My computer Icon and file

[decab172]

I cannot find the My Computer icon or the file. Did i erase it by mistake-
possibly?
The microsoft help resaponse said right click empty space on desktop then
click properties/desktop tab/customize desktop/ check desktop button- This
did not work.
Any help is appreciated.

 

[JS]

Try Kelly's Korner: (Line 276, left hand column)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Also:
Try Power Toy's Tweak UI from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
Install, run and under the 'Desktop' option you will find check boxes
which you can use to Enable/Disable the 'My Computer' Icon option.

TweakUI is a very useful tool and is relatively safe for most users as they
don't need to use the registry editor or other less obvious methods to make
changes to Windows.

More Detail on available features in Tweak UI:
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

 

[M.I.5¾]

I cannot find the My Computer icon or the file. Did i erase it by mistake-
possibly?
The microsoft help resaponse said right click empty space on desktop then
click properties/desktop tab/customize desktop/ check desktop button-
This
did not work.
Any help is appreciated.

The 'My Computer' icon is enabled and disabled by right clicking on the
desktop and selecting 'Properties'. The 'Desktop' tab has a 'Customize
Desktop' button which opens a box that offers 4 desktop icons. 'My
Computer' is oneof them.

 

[Jose]

The 'My Computer' icon is enabled and disabled by right clicking on the
desktop and selecting 'Properties'.  The 'Desktop' tab has a 'Customize
Desktop' button which opens a box that offers 4 desktop icons.  'My
Computer' is oneof them.

M.I. is right.

What does "This does not work" mean?

After you click Customize, make sure you are looking at the General
tab, Is the My Computer check box there or not? If you check it,
click OK and Apply, the My Computer icon should suddenly show up -
somewhere on the desktop as soon as you Apply. What happens in your
case? Is the box checked or not? Did you Apply it? Turn it off and
back on and see what happens. Could it be hiding or you just don't
see it?

I have seen people that accidentally remove My Computer, and sometimes
it is changed into a shortcut after running the Microsoft Vista
upgrade compatibility checker thing (I hate that). Some people have
so many icons on their desktop or they have drug them around in such a
way, they can't find anything.

Try right clicking the desktop and check the icon arrangement
options. I like to only have align Align to Grid and Show Desktop
Icons to be checked for my 8 desktop icons. Some people like it other
ways. What do you have for arrangement options? Try some other
arrangements.