Short cuts can't be placed on desktop

[Guest]

I have a user who somehow deleted all her shortcuts and when I attempt to
replace them I am unable to put them on the desktop. I don't get any
response. If I do it from the file manager it will state that a shortcut
can't be placed here and do I want it to be placed on the desktop, when I
respond yes nothing happens. I can't drag and drop one either. Is there a
setting that may have been changed?

 

[Robin Cook]

If you get an answer to this I'd sure like to know as well. robin

 

[Steve N.]

I have a user who somehow deleted all her shortcuts and when I attempt to
replace them I am unable to put them on the desktop. I don't get any
response. If I do it from the file manager it will state that a shortcut
can't be placed here and do I want it to be placed on the desktop, when I
respond yes nothing happens. I can't drag and drop one either. Is there a
setting that may have been changed?

Right click on the desktop, Arrange Icons By... checkmark Show Desktop
Icons.

steve

 

[Guest]

Thank you Steve, that was the key

Right click on the desktop, Arrange Icons By... checkmark Show Desktop
Icons.

steve

 

[Steve N.]

Thank you Steve, that was the key

Yay! Glad it worked for you. I've always thought that setting is so
rediculous. I wonder sometimes where MS got their ideas of what would be
most convenient or useful for the average user. All the users I know
WANT icons on the desktop; who the heck wants to go drilling down
through multiple layers of menus just to get at something simple.

Steve