desktop icons no go

[john339]

When I left click on my desktop icons they do not light up.
When I restart the system sometimes they will work OK sometime they will
still not work.
Help.

 

[nass]

RE: desktop icons no go



"john339" wrote:

> When I left click on my desktop icons they do not light up.
> When I restart the system sometimes they will work OK sometime they will
> still not work.
> Help.

Run disk clean up and defrag in safe mode and see if that will help to
resolve the issue.
If still no joy try these fixes:
Line 121- Increase Icon Cache:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 4 - Correct/Repair the Icon View:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 157- Prevent Auto Folder/Icon Refresh:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

HTH,
nass
----
http://www.nasstec.co.uk

 

[john339]

RE: desktop icons no go

Thank you for the help.
I tried each item and still the same problem with the icons.
Very bothersome but I can work around the problem if it cannot be resolved.
Again, thank you for the help.

"nass" wrote:

>
>
> "john339" wrote:
>
> > When I left click on my desktop icons they do not light up.
> > When I restart the system sometimes they will work OK sometime they will
> > still not work.
> > Help.
>
> Run disk clean up and defrag in safe mode and see if that will help to
> resolve the issue.
> If still no joy try these fixes:
> Line 121- Increase Icon Cache:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Line 4 - Correct/Repair the Icon View:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Line 157- Prevent Auto Folder/Icon Refresh:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> HTH,
> nass
> ----
> http://www.nasstec.co.uk
>

 

[thewiz]

RE: desktop icons no go

=?Utf-8?B?bmFzcw==?= <nass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:C5CBCBF7-4B57-4785-8C6F-9ED3BE437763@microsoft.com:

> Run disk clean up and defrag in safe mode and see if that will help to
> resolve the issue.
> If still no joy try these fixes:
> Line 121- Increase Icon Cache:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Line 4 - Correct/Repair the Icon View:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Line 157- Prevent Auto Folder/Icon Refresh:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> HTH,
> nass
> ----
> http://www.nasstec.co.uk
>
> I did as you said but no joy this time.
Any other ideas? I am lost on this one.
And thank you for the help. John

 

[nass]

RE: desktop icons no go


Hi John,
Run a thorough scan by doing the following steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/rr-update/rr-free-setup.exe
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah

Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Comodo BOClean : Anti-Malware Version 4.27
http://www.comodo.com/boclean/boclean.html

Run disk clean up on your Drive.
You can download this tool o run clean up:
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds/downloading-slim
Run this command:
sfc /scannow

HTH,
nass
---
http://www.nasstec.co.uk
"john339" wrote:

> Thank you for the help.
> I tried each item and still the same problem with the icons.
> Very bothersome but I can work around the problem if it cannot be resolved.
> Again, thank you for the help.
>
> "nass" wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "john339" wrote:
> >
> > > When I left click on my desktop icons they do not light up.
> > > When I restart the system sometimes they will work OK sometime they will
> > > still not work.
> > > Help.
> >
> > Run disk clean up and defrag in safe mode and see if that will help to
> > resolve the issue.
> > If still no joy try these fixes:
> > Line 121- Increase Icon Cache:
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> >
> > Line 4 - Correct/Repair the Icon View:
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> >
> > Line 157- Prevent Auto Folder/Icon Refresh:
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> >
> > HTH,
> > nass
> > ----
> > http://www.nasstec.co.uk
> >