Re: Desktop Icons (Shortcuts) Disappeared by Michael
Michael
Sat Jun 28 16:33:19 PDT 2008
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Irene:
Have you tried to right click on your blank desktop? This will bring up =
a menu, within menu you should click "view" and make sure the option =
that says "show desktop icons" is marked.
"IreneWpg" <IreneWpg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
news:DBB7DCAA-56F7-457B-A306-1D591067D593@microsoft.com...
All of my desktop icons have disappeared. I can find them in 'My =
Documents'=20
but I cannot move them to my desktop. If I try I get the message =
'Cannot=20
Move....Source and distribution file names are the same'. If I try to=20
shortcut another page (i.e. hotmail homepage), it will go directly to =
'My=20
Documents'....it does not appear on my desktop. My question is.....how =
do I=20
get my 'shortcut' icons back on my screen?
I'm sure there is probably a simple way of doing this, but I am not =
very=20
computer-literate....Please keep that in mind when reply. I don't know =
a lot=20
about computers and I confuse easily so please can we keep it simple. =
Thank=20
You so much.
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of my desktop icons have disappeared. I can find them in 'My =
Documents'=20
<BR>but I cannot move them to my desktop. If I try I get the message =
'Cannot=20
<BR>Move....Source and distribution file names are the same'. If I try =
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<BR>shortcut another page (i.e. hotmail homepage), it will go directly =
to 'My=20
<BR>Documents'....it does not appear on my desktop. My question =
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probably a simple way of doing this, but I am not very=20
<BR>computer-literate....Please keep that in mind when reply. I don't =
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lot <BR>about computers and I confuse easily so please can we keep it=20
simple. Thank <BR>You so much.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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