Strange "ghost" icons that cannot be manipulated in the Games folder.

In the Games folder, when I try to delete a shortcut in there, I often get a strange icon which can not be deleted, move, read properties, click right, etc. Hard to explain so linked an image of the window here:

http://I132.Photobucket.com/albums/Q25/satsum/gamesfolder.jpg

The icons in question are for Alien Swarm, Civ V and torchlight.

Can someone help me get rid of these icons?

Edit: Also went to %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Games and removed the shortcuts. No change. It should also be noted that all 3 of these listed shortcuts have been downloaded steam.

Hi, Chris T,.

1. have you tried to remove the icon of the game, safe mode?

First check if you can remove the icon of the game in safe mode.

If the previous step fails then suggest you scan the computer for any malware or virus infection.

The scan below only works on the 32-bit version of Windows

http://OneCare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

You can use the Microsoft security essentials to scan your computer

http://www.Microsoft.com/security_essentials/

I hope this helps!

Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

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