Rocky, Perhaps the Clean Desktop of unused icons program ran. I think it is set to automatically run every so often unless you change it. Dave -0500 Hi Friends, Everything was going normally and all of a sudden I have lost half of my desktop icons. It is strange but nearly all that are gone are involved with system maintenance and security, ie Spybot Search and Destroy, AdAware, Regcleaners, Defrag, etc. I am running XP Pro and have tried 2 System restores to no avail. Can any suggest ,my next move? TIA for any help you can offer. Rocky de Dragon David F Wooledge, Chair Erie County Community Support Program 237 Goodrich Street Erie PA 16508-1818 814-459-0741 814-217-1920 717-441-4910 (DBSA PA) 717-441-4911 (Laptop Soft Phone) 814-602-0510 (cell) 814-217-1936 (fax) 814-456-6593 (fax MHA of NP) wooledge001@xxxxxxxx dwooledge@xxxxxxxx http://www.mental-health-advocate.us http://www.geocities.com/wooledge001_/ To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk