have all the scanning software and others installed from the original HP installation disk or updates from the HP Web site for this printer. Everything works very well at the moment, but there is a small problem. The HP icon shortcuts for the Menu start-up and functions for the printer changed to a generic icon at a time given to these two places after the software installation CD was used by me to install the printer programs or desktop icon HP to utilities "Diagnostic Tools HP printer" original. It works fine otherwise, when I want to go check something on the Tools of diagnosis HP printer or HP Solution Center, but the HP icon changed to a generic at a time for a reason unknown, inexplicable. I don't have no changes to my system until the problem occurred to my knowledge other casual upgrade for the operating system or install a new windows update or HP software updates or restart the computer, but some schooner point after one of these upgrades, HP put to date or restart the HP start menu and desktop icons time replaced by a generic.

  Can someone tell me how I can recover the original HP icon and get her back Amendment? It was an icon on the web since the HP printer Diagnostics utility or function is based on the web. Is there a way I can save a copy of just the file on my computer icon so that if it goes back to that generic again once I can more easily change what it is supposed to be? I thank very you much for your help and advice.

  Hi there yoseph13,

  What has happened to me too, but after a windows update. Half the icons on my desktop have been affected. I hope that this fix works for you as well. Right-click on the icon. Go to properties. Click Change icon. Select the icon and click ok then apply and ok again. If the icon does not appear, you will need to navigate to the folder of the software and select the application.

  Good luck!

• I deleted some of my documents folder undeletable file, and after reboot, I see that lost my desktop icon, how can restore my icon file and office

  How can I solve this problem?

  Original title: with a peogram I deleted some of my documents folder undeletable file and after reboot I see who lost the icon on my desktop, how can I restor my file and desktop icon?

  Have you tried a System Restore yet?  Restore to a previous State could solve your problem.

  For Windows 7 and Vista: [link]
  For Windows XP: [link] (scroll down to restore from a Restore Point)

  Also, could you please tell us what do you delete?

  Thank you
  Digilodger

• The desktop icons disappear automatically

  Original title: window auto icon deletion

  Windows is removing the desktop icons automatically. I don't want to do because I take care of myself. How to stop windows from doing this.

  Hello Ralph,.

  Thank you for your response.

  You are right on the point that Windows 8 maintenance troubleshooting system check and remove broken, outdated and desktop icons not used your computer to make the functioning of your computer. Maintenance of Windows system sometimes automatically runs with your permission if it detects the system problems due to these out-of-date items on your computer. You can also schedule maintenance system to run and scan your computer at regular intervals.

  For more information about the automatic system maintenance, you can see the Microsoft article below:

  Automatic maintenance

  http://msdn.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/Windows/desktop/jj835985 (v = vs. 85) .aspx

  Hope this information is useful. Do not hesitate to write back for any further assistance with Windows, we will be happy to help you.

• Windows 8: WINDOWS and Desktop files lose all of a sudden

  Hello.

  Two months ago, my Windows 8 system hung. When I restarted, my appearance of windows has been changed! None of the shortcuts and Desktop files were there on my desk. I opened the desktop workstation directory. Find the files here and them saved! However, my office and Windows does not appear as before. ALSO, once my lap top was closed, the directory Desktop my computer didn't have the files, more.  No programs have been lost.

  I worked with this Windows until today. Today my Skype rang. When I tried to answer, my lap top hung. I restarted. This time, the old windows two months ago started and my project files on mu Desktop have increased with any folder, because I was working on them. I save files every minute. They are not hidden. I searched for them. No results! No recent updates to my laptop. I open Power point and check recent documents. They were all two months. There is!

  I have one of my last day files urgently needed! How and where can I find it? I tried safe mode, too. Useless!

  Thanks for any helpful comments, in advance!

  Hello

  You perform the steps from the administrator account?
  
  To determine which files can be repaired by the System File Checker tool, follow these steps:
  Step 1:
   
  NOTE: When SFC is running, it records its actions in the C:\WINDOWS\LOGS\CBS\CBS. NEWSPAPER. You can find specific entries of SFC searching [SR] tags in the newspaper.
  
  For how, see the SFC analysis details in the CBS. JOURNAL:
   
  * Open an elevated command prompt.
  
  * In the elevated command prompt, type findstr/c: "[SR]" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log > %userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt and press ENTER.
   
  * Close the elevated command prompt.
  
  * Click the sfcdetails.txt file just set your desktop to see the SFC scan details (those with the tags [SR]) to the CBS. NEWSPAPER.
   
  * You can safely delete the sfcdetails.txt file later if you wish.
  Reply back with the details in the log file.
  
  If it does not help to complete the scan, you can complete the steps below and check out them.
  
  You're able to boot in safe mode ?
   
  Step 2:
   
  For more information on how to log in to safe mode, see the following Microsoft article:
   
  Startup options (including safe mode)
   
  If you're able to boot in safe mode, you can perform a scan of the file system (CFS) auditor.
   
  Reference:
   
  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
  
  Step 3:
  
  In addition, you can connect to the command prompt and check the drive for errors, and check if that makes things more simple.
   
  At the command prompt, type the following command and press ENTER:
   
  Chkdsk /r
   
  Note: If bad sectors are detected when running check disk utility and attempt recovery of bad sectors is verified during the verification of the drive for errors, data in the bad sector can be lost as they tried to recover bad sectors.

  I hope this helps.

• My desktop icons have gone white and do not work as shortcuts

  The desktop icons have gone white and do not work as shortcuts. Make a right click on the desktop does nothing.

  The desktop icons have gone white and do not work as shortcuts. Make a right click on the desktop does nothing.

  Try to rebuild your icon cache. It may be damaged.

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html

  In addition, you might want to see if there is corruption in some of your system files.

  Use this tutorial to make the verification of the file system. He will try to fix it if it is found.

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/66978-system-files-SFC-command.html

• How can I get specific programs and app icons appears in the form of shortcut icons on the desktop?

  Hello.  I have Windows Vista (boo) on my laptop.  In the past I've created shortcuts on the desktop for applications and programs and they inserted the icon on the desktop.  The only time wherever I got the generic icon, for example, document, spreadsheet, internet, etc. has been when I was creating a shortcut to a document, etc.  I know I can do a right-click on the shortcut and click on change icon but the options it gives me are more associated with a linked program systems.  Can you help me, please?

  Hi AdeleAnderson,

  If you do not have a program associated with a file, the shortcut will display only generic icons.

  For more information, you can consult the following article:

  Shortcuts: Frequently asked questions

  About Gmail, Google Calendar issue, you must get in touch with Google to get help:

  Support Google

  Hope this information is useful.