When I delete or move items (folders, files, shortcuts) from my desktop they
apparently are moved or deleted as desired. However, when I reboot my
machine all of these items come back to my desktop. If I moved the item it
still exists where I moved it to, but there is now a second copy on my
desktop. I can repeat this process and they keep coming back. How can I
stop this problem from happening!?

Thanks,
Matt

That's not it. The files/folders/shortcuts are things that I have saved to
my desktop, usually for a temporary time and then I file them into a proper
folder structure or delete them if I determine I no longer need the files,
etc. So these are items I have created, not something that an admin. person
would set to be on my desktop and I am just trying to delete.

I did find a Knowledge Base Article, but I am not sure if it is the exact
problem and even if it is it does not provide a solution...see below:

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 283902



Support Centers

Small Business Server

Windows 2000

Windows 2000 - Developer



Files and Folders Reappear After Deletion in a Cached Profile

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional



This article was previously published under Q283902

SYMPTOMS

Files and folders may reappear after being deleted in a cached profile.

CAUSE

The current synchronization algorithm checks each file and folder in a
roaming profile and tests whether the files and folders exist in the local
profile. If a file or folder does not exist, the file or folder is
propagated to the destination.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products
that are listed at the beginning of this article.



"Ron Paskowski" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Check your C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop directory..
> They may be set to show up on all desktops
>
> "Matt Wilder" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When I delete or move items (folders, files, shortcuts) from my desktop
> they
> > apparently are moved or deleted as desired. However, when I reboot my
> > machine all of these items come back to my desktop. If I moved the item
> it
> > still exists where I moved it to, but there is now a second copy on my
> > desktop. I can repeat this process and they keep coming back. How can
I
> > stop this problem from happening!?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Matt
> >
> >
>
>