-=PCTechTalk=- Re: odd icon on desktop

Jim
   I have one called Header.tmp that defies removal or clues to its nativity. 
 I delete it and a short while later, it appears again. And, I have NEVER 
stored doc or email files on the desktop!
mjh
In a message dated 8/31/03 10:55:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
n1jmm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


> This most likely happened because you created/edited a document that was 
> stored on your desktop (not where documents belong,) however some people 
> feel the need to either create a new document on the desktop or they 
> drag it from say an email to the desktop to make it easily accessible. 
> This is not a good practice, all documents and other user files should 
> be kept in an appropriate directory separate from the operating system. 
> Some people actually use the My Documents folder.
> 
> Bottom line, if you create/store a document on the desktop, it lives in 
> the desktop folder. When you open / edit that document some programs 
> create a 'lock' file, some programs create backup files automatically, 
> some programs create lots of new files anytime you open a file for 
> whatever purpose, the bottom line here is all those 'extra' files are 
> created in the same directory you opened the original document from, if 
> that was your desktop then all those 'extra' files will get icons on 
> your desktop for as long as they exist.
> 
> You might ask why this happens, windows has a folder called 'Desktop' 
> where it keeps icons for every item on your desktop, these are normally 
> just link icons that point to the actual file/program to run which is 
> located in another directory. (The more stuff  in the desktop directory 
> the longer it takes to boot up and the longer it takes to refresh your 
> desktop.)
> 
> -Jim-
> 



MJH


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