Files will not show on desktop when pasted to desktop

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I'm have Vista home basic.

Whenever I copy a file from any directory or location, and then perform a
paste command to the desktop, the file does not appear on the desktop. If I
repeat the paste command, Vista tells me that the file allready exists on the
desktop and asks me if I want to replace it. If I then reboot my computer-
the pasted file appears- albeit somewhat hidden because its under the gadget
bar.

There must be a solution for this, but I haven't found it!
 
Aunt Murry said:
I'm have Vista home basic.

Whenever I copy a file from any directory or location, and then perform a
paste command to the desktop, the file does not appear on the desktop. If
I
repeat the paste command, Vista tells me that the file allready exists on
the
desktop and asks me if I want to replace it. If I then reboot my computer-
the pasted file appears- albeit somewhat hidden because its under the
gadget
bar.

There must be a solution for this, but I haven't found it!
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Right-click the desktop > Sort by > Name

Sometimes they're "off-screen"
 
Thanks for the suggestion Jon....I tried it and the file appeared. However, a
big however, all of my icons which I so meticiously place are then moved and
sorted in a manner that is not to my liking.
 
Try using the 'send to' facility from the dropdown menu appearing when you
right click on the file..


Aunt Murry said:
I'm have Vista home basic.

Whenever I copy a file from any directory or location, and then perform a
paste command to the desktop, the file does not appear on the desktop. If
I
repeat the paste command, Vista tells me that the file allready exists on
the
desktop and asks me if I want to replace it. If I then reboot my computer-
the pasted file appears- albeit somewhat hidden because its under the
gadget
bar.

There must be a solution for this, but I haven't found it!
Click to expand...

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Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
 
Thanks Mike...."send to" helps for most of my purposes....I can live with
that....thanks again.
 
That happens to me once in a while too.

Right click a clear area on your desktop and select "Refresh" from the
context menu that pops up.

Mike
 
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