Deleting a desktop icon with sorce file removed

[Guest]

I recently installed a program that I immediately decided I didn't want to
keep. So I deleted it. Now I can't get rid of its associated icon that is on
my desktop.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I recently installed a program that I immediately decided I didn't want to
keep. So I deleted it. Now I can't get rid of its associated icon that is on
my desktop.

Please help us to help you. What does "I can't get rid of" mean?
Exactly how are you trying to get rid of it? What happens when you
try? If you get an error message, please quote it verbatim.

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[Guest]

I was trying to delete ("get rid of") the icon on the desktop corresponding
to a program I deleted. I got a message saying that the target file was not
in that location. I know the file wasn't there because I deleted it. The
icon stayed on the desktop.
Thanks

Marge

 

[Guest]

I used the "delete" functin for the desktop icon. I used the uninstall
function for the program.

 

[Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Try looking in the C:\Users\<User Name>\Desktop folder. See if you can
delete it from there/ It also might be in the C:\Users\All Users\Desktop
or the C:\Users\Default User\Desktop. Depends on the install program.

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services

I was trying to delete ("get rid of") the icon on the desktop corresponding
to a program I deleted. I got a message saying that the target file was not
in that location. I know the file wasn't there because I deleted it. The
icon stayed on the desktop.
Thanks

Marge

Try looking in the . See if you can delete it from there/ It also might
be in the C:\Users\All Users\Desktop or the C:\Users\Default
User\Desktop. Depends on the install program.

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services