Icon help

okidoki987

Yesterday I had about 30 shortcut icons on my screen.
Today I now have 6 :eek:
Blank spaces where they used to be.
No idea whats happened, could have been kids but not sure.
The programmes are no longer in the shortcut programmes either.
What's happened and how can I get them all back?
Can't remember what some of them were.

Blazer

XP has a built in desktop cleaner..think it runs every 40 days or so and will automatically delete unused icons if it's told to. It needs user intervention so it's possible one of the kids might have done so..it's no biggie..just go to your start menu and right click on each of the programs you want and select "create desktop shortcut"

aidan_walsh

The Desktop Cleaner will move all the shortcuts to a new folder on the desktop called something along the lines of "Unused Shortcuts". However, if they're not under the Programs menu (I presume you meant the one in the Start Menu?) then its not the cleaner as it doesn't touch that.

okidoki987

XP has a built in desktop cleaner..think it runs every 40 days or so and will automatically delete unused icons if it's told to.

Probably not that as I used some of the icons that disappeared
within the last week.

However, if they're not under the Programs menu (I presume you meant the one in the Start Menu?)

That's it, some of them aren't there but some of them are but none have the shortcuts.

Cal

You could always try and roll back the OS with system restore.

Cal.

okidoki987

Would that restore the icons that have disappeared?

Cal

It should.

Cal.

zale

Are the short cuts in the recycle bin...