Desktop changed by itself...

[Adela]

Hello, strange that when I click on the little icon in my taskbar to tet to
my desktop icons, they appear in a different window and in white background,
and when I right click to get to "Properties" it doesn't give me the proper
dropdown menu.

Until a couple of months ago of so, I was able to get to the other desktop
and see there all the icons on a colored background, and got the proper
dropdown menu too, etc.

If I want to see my old colored desktop, I have to shut down the computer!
True, I didn't mind this change until I needed to got to the properties and
it wasn't there in the new desktop.

Any suggestions as to why the change and how to get back my "old" desktop?
Thanks so much for any help.

Adela

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

To minimize all open applications to the taskbar, leaving only the desktop
on your screen: WinKey+D

I assume the "little icon in [your] taskbar" is named Desktop: This is the
Desktop Toolbar, allowing you to access stuff on your real desktop without
having to minimize all open applications. To remove Desktop Toolbar if it's
confusing you, right-click on an empty area of the taskbar | Uncheck "Lock
toolbar" | select Toolbars | uncheck Desktop Toolbar | lock the toolbar.

 

[Adela]

Oh thank you PA Bear! The WinKey+D brought me my colored desktop. That was
easy! ) How can I make the "little icon in [my] taskbar" (yes, the one
that says "desktop") bring me the REAL desktop instead of the other, white
one? On the other hand, do you think I could just leave it alone being that
now, thanks to you, I can summon my REAL (lol!) desktop?

Thanks again! Adela

To minimize all open applications to the taskbar, leaving only the desktop
on your screen: WinKey+D

I assume the "little icon in [your] taskbar" is named Desktop: This is the
Desktop Toolbar, allowing you to access stuff on your real desktop without
having to minimize all open applications. To remove Desktop Toolbar if
it's confusing you, right-click on an empty area of the taskbar | Uncheck
"Lock toolbar" | select Toolbars | uncheck Desktop Toolbar | lock the
toolbar.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

Hello, strange that when I click on the little icon in my taskbar to tet
to
my desktop icons, they appear in a different window and in white
background,
and when I right click to get to "Properties" it doesn't give me the
proper
dropdown menu.

Until a couple of months ago of so, I was able to get to the other
desktop
and see there all the icons on a colored background, and got the proper
dropdown menu too, etc.

If I want to see my old colored desktop, I have to shut down the
computer!
True, I didn't mind this change until I needed to got to the properties
and
it wasn't there in the new desktop.

Any suggestions as to why the change and how to get back my "old"
desktop?
Thanks so much for any help.

Adela

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

The "little icon in your taskbar" named Desktop is merely a shortcut (quick
way to open) the Desktop Toolbar. It cannot be used to get to "the real
desktop." If its presence confuses you and/or you don't wanna have Desktop
Toolbar available, disable it per instructions in my previous reply.

Use WinKey+D as a shortcut to "the real desktop" instead.

PS: Yes, I've seen your post in OE General but I haven't the foggiest idea
of what you're talking about, sorry.

Oh thank you PA Bear! The WinKey+D brought me my colored desktop. That
was
easy! ) How can I make the "little icon in [my] taskbar" (yes, the
one
that says "desktop") bring me the REAL desktop instead of the other, white
one? On the other hand, do you think I could just leave it alone being
that
now, thanks to you, I can summon my REAL (lol!) desktop?

Thanks again! Adela

To minimize all open applications to the taskbar, leaving only the
desktop
on your screen: WinKey+D

I assume the "little icon in [your] taskbar" is named Desktop: This is
the
Desktop Toolbar, allowing you to access stuff on your real desktop
without
having to minimize all open applications. To remove Desktop Toolbar if
it's confusing you, right-click on an empty area of the taskbar | Uncheck
"Lock toolbar" | select Toolbars | uncheck Desktop Toolbar | lock the
toolbar.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

Hello, strange that when I click on the little icon in my taskbar to tet
to
my desktop icons, they appear in a different window and in white
background,
and when I right click to get to "Properties" it doesn't give me the
proper
dropdown menu.

Until a couple of months ago of so, I was able to get to the other
desktop
and see there all the icons on a colored background, and got the proper
dropdown menu too, etc.

If I want to see my old colored desktop, I have to shut down the
computer!
True, I didn't mind this change until I needed to got to the properties
and
it wasn't there in the new desktop.

Any suggestions as to why the change and how to get back my "old"
desktop?
Thanks so much for any help.

Adela

 

[Gary Brandenburg]

Adela-
I think that you're referring to the [Show Desktop] icon that minimizes everything
that's open on your desktop.
Try: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 61 right side

~Gary

Oh thank you PA Bear! The WinKey+D brought me my colored desktop. That was easy!
) How can I make the "little icon in [my] taskbar" (yes, the one that says
"desktop") bring me the REAL desktop instead of the other, white one? On the other
hand, do you think I could just leave it alone being that now, thanks to you, I can
summon my REAL (lol!) desktop?

Thanks again! Adela

To minimize all open applications to the taskbar, leaving only the desktop on your
screen: WinKey+D

I assume the "little icon in [your] taskbar" is named Desktop: This is the Desktop
Toolbar, allowing you to access stuff on your real desktop without having to
minimize all open applications. To remove Desktop Toolbar if it's confusing you,
right-click on an empty area of the taskbar | Uncheck "Lock toolbar" | select
Toolbars | uncheck Desktop Toolbar | lock the toolbar.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

Hello, strange that when I click on the little icon in my taskbar to tet to
my desktop icons, they appear in a different window and in white background,
and when I right click to get to "Properties" it doesn't give me the proper
dropdown menu.

Until a couple of months ago of so, I was able to get to the other desktop
and see there all the icons on a colored background, and got the proper
dropdown menu too, etc.

If I want to see my old colored desktop, I have to shut down the computer!
True, I didn't mind this change until I needed to got to the properties and
it wasn't there in the new desktop.

Any suggestions as to why the change and how to get back my "old" desktop?
Thanks so much for any help.

Adela

 

[Adela]

Thanks so much again. Yes, I'll delete the one I now have and will make a
shortcut of the "real" desktop which is how I had it all the time before and
it changed by itself. lol! Thanks again. Adela

P.S. OMG I'm so sorry! I reversed the forums by mistake. I meant to post
the desktop problem in the OE and the other one in this forum. And, yes,
the "LIST" post is very weird...

The "little icon in your taskbar" named Desktop is merely a shortcut
(quick way to open) the Desktop Toolbar. It cannot be used to get to "the
real desktop." If its presence confuses you and/or you don't wanna have
Desktop Toolbar available, disable it per instructions in my previous
reply.

Use WinKey+D as a shortcut to "the real desktop" instead.

PS: Yes, I've seen your post in OE General but I haven't the foggiest idea
of what you're talking about, sorry.

Oh thank you PA Bear! The WinKey+D brought me my colored desktop. That
was
easy! ) How can I make the "little icon in [my] taskbar" (yes, the
one
that says "desktop") bring me the REAL desktop instead of the other,
white
one? On the other hand, do you think I could just leave it alone being
that
now, thanks to you, I can summon my REAL (lol!) desktop?

Thanks again! Adela

To minimize all open applications to the taskbar, leaving only the
desktop
on your screen: WinKey+D

I assume the "little icon in [your] taskbar" is named Desktop: This is
the
Desktop Toolbar, allowing you to access stuff on your real desktop
without
having to minimize all open applications. To remove Desktop Toolbar if
it's confusing you, right-click on an empty area of the taskbar |
Uncheck
"Lock toolbar" | select Toolbars | uncheck Desktop Toolbar | lock the
toolbar.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Adela wrote:
Hello, strange that when I click on the little icon in my taskbar to
tet
to
my desktop icons, they appear in a different window and in white
background,
and when I right click to get to "Properties" it doesn't give me the
proper
dropdown menu.

Until a couple of months ago of so, I was able to get to the other
desktop
and see there all the icons on a colored background, and got the proper
dropdown menu too, etc.

If I want to see my old colored desktop, I have to shut down the
computer!
True, I didn't mind this change until I needed to got to the properties
and
it wasn't there in the new desktop.

Any suggestions as to why the change and how to get back my "old"
desktop?
Thanks so much for any help.

Adela

 

[Adela]

O wow Gary thank you so much! I followed your link and it changed the
shortcut into the "real" desktop instantly! Thanks again! Adela

P.S. I'm sorry I used the wrong forum for this post which PA Bear just let
me know...I wanted to post a windows related (weird) problem but posted it
in the OE instead. What a mixed up kid I am! lol!

Adela-
I think that you're referring to the [Show Desktop] icon that minimizes
everything that's open on your desktop.
Try: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 61 right side

~Gary

Oh thank you PA Bear! The WinKey+D brought me my colored desktop. That
was easy! ) How can I make the "little icon in [my] taskbar" (yes,
the one that says "desktop") bring me the REAL desktop instead of the
other, white one? On the other hand, do you think I could just leave it
alone being that now, thanks to you, I can summon my REAL (lol!) desktop?

Thanks again! Adela

To minimize all open applications to the taskbar, leaving only the
desktop on your screen: WinKey+D

I assume the "little icon in [your] taskbar" is named Desktop: This is
the Desktop Toolbar, allowing you to access stuff on your real desktop
without having to minimize all open applications. To remove Desktop
Toolbar if it's confusing you, right-click on an empty area of the
taskbar | Uncheck "Lock toolbar" | select Toolbars | uncheck Desktop
Toolbar | lock the toolbar.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Adela wrote:
Hello, strange that when I click on the little icon in my taskbar to
tet to
my desktop icons, they appear in a different window and in white
background,
and when I right click to get to "Properties" it doesn't give me the
proper
dropdown menu.

Until a couple of months ago of so, I was able to get to the other
desktop
and see there all the icons on a colored background, and got the proper
dropdown menu too, etc.

If I want to see my old colored desktop, I have to shut down the
computer!
True, I didn't mind this change until I needed to got to the properties
and
it wasn't there in the new desktop.

Any suggestions as to why the change and how to get back my "old"
desktop?
Thanks so much for any help.

Adela

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Both threads belong in WinXP General newsgroup.

Thanks so much again. Yes, I'll delete the one I now have and will make a
shortcut of the "real" desktop which is how I had it all the time before
and
it changed by itself. lol! Thanks again. Adela

P.S. OMG I'm so sorry! I reversed the forums by mistake. I meant to
post
the desktop problem in the OE and the other one in this forum. And, yes,
the "LIST" post is very weird...

The "little icon in your taskbar" named Desktop is merely a shortcut
(quick way to open) the Desktop Toolbar. It cannot be used to get to
"the
real desktop." If its presence confuses you and/or you don't wanna have
Desktop Toolbar available, disable it per instructions in my previous
reply.

Use WinKey+D as a shortcut to "the real desktop" instead.

PS: Yes, I've seen your post in OE General but I haven't the foggiest
idea
of what you're talking about, sorry.

Oh thank you PA Bear! The WinKey+D brought me my colored desktop. That
was
easy! ) How can I make the "little icon in [my] taskbar" (yes, the
one
that says "desktop") bring me the REAL desktop instead of the other,
white
one? On the other hand, do you think I could just leave it alone being
that
now, thanks to you, I can summon my REAL (lol!) desktop?

Thanks again! Adela

To minimize all open applications to the taskbar, leaving only the
desktop
on your screen: WinKey+D

I assume the "little icon in [your] taskbar" is named Desktop: This is
the
Desktop Toolbar, allowing you to access stuff on your real desktop
without
having to minimize all open applications. To remove Desktop Toolbar if
it's confusing you, right-click on an empty area of the taskbar |
Uncheck
"Lock toolbar" | select Toolbars | uncheck Desktop Toolbar | lock the
toolbar.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Adela wrote:
Hello, strange that when I click on the little icon in my taskbar to
tet
to
my desktop icons, they appear in a different window and in white
background,
and when I right click to get to "Properties" it doesn't give me the
proper
dropdown menu.

Until a couple of months ago of so, I was able to get to the other
desktop
and see there all the icons on a colored background, and got the
proper
dropdown menu too, etc.

If I want to see my old colored desktop, I have to shut down the
computer!
True, I didn't mind this change until I needed to got to the
properties
and
it wasn't there in the new desktop.

Any suggestions as to why the change and how to get back my "old"
desktop?
Thanks so much for any help.

Adela

 

[Gary Brandenburg]

You're welcome Adela- Glad you got it sorted out!
Kelly has some really handy fixes there, & her site has helped me out many times.
Thank you for reporting back with your results.

BTW-PA Bear is a good man & will help in any way that he can.
A while back, he & I worked out an issue that be both just happened to be
experiencing, with OE(in Outlook Express.General) & he stayed with me throughout the
whole thread, till we got it worked out.
I mean, this thread went on for weeks, so I think a lot of him for doing that, as
well as the help he gives to others.

~Gary

O wow Gary thank you so much! I followed your link and it changed the shortcut into
the "real" desktop instantly! Thanks again! Adela

P.S. I'm sorry I used the wrong forum for this post which PA Bear just let me
know...I wanted to post a windows related (weird) problem but posted it in the OE
instead. What a mixed up kid I am! lol!

Adela-
I think that you're referring to the [Show Desktop] icon that minimizes everything
that's open on your desktop.
Try: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 61 right side

~Gary

Oh thank you PA Bear! The WinKey+D brought me my colored desktop. That was
easy! ) How can I make the "little icon in [my] taskbar" (yes, the one that
says "desktop") bring me the REAL desktop instead of the other, white one? On
the other hand, do you think I could just leave it alone being that now, thanks
to you, I can summon my REAL (lol!) desktop?

Thanks again! Adela

To minimize all open applications to the taskbar, leaving only the desktop on
your screen: WinKey+D

I assume the "little icon in [your] taskbar" is named Desktop: This is the
Desktop Toolbar, allowing you to access stuff on your real desktop without
having to minimize all open applications. To remove Desktop Toolbar if it's
confusing you, right-click on an empty area of the taskbar | Uncheck "Lock
toolbar" | select Toolbars | uncheck Desktop Toolbar | lock the toolbar.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Adela wrote:
Hello, strange that when I click on the little icon in my taskbar to tet to
my desktop icons, they appear in a different window and in white background,
and when I right click to get to "Properties" it doesn't give me the proper
dropdown menu.

Until a couple of months ago of so, I was able to get to the other desktop
and see there all the icons on a colored background, and got the proper
dropdown menu too, etc.

If I want to see my old colored desktop, I have to shut down the computer!
True, I didn't mind this change until I needed to got to the properties and
it wasn't there in the new desktop.

Any suggestions as to why the change and how to get back my "old" desktop?
Thanks so much for any help.

Adela

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Thanks for your kind words, Gary.

Gary refers to the "thread that wouldn't die" (11 September through 23
December 2007) about an older version of Site Advisor plug-in that caused
some pretty crippling problems in Outlook Express:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...ss.general/browse_frm/thread/1580bf939a915741
&ff

@Gary: A later Site Advisor auto-update (c. May or June 2008) started
causing some bizarre and quite annoying display issues in Google Search
results here. The only way I got it to stop was by downgrading back to
v2.6.0.6253 (thanks to Carol in that thread) and killing the auto-update
function by disabling the Service (as in services.msc) named "SiteAdvisor
Service" (which points to the file SAService.exe in Site Advisor's Program
Folder). Later versions of Site Advisor include at least one other related
Service and I could never figure out what it does. I have not tested or
installed another version since. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." <w>
--
~Robear

You're welcome Adela- Glad you got it sorted out!
Kelly has some really handy fixes there, & her site has helped me out many
times. Thank you for reporting back with your results.

BTW-PA Bear is a good man & will help in any way that he can.
A while back, he & I worked out an issue that be both just happened to be
experiencing, with OE(in Outlook Express.General) & he stayed with me
throughout the whole thread, till we got it worked out.
I mean, this thread went on for weeks, so I think a lot of him for doing
that, as well as the help he gives to others.

O wow Gary thank you so much! I followed your link and it changed the
shortcut into the "real" desktop instantly! Thanks again! Adela

P.S. I'm sorry I used the wrong forum for this post which PA Bear just
let me know...I wanted to post a windows related (weird) problem but
posted it in the OE instead. What a mixed up kid I am! lol!

Adela-
I think that you're referring to the [Show Desktop] icon that minimizes
everything that's open on your desktop.
Try: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 61 right side

~Gary



Oh thank you PA Bear! The WinKey+D brought me my colored desktop.
That
was easy! ) How can I make the "little icon in [my] taskbar" (yes,
the one that says "desktop") bring me the REAL desktop instead of the
other, white one? On the other hand, do you think I could just leave
it
alone being that now, thanks to you, I can summon my REAL (lol!)
desktop?

Thanks again! Adela

To minimize all open applications to the taskbar, leaving only the
desktop on your screen: WinKey+D

I assume the "little icon in [your] taskbar" is named Desktop: This is
the Desktop Toolbar, allowing you to access stuff on your real desktop
without having to minimize all open applications. To remove Desktop
Toolbar if it's confusing you, right-click on an empty area of the
taskbar | Uncheck "Lock toolbar" | select Toolbars | uncheck Desktop
Toolbar | lock the toolbar. --
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Adela wrote:
Hello, strange that when I click on the little icon in my taskbar to
tet to my desktop icons, they appear in a different window and in
white background, and when I right click to get to "Properties" it
doesn't give me the proper dropdown menu.

Until a couple of months ago of so, I was able to get to the other
desktop and see there all the icons on a colored background, and got
the proper dropdown menu too, etc.

If I want to see my old colored desktop, I have to shut down the
computer! True, I didn't mind this change until I needed to got to
the
properties and it wasn't there in the new desktop.

Any suggestions as to why the change and how to get back my "old"
desktop? Thanks so much for any help.

Adela

 

[Adela]

Oh I KNOW that PA Bear is a terrific contributor to disentangle what some
people, like me, entangle... ) and certainly to have stayed so long with
one thread to help one person speaks so well of him. Yes, I have a lot to
be thankful to him, as well as to you, Bruce and all the other terrific
techis in these forums. THANK YOU ALL! Adela

You're welcome Adela- Glad you got it sorted out!
Kelly has some really handy fixes there, & her site has helped me out many
times.
Thank you for reporting back with your results.

BTW-PA Bear is a good man & will help in any way that he can.
A while back, he & I worked out an issue that be both just happened to be
experiencing, with OE(in Outlook Express.General) & he stayed with me
throughout the whole thread, till we got it worked out.
I mean, this thread went on for weeks, so I think a lot of him for doing
that, as well as the help he gives to others.

~Gary

O wow Gary thank you so much! I followed your link and it changed the
shortcut into the "real" desktop instantly! Thanks again! Adela

P.S. I'm sorry I used the wrong forum for this post which PA Bear just
let me know...I wanted to post a windows related (weird) problem but
posted it in the OE instead. What a mixed up kid I am! lol!

Adela-
I think that you're referring to the [Show Desktop] icon that minimizes
everything that's open on your desktop.
Try: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 61 right side

~Gary



Oh thank you PA Bear! The WinKey+D brought me my colored desktop.
That was easy! ) How can I make the "little icon in [my] taskbar"
(yes, the one that says "desktop") bring me the REAL desktop instead of
the other, white one? On the other hand, do you think I could just
leave it alone being that now, thanks to you, I can summon my REAL
(lol!) desktop?

Thanks again! Adela

To minimize all open applications to the taskbar, leaving only the
desktop on your screen: WinKey+D

I assume the "little icon in [your] taskbar" is named Desktop: This is
the Desktop Toolbar, allowing you to access stuff on your real desktop
without having to minimize all open applications. To remove Desktop
Toolbar if it's confusing you, right-click on an empty area of the
taskbar | Uncheck "Lock toolbar" | select Toolbars | uncheck Desktop
Toolbar | lock the toolbar.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Adela wrote:
Hello, strange that when I click on the little icon in my taskbar to
tet to
my desktop icons, they appear in a different window and in white
background,
and when I right click to get to "Properties" it doesn't give me the
proper
dropdown menu.

Until a couple of months ago of so, I was able to get to the other
desktop
and see there all the icons on a colored background, and got the
proper
dropdown menu too, etc.

If I want to see my old colored desktop, I have to shut down the
computer!
True, I didn't mind this change until I needed to got to the
properties and
it wasn't there in the new desktop.

Any suggestions as to why the change and how to get back my "old"
desktop?
Thanks so much for any help.

Adela

 

[Gary Brandenburg]

You're quite welcome Robear.
Yeah, that was like a quest for us.
Ah yes, Carol-she was right there with us, from the AumHa forums to right here.

I recall the display issue from around a year ago. I know that at that time, I was
using the link scanner from the AVG Free ,along with that version of SA, & might have
attributed it to both of them running in conflict with each other.
I also used the Highlight search results in SA but I thought that had something to do
with it, too, & stopped using that feature.
Since then, I've updated the AVG Free a few times, but always do a custom install
without the Link Scanner, Email Scanner, etc.-only the AV software.
Site Advisor seems to be working well, now.
Version 2.9.258 does not have a SAService.exe in the program folder but does have the
McAfee SiteAdvisor Service running, (in services.msc) which can't be disabled, & have
SA function correctly. You don't think that they would have removed their updater in
the newer versions, would they?
Process Explorer only shows a McSACore.exe running & that's it.

~Gary

Thanks for your kind words, Gary.

Gary refers to the "thread that wouldn't die" (11 September through 23 December
2007) about an older version of Site Advisor plug-in that caused some pretty
crippling problems in Outlook Express:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...ss.general/browse_frm/thread/1580bf939a915741
&ff

@Gary: A later Site Advisor auto-update (c. May or June 2008) started causing some
bizarre and quite annoying display issues in Google Search results here. The only
way I got it to stop was by downgrading back to v2.6.0.6253 (thanks to Carol in
that thread) and killing the auto-update function by disabling the Service (as in
services.msc) named "SiteAdvisor Service" (which points to the file SAService.exe
in Site Advisor's Program Folder). Later versions of Site Advisor include at least
one other related Service and I could never figure out what it does. I have not
tested or installed another version since. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." <w>
--
~Robear

You're welcome Adela- Glad you got it sorted out!
Kelly has some really handy fixes there, & her site has helped me out many
times. Thank you for reporting back with your results.

BTW-PA Bear is a good man & will help in any way that he can.
A while back, he & I worked out an issue that be both just happened to be
experiencing, with OE(in Outlook Express.General) & he stayed with me
throughout the whole thread, till we got it worked out.
I mean, this thread went on for weeks, so I think a lot of him for doing
that, as well as the help he gives to others.

O wow Gary thank you so much! I followed your link and it changed the
shortcut into the "real" desktop instantly! Thanks again! Adela

P.S. I'm sorry I used the wrong forum for this post which PA Bear just
let me know...I wanted to post a windows related (weird) problem but
posted it in the OE instead. What a mixed up kid I am! lol!

Adela-
I think that you're referring to the [Show Desktop] icon that minimizes
everything that's open on your desktop.
Try: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 61 right side

~Gary



Oh thank you PA Bear! The WinKey+D brought me my colored desktop. That
was easy! ) How can I make the "little icon in [my] taskbar" (yes,
the one that says "desktop") bring me the REAL desktop instead of the
other, white one? On the other hand, do you think I could just leave it
alone being that now, thanks to you, I can summon my REAL (lol!) desktop?

Thanks again! Adela

To minimize all open applications to the taskbar, leaving only the
desktop on your screen: WinKey+D

I assume the "little icon in [your] taskbar" is named Desktop: This is
the Desktop Toolbar, allowing you to access stuff on your real desktop
without having to minimize all open applications. To remove Desktop
Toolbar if it's confusing you, right-click on an empty area of the
taskbar | Uncheck "Lock toolbar" | select Toolbars | uncheck Desktop
Toolbar | lock the toolbar. --
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Adela wrote:
Hello, strange that when I click on the little icon in my taskbar to
tet to my desktop icons, they appear in a different window and in
white background, and when I right click to get to "Properties" it
doesn't give me the proper dropdown menu.

Until a couple of months ago of so, I was able to get to the other
desktop and see there all the icons on a colored background, and got
the proper dropdown menu too, etc.

If I want to see my old colored desktop, I have to shut down the
computer! True, I didn't mind this change until I needed to got to the
properties and it wasn't there in the new desktop.

Any suggestions as to why the change and how to get back my "old"
desktop? Thanks so much for any help.

Adela

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

I can assure you that v2.9.258 includes an auto-updater. If its
functionality hasn't changed:

1. SA plug-in will auto-update silently but you will not be prompted to
reboot.

2. When you do eventually reboot, a "clean-up" utility will auto-run (a
Run-Once entry in a HJT log which will usually disappear after the next
reboot) and only then will SA | About will show the new/updated version.

I *abhor* such behavior in any application (e.g., Google Chrome)!
--
~Robear

You're quite welcome Robear.
Yeah, that was like a quest for us.
Ah yes, Carol-she was right there with us, from the AumHa forums to right
here.
I recall the display issue from around a year ago. I know that at that
time, I was using the link scanner from the AVG Free ,along with that
version of SA, & might have attributed it to both of them running in
conflict with each other. I also used the Highlight search results in SA
but I thought that had
something to do with it, too, & stopped using that feature.
Since then, I've updated the AVG Free a few times, but always do a custom
install without the Link Scanner, Email Scanner, etc.-only the AV
software.
Site Advisor seems to be working well, now.
Version 2.9.258 does not have a SAService.exe in the program folder but
does have the McAfee SiteAdvisor Service running, (in services.msc) which
can't be disabled, & have SA function correctly. You don't think that they
would have removed their updater in the newer versions, would they?
Process Explorer only shows a McSACore.exe running & that's it.

Thanks for your kind words, Gary.

Gary refers to the "thread that wouldn't die" (11 September through 23
December 2007) about an older version of Site Advisor plug-in that caused
some pretty crippling problems in Outlook Express:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...ss.general/browse_frm/thread/1580bf939a915741
&ff

@Gary: A later Site Advisor auto-update (c. May or June 2008) started
causing some bizarre and quite annoying display issues in Google Search
results here. The only way I got it to stop was by downgrading back to
v2.6.0.6253 (thanks to Carol in that thread) and killing the auto-update
function by disabling the Service (as in services.msc) named "SiteAdvisor
Service" (which points to the file SAService.exe in Site Advisor's
Program
Folder). Later versions of Site Advisor include at least one other
related Service and I could never figure out what it does. I have not
tested or installed another version since. "If it ain't broke, don't fix
it." <w> -- ~Robear

You're welcome Adela- Glad you got it sorted out!
Kelly has some really handy fixes there, & her site has helped me out
many
times. Thank you for reporting back with your results.

BTW-PA Bear is a good man & will help in any way that he can.
A while back, he & I worked out an issue that be both just happened to
be
experiencing, with OE(in Outlook Express.General) & he stayed with me
throughout the whole thread, till we got it worked out.
I mean, this thread went on for weeks, so I think a lot of him for doing
that, as well as the help he gives to others.

O wow Gary thank you so much! I followed your link and it changed the
shortcut into the "real" desktop instantly! Thanks again! Adela

P.S. I'm sorry I used the wrong forum for this post which PA Bear just
let me know...I wanted to post a windows related (weird) problem but
posted it in the OE instead. What a mixed up kid I am! lol!

Adela-
I think that you're referring to the [Show Desktop] icon that
minimizes
everything that's open on your desktop.
Try: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 61 right side

~Gary



Oh thank you PA Bear! The WinKey+D brought me my colored desktop.
That
was easy! ) How can I make the "little icon in [my] taskbar"
(yes,
the one that says "desktop") bring me the REAL desktop instead of the
other, white one? On the other hand, do you think I could just leave
it alone being that now, thanks to you, I can summon my REAL (lol!)
desktop? Thanks again! Adela

To minimize all open applications to the taskbar, leaving only the
desktop on your screen: WinKey+D

I assume the "little icon in [your] taskbar" is named Desktop: This
is
the Desktop Toolbar, allowing you to access stuff on your real
desktop
without having to minimize all open applications. To remove Desktop
Toolbar if it's confusing you, right-click on an empty area of the
taskbar | Uncheck "Lock toolbar" | select Toolbars | uncheck Desktop
Toolbar | lock the toolbar. --
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Adela wrote:
Hello, strange that when I click on the little icon in my taskbar
to
tet to my desktop icons, they appear in a different window and in
white background, and when I right click to get to "Properties" it
doesn't give me the proper dropdown menu.

Until a couple of months ago of so, I was able to get to the other
desktop and see there all the icons on a colored background, and
got
the proper dropdown menu too, etc.

If I want to see my old colored desktop, I have to shut down the
computer! True, I didn't mind this change until I needed to got to
the properties and it wasn't there in the new desktop.

Any suggestions as to why the change and how to get back my "old"
desktop? Thanks so much for any help.

Adela