Can't remove desktop icons

[Dick]

This is the second request. First request was logged on
11-21-03 at 1:22pm with no responses. I have a couple of
shortcut icons on my desktop that cannot be deleted. Both
refer to programs I deleted some time ago so I keep
getting '/access denied' or 'missing shortcut' notices
when right clicking on icon and pressing 'delete'. I
tried to take control in 'safe mode' but am not allowed to
do that either. Any suggestions where I might look for a
solution? Thankyou.

 

[purplehaz]

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del



Delete - AVI, MPG... files (access denied error)

Close all open apps. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory
with the offending files. Then open the Task Manager and click on the
Processes tab. select "Explorer.Exe" under Image Name. Click "End Process".



Now you will only have the command prompt and the task manager. In the
Command Prompt, DEL the offending files (DEL *.mpg, DEL mus*.avi, DEL
test.wmv, etc.)



The files should now delete without a problem. Now go back to the task
manager and click on the Applications tab. Click the "New Task..." button.
in the dialog, type Explorer.Exe and click OK.

 

[Alex Nichol]

This is the second request. First request was logged on
11-21-03 at 1:22pm with no responses. I have a couple of
shortcut icons on my desktop that cannot be deleted. Both
refer to programs I deleted some time ago so I keep
getting '/access denied' or 'missing shortcut' notices

If you right click on them, and there is not a Delete option (if so,
use it) then they may have been installed as 'Namespace' items.

For those, run regedit.exe and open to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\Desktop\Namespace

and look down the subkeys it contains, checking the right pane for each.
When you identify the unwanted item, delete it