Is there a way with XP Pro and IE 7 to stabilize desktop icons?

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Giv-me-a-brak

My icons change on my desktop -- or disappear, leaving regular folders, etc.
In cases where I've created a shortcut to desktop and a domain's icon is
created, it'll be gone within a week.

I use Windows Defender, Ad-Aware daily, and run One Care weekly.

All updates are current.
 
> My icons change on my desktop -- or disappear, leaving regular
> folders, etc. In cases where I've created a shortcut to desktop and a
> domain's icon is created, it'll be gone within a week.

Is there a repeatable pattern to how long it takes to disappear?

>
> I use Windows Defender, Ad-Aware daily, and run One Care weekly.
You mean Ad-aware, not "Ad-Aware daily", right?
>
> All updates are current.
How current? Within the last day or so is "current".

Did you update them just before using them? That's best practice.

You didn't list any anti-virus. Do you have it installed and is it
updated? If you have none, Symantec and McAfee both offer online scans
for free - they take a lot of time to run but work well. If you don't
have AV, get it. AVG and AVAST are free ones available.

In the future you also need to install a firewall such as at least XP's
(available as of SP2) or better yet something like ZoneAlarm.
WinPatrol is a handy program too. EVERY program that runs needs to
be given permission at least once. Lots of other features too. Free.

Add Spybot Search & Destroy to your list of malware tools.

Look in Event Viewer logs for hints.

It could also be simple file corruption:
It might be faster and less frustrating to simply back up your important
data and reinstall XP from scratch, but try a Repair Install first.

HTH some
 
Giv-me-a-brak wrote:
> My icons change on my desktop -- or disappear, leaving regular folders, etc.
> In cases where I've created a shortcut to desktop and a domain's icon is
> created, it'll be gone within a week.
>
> I use Windows Defender, Ad-Aware daily, and run One Care weekly.
>
> All updates are current.

Here are a couple of things to try:

Line 121. Increase Icon Cache
Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--
Joe =o)
 
Sheesh -- have Avast, OneCare, Windows Defender, Ad-Aware ... al updates
current from MS.


"Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:eniHu0WzIHA.5520@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> My icons change on my desktop -- or disappear, leaving regular
>> folders, etc. In cases where I've created a shortcut to desktop and a
>> domain's icon is created, it'll be gone within a week.
>
> Is there a repeatable pattern to how long it takes to disappear?
>
>>
>> I use Windows Defender, Ad-Aware daily, and run One Care weekly.
> You mean Ad-aware, not "Ad-Aware daily", right?
>>
>> All updates are current.
> How current? Within the last day or so is "current".
>
> Did you update them just before using them? That's best practice.
>
> You didn't list any anti-virus. Do you have it installed and is it
> updated? If you have none, Symantec and McAfee both offer online scans
> for free - they take a lot of time to run but work well. If you don't
> have AV, get it. AVG and AVAST are free ones available.
>
> In the future you also need to install a firewall such as at least XP's
> (available as of SP2) or better yet something like ZoneAlarm.
> WinPatrol is a handy program too. EVERY program that runs needs to be
> given permission at least once. Lots of other features too. Free.
>
> Add Spybot Search & Destroy to your list of malware tools.
>
> Look in Event Viewer logs for hints.
>
> It could also be simple file corruption:
> It might be faster and less frustrating to simply back up your important
> data and reinstall XP from scratch, but try a Repair Install first.
>
> HTH some
>
>
>
 
On Jun 13, 7:53 pm, "Giv-me-a-brak" <tonos...@nospam.email.com> wrote:
> Sheesh -- have Avast, OneCare, Windows Defender, Ad-Aware ... al updates
> current from MS.
>
> "Twayne" <nob...@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message
>
> news:eniHu0WzIHA.5520@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
> >> My icons change on my desktop -- or disappear, leaving regular
> >> folders, etc. In cases where I've created a shortcut to desktop and a
> >> domain's icon is created, it'll be gone within a week.
>
> > Is there a repeatable pattern to how long it takes to disappear?
>
> >> I use Windows Defender, Ad-Aware daily, and run One Care weekly.
> > You mean Ad-aware, not "Ad-Aware daily", right?
>
> >> All updates are current.
> > How current? Within the last day or so is "current".
>
> > Did you update them just before using them? That's best practice.
>
> > You didn't list any anti-virus. Do you have it installed and is it
> > updated? If you have none, Symantec and McAfee both offer online scans
> > for free - they take a lot of time to run but work well. If you don't
> > have AV, get it. AVG and AVAST are free ones available.
>
> > In the future you also need to install a firewall such as at least XP's
> > (available as of SP2) or better yet something like ZoneAlarm.
> > WinPatrol is a handy program too. EVERY program that runs needs to be
> > given permission at least once. Lots of other features too. Free.
>
> > Add Spybot Search & Destroy to your list of malware tools.
>
> > Look in Event Viewer logs for hints.
>
> > It could also be simple file corruption:
> > It might be faster and less frustrating to simply back up your important
> > data and reinstall XP from scratch, but try a Repair Install first.
>
> > HTH some

One Care does not have a good reputation.

I use Iconoid to save the positions of my desktop icons.
 
Well, I uninstalled IE 7 b/c many problems since installing it from MS site
.... now no IE at all will open up...


"smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:31ec0864-98c8-4287-8ce4-b04a09bf0333@k30g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> On Jun 13, 7:53 pm, "Giv-me-a-brak" <tonos...@nospam.email.com> wrote:
>> Sheesh -- have Avast, OneCare, Windows Defender, Ad-Aware ... al updates
>> current from MS.
>>
>> "Twayne" <nob...@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message
>>
>> news:eniHu0WzIHA.5520@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> >> My icons change on my desktop -- or disappear, leaving regular
>> >> folders, etc. In cases where I've created a shortcut to desktop and a
>> >> domain's icon is created, it'll be gone within a week.
>>
>> > Is there a repeatable pattern to how long it takes to disappear?
>>
>> >> I use Windows Defender, Ad-Aware daily, and run One Care weekly.
>> > You mean Ad-aware, not "Ad-Aware daily", right?
>>
>> >> All updates are current.
>> > How current? Within the last day or so is "current".
>>
>> > Did you update them just before using them? That's best practice.
>>
>> > You didn't list any anti-virus. Do you have it installed and is it
>> > updated? If you have none, Symantec and McAfee both offer online scans
>> > for free - they take a lot of time to run but work well. If you don't
>> > have AV, get it. AVG and AVAST are free ones available.
>>
>> > In the future you also need to install a firewall such as at least XP's
>> > (available as of SP2) or better yet something like ZoneAlarm.
>> > WinPatrol is a handy program too. EVERY program that runs needs to
>> > be
>> > given permission at least once. Lots of other features too. Free.
>>
>> > Add Spybot Search & Destroy to your list of malware tools.
>>
>> > Look in Event Viewer logs for hints.
>>
>> > It could also be simple file corruption:
>> > It might be faster and less frustrating to simply back up your
>> > important
>> > data and reinstall XP from scratch, but try a Repair Install first.
>>
>> > HTH some
>
> One Care does not have a good reputation.
>
> I use Iconoid to save the positions of my desktop icons.
 
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