Double Images??

[Guest]

Okay, I am an experienced computer user, and I've got to say that I've never
seen anything like this. I just reinstalled XP, and I installed the first of
many updates (I installed the rest of them after this, but this happened on
the first update). Ever since I installed that update, everything on my
desktop is doubled.
What I mean by that is if I create a new file (no matter what kind of file)
on the desktop, it shows that image as normal.... but then when I refresh, a
SECOND icon that matches it exactly shows up on the desktop (typically up by
the Recycle Bin or My Computer icons). If I delete one of the icons, the
other one is still there until I refresh the screen. If I try openning the
file after I've deleted one of them but before I refresh, I get the message
that the file doesn't exist.

It does the same thing whether I move, copy/paste, or create anything on the
desktop that isn't already part of it (namely My Documents, My Computer, and
Recycle Bin).
Anyone ever seen this problem and/or know how to fix it? Please E-mail me or
reply, as this is getting annoying whenever I want to put a note on my
desktop.

 

[philo]

Okay, I am an experienced computer user, and I've got to say that I've never
seen anything like this. I just reinstalled XP, and I installed the first of
many updates (I installed the rest of them after this, but this happened on
the first update). Ever since I installed that update, everything on my
desktop is doubled.

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Could possibly be a video card or driver problem.
Why did you have to reinstall...
Your original problem may have been hardware related????


Do you have another video card you can try?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Duplicate Icons in the Desktop - Windows 2000/XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/duplicatedesktop.htm

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[Guest]

Yep, that was exactly it.... I copied a couple files from one user to the
other, and apparently I copied a little too much. I was looking for that help
file everywhere here... not sure why I couldn't find it. LOL! Thanks.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

You're welcome. Keep having fun. ;-)

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