[TechAssist] Re: [Fwd: Re: Dell Demention 2350 tower (XP-Home) no desktop icons]
- From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:37:24 -0400
CLAP,CLAP,CLAP,CLAP,CLAP. I would have been lost but I'm a troglodyte.
Al Marquardt
ampm@xxxxxxx
Al Marquardt Electronic Repair
206 W Main
Girardville Pa. 17935
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From: "Phil Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:59 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] [Fwd: Re: Dell Demention 2350 tower (XP-Home) no
desktop icons]
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> 2nd update:
> rebooting put it back to the no-icon symptom again.Didn't stay.
> So I again went to that command line, to "C",weaved my way thru the
> folders, til I again located a file canned "repair". Clicking it again
> restored the desktop icons. Now that I have them, i was able to go to
> control panel, performance and mainyainence, and on to system restore
> where I set it back to a restore point a month ago. rebooted, icons are
> there, all works OK.
> Whew.
> The trick was getting the desktop working so I could access the restore
> function in the first place!
> Not bad for a neophyte!
> Phil Bader
>
> Phil Bader wrote:
>
> > In normal windows, I went to the task manager window again. Somewhere
> > within all the options I found a command line. I typed "C:" and saw the
> > files on the left side (C,D, program files,desktop,etc) I highlighted
> > "desktop" and behold: the icons appeared! You know how you go down a
> > dozen steps and restore something, but it's almost impossible to retrace
> > the path. I then went to start,programs, defrag. It's defragging now. I
> > will then see if this has nortons and do a virus scan. I don't know if
> > it will remain OK when I reboot.
> > Phil Bader
> >
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> Philip Bader
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> 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
> Fax (863) 299-8821
> email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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