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It's something called "Desktop Cleanup", and it's moved your unused icons into a special unused icons folder. You have to find the desktop options and turn it off.
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How do you get the icon Desktop for Windows xp?
right click on desktop and properties desktop customize desktop and select icon to view it on your desktop and click OK
Why does the Windows XP desktop reorganize itself?
To Eliminate desktop Clutter. Windows XP periodically moves unused desktop icons into a folder named Unused Desktop Shortcuts.
How do you remove an icon from the desktop on a mac without putting the application in the trash?
When you remove an icon from the desktop on a Mac, you do not put the application in the trash only the desktop icon.
How do you keep a website icon when using Google Chrome instead of their icon on your desktop?
You cannot use the website icon on the desktop. You can always add the bookmarks, which are same as icon of page.
What is a desktop icon that points to a program you can execute?
You may be referring to a path or shortcut icon on the desktop that points to a specific file or program.
What is tiny picture on the desktop?
The small pictures on the Desktop are called as `ICONS`.
Which does an icon on the desktop signify?
Shortcuts
What is the difference in an icon on the desktop and a shortcut icon on the desktop?
In my perspective, I don't really think there is a difference. Icon is the little picture thingys you find out the desktop. When you click shortcut for something, it will appear the same as an icon on the desktop. So I don't really think there's a difference.
What Windows XP tool can be used to remove unused shortcuts from the desktop?
Desktop Cleanup Wizard
How do you create an icon on a laptop computer?
If you right click on your desktop and go down to new and click on shortcut then go to browse and find what you what for an icon in your screen, you click okay then next then finish you have the icon on your desktop.
What are the icon on desktop?
In the Windows operating system, desktop icons are shortcuts to programs that you can execute. To find out the program associated with an icon, right click on the icon and select Properties in the menu. In the dialog that pops up check the Location field.
How do you start a program from desktop?
double click the icon
