Hi all-

Somehow, I've gotten myself into a sticky wicket. All of the regular desktop
icons (My Computer, My Documents, etc.) have gone south and now reside on the
taskbar. I can't figure out how to get everything back to normal, that is,
back up on the desktop where I can see it.

Thanks!
Mark

On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 14:46:00 -0800, Newtie
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hi all-
>
> Somehow, I've gotten myself into a sticky wicket. All of the regular desktop
> icons (My Computer, My Documents, etc.) have gone south and now reside on the
> taskbar. I can't figure out how to get everything back to normal, that is,
> back up on the desktop where I can see it.


I'm not sure that it's "normal"--any shortcut icon can be on the
desktop, the Quick Launch Bar, both, or someplace else entirely--but
you can just drag them to the desktop.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Hi Ken-

Thanks for your quick reply. I tried that and it doesn't work. When I right
click on the taskbar and uncheck desktop, they disappear from the taskbar but
don't reappear on the desktop. Strange deal, that's for sure.

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 14:46:00 -0800, Newtie
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Hi all-
> >
> > Somehow, I've gotten myself into a sticky wicket. All of the regular desktop
> > icons (My Computer, My Documents, etc.) have gone south and now reside on the
> > taskbar. I can't figure out how to get everything back to normal, that is,
> > back up on the desktop where I can see it.
>
>
> I'm not sure that it's "normal"--any shortcut icon can be on the
> desktop, the Quick Launch Bar, both, or someplace else entirely--but
> you can just drag them to the desktop.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

See these two pages to (probably) fix your problem:

http://www.computertim.com/howto/art...windows&idn=92

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000593.htm





"Newtie" wrote:

> Hi Ken-
>
> Thanks for your quick reply. I tried that and it doesn't work. When I right
> click on the taskbar and uncheck desktop, they disappear from the taskbar but
> don't reappear on the desktop. Strange deal, that's for sure.
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 14:46:00 -0800, Newtie
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all-
> > >
> > > Somehow, I've gotten myself into a sticky wicket. All of the regular desktop
> > > icons (My Computer, My Documents, etc.) have gone south and now reside on the
> > > taskbar. I can't figure out how to get everything back to normal, that is,
> > > back up on the desktop where I can see it.
> >
> >
> > I'm not sure that it's "normal"--any shortcut icon can be on the
> > desktop, the Quick Launch Bar, both, or someplace else entirely--but
> > you can just drag them to the desktop.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >