what controls the appearance of the icons on the desktop

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Is there a program that runs each time the computer boots that puts
the icons on the desktop. I seem to have lost my icons and have to
control alt delete to get them back.

Mary Bates
 
Explorer.exe. You may have a messed up user account.

If you use the Task Manager to kill explorer.exe, the Taskbar and the
Desktop will disappear.

Taskbar Is Missing When You Log On to Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318027

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Wes
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several other things it could be too


If it seems your icons have all been lost off the desktop, right click
on your desktop, go to "Arrange Icons By->" and make sure "Show All
Desktop Icons" has a check beside it. All of your icons should
re-appear.


can be right click desktop/refresh

or

Right click on the desktop, point to ACTIVE DESKTOP and see
]if "Show Desktop Icons" is checked. If not,
click on it and they should show up!

if not we have more suggestions
 
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