desktop icons no go

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When I left click on my desktop icons they do not light up.
When I restart the system sometimes they will work OK sometime they will
still not work.
Help.
 
john339 said:
When I left click on my desktop icons they do not light up.
When I restart the system sometimes they will work OK sometime they will
still not work.
Help.
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Run disk clean up and defrag in safe mode and see if that will help to
resolve the issue.
If still no joy try these fixes:
Line 121- Increase Icon Cache:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 4 - Correct/Repair the Icon View:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 157- Prevent Auto Folder/Icon Refresh:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

HTH,
nass
 
Thank you for the help.
I tried each item and still the same problem with the icons.
Very bothersome but I can work around the problem if it cannot be resolved.
Again, thank you for the help.
 
Hi John,
Run a thorough scan by doing the following steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/rr-update/rr-free-setup.exe
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah

Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Comodo BOClean : Anti-Malware Version 4.27
http://www.comodo.com/boclean/boclean.html

Run disk clean up on your Drive.
You can download this tool o run clean up:
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds/downloading-slim
Run this command:
sfc /scannow

HTH,
nass
 
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