No 'My Computer' icon after fresh installation...

[David Cook]

My friend's Win-XP system got hosed, so we reformatted the
disk-drive and installed a fresh Win-XP system (from the Dell-supplied
're-installation' CDROM).

When everything was complete, only a single desktop icon was
created (the 'recycle bin'). Normally, there is a 'My Computer',
'Network Neighborhood', 'My Documents', etc.

I created a 'My Documents' icon.

But, the one I can't figure out how create is the REAL
'My Computer' (that has 'Manage' choice and whose 'Properties'
choice appears just like the Control-Panel's 'System' applet does
(i.e. with tabs for 'Computer Name', etc.)

Should this 'My Computer' icon have been created by the install
automatically? More importantly, how can I create such a
desktop icon for the 'My Computer' object?

TIA...

Dave

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Right-click the empty desktop, click "arrange icons by"-->"show desktop
icons". You can choose which ones appear by selecting properties, going to
the desktop tab and clicking on customize desktop.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Rock]

My friend's Win-XP system got hosed, so we reformatted the
disk-drive and installed a fresh Win-XP system (from the Dell-supplied
're-installation' CDROM).

When everything was complete, only a single desktop icon was
created (the 'recycle bin'). Normally, there is a 'My Computer',
'Network Neighborhood', 'My Documents', etc.

I created a 'My Documents' icon.

But, the one I can't figure out how create is the REAL
'My Computer' (that has 'Manage' choice and whose 'Properties'
choice appears just like the Control-Panel's 'System' applet does
(i.e. with tabs for 'Computer Name', etc.)

Should this 'My Computer' icon have been created by the install
automatically? More importantly, how can I create such a
desktop icon for the 'My Computer' object?

TIA...

Dave

Right click on a blank area of the desktop, choose properties, desktop
tab, customize desktop. Choose which icons you want on the desktop.

 

[Kelly]

Hi David,

This is normal operation. By default any XP install only has the recycle
bin listed. To add by choice, right click the Desktop, select Properties,
the Desktop Tab, Customize Desktop, Desktop Icons.....

 

[Alex Nichol]

When everything was complete, only a single desktop icon was
created (the 'recycle bin'). Normally, there is a 'My Computer',
'Network Neighborhood', 'My Documents', etc.

I created a 'My Documents' icon.

But, the one I can't figure out how create is the REAL
'My Computer' (that has 'Manage' choice and whose 'Properties'
choice appears just like the Control-Panel's 'System' applet does
(i.e. with tabs for 'Computer Name', etc.)

XP only puts the Bin on the Desktop by default.

Right click in the desktop, take Properties, Desktop page, click
Customise, and check My Computer to show it