Or simply right click the desktop and click 'Refresh'
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"uvbogden" <uvbogden@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Usuall when its saying it can't do that because it can't find it, its
> already
> been deleted but still shows on the screen. If this is the case, you can
> refresh or reboot and it should be gone. If it still remains, do the
> following. Click on Start button, type in Start Search "Windows
> Explorer",
> right click on Windows Explorer and select Run As Administrator. Then
> navigate to Desktop and delete the shortcut.
>
> "PaulB" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Have you tried a reboot?
>> --
>> Paul
>>
>>
>> "eldonstuhr" wrote:
>> Quote:
>> > I have uninstalled a program, but cannot delete the desktop icon. When
>> > I try
>> > to delet it a box message box pops up saying "This is not longer
>> > located in
>> > C: etc, verify the items location and try again". Of course, I cannot
>> > give
>> > the location of the program because it's no longer there.... but the
>> > icon
>> > persists.
>> > --
>> > Thanks for any help you can give!
>> > eldon