TASKBAR & DESKTOP ICONS

Hey all, all of a sudden every few hours, my Taskbar and the Desktop Icons
disappear.

The only thing I can see is my Background Color from HP.

Is there some kind of setting or fix for this.

The only way out is to control delete and restart. There are all the
programs still running in the background but I do not see them.

Thanks.

Bob
Wed Jul 02 07:43:42 PDT 2008

You may want to stop running the program that is blowing up explorer.
Are you running antivirus software? Have you checked for trojans or
other malware?

Paul Koukos wrote:

> Hey all, all of a sudden every few hours, my Taskbar and the Desktop Icons
> disappear.
>
> The only thing I can see is my Background Color from HP.
>
> Is there some kind of setting or fix for this.
>
> The only way out is to control delete and restart. There are all the
> programs still running in the background but I do not see them.
>
> Thanks.

PaulKoukos
Wed Jul 02 07:55:04 PDT 2008

How can I figure out what program is doing it? I also use McAfee for my
antivirus.

"Bob I" wrote:

> You may want to stop running the program that is blowing up explorer.
> Are you running antivirus software? Have you checked for trojans or
> other malware?
>
> Paul Koukos wrote:
>
> > Hey all, all of a sudden every few hours, my Taskbar and the Desktop Icons
> > disappear.
> >
> > The only thing I can see is my Background Color from HP.
> >
> > Is there some kind of setting or fix for this.
> >
> > The only way out is to control delete and restart. There are all the
> > programs still running in the background but I do not see them.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>

p
Wed Jul 02 07:59:19 PDT 2008

Paul Koukos wrote:
> How can I figure out what program is doing it? I also use McAfee for my
> antivirus.

Go into Safe Mode and run McAfee anti virus and see if it finds anything.

P
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>> You may want to stop running the program that is blowing up explorer.
>> Are you running antivirus software? Have you checked for trojans or
>> other malware?
>>
>> Paul Koukos wrote:
>>
>>> Hey all, all of a sudden every few hours, my Taskbar and the Desktop Icons
>>> disappear.
>>>
>>> The only thing I can see is my Background Color from HP.
>>>
>>> Is there some kind of setting or fix for this.
>>>
>>> The only way out is to control delete and restart. There are all the
>>> programs still running in the background but I do not see them.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>

Kelly
Wed Jul 02 10:05:18 PDT 2008


Suggestions:

To clear and reset icon cache:

Right click the Desktop/Properties/Appearance/Advanced. Use the item
drop box and choose Icon. Change the pixel number by one. Ok your way
out.

Increase Icon Cache (Line 121)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Correct/Repair the Icon View (Line 4)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Prevent Auto Folder/Icon Refresh (Line 157)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Tip:

Add Icon Cache Size to Folder Options/View (Line 166)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

SupportSpace
www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner

"Paul Koukos" <PaulKoukos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7CCB5B23-206C-459D-8C97-2B9DF30E88CC@microsoft.com...
> Hey all, all of a sudden every few hours, my Taskbar and the Desktop Icons
> disappear.
>
> The only thing I can see is my Background Color from HP.
>
> Is there some kind of setting or fix for this.
>
> The only way out is to control delete and restart. There are all the
> programs still running in the background but I do not see them.
>
> Thanks.