Sounds like you have common tasks displaying on the desktop, go to this
link:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_d...sk_desktop.htm
Tweaks and Fixes
"steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> hi,
> 3 of my fiance's computers have a column on the left
> containg folder options places & details. i thought it
> was a virus from a file syn, then my daughter's computer
> in boston did the same while downloading she did restore
> immed. my fiance has had it for months. restore won't
> work.
> thanks,
> steve