For some reason when I was working today my icons on the desktop suddenly dissappeared from thin air. Nothing works except for when I press control alt delete I can use all of those functions. But does anyone know what i can do to try and fix this problem?
In news:712ADE87-3523-47AA-A5F5-5645ADA2F0FC@microsoft.com, What is Going on <What is Going on@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say: My reply is at the bottom of your sent message: > For some reason when I was working today my icons on the desktop > suddenly dissappeared from thin air. Nothing works except for when I > press control alt delete I can use all of those functions. But does > anyone know what i can do to try and fix this problem? Reboot? Else when you have the task manager open look in the processes tab, kill any explorer.exe running, then click file, new task, type explorer.exe into the box, and pound the enter key. If you get really bored and don't want to see this again: Explorer as a Separate Process : http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/tips/sep_explorer.html Just so you know editing the registry isn't the brightest thing to do though many of us do it all the time. However, you have been warned. For a better warning: http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/regedit_warn.html Galen -- "Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward." Sherlock Holmes
If the problem has happened recently, you may consider a System Restore rollback http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/systemrestore.mspx -- Ramesh, Windows XP MVP http://windowsxp.mvps.org "What is Going on" <What is Going on@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:712ADE87-3523-47AA-A5F5-5645ADA2F0FC@microsoft.com... > For some reason when I was working today my icons on the desktop suddenly > dissappeared from thin air. Nothing works except for when I press control > alt delete I can use all of those functions. But does anyone know what i > can > do to try and fix this problem?
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