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Vista - Images showing up in gallery that I didn't put there.

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Old 04-23-2009   #1 (permalink)


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Icons to Images and html pages showing up on desktop. Images are not mine.

Not only did this image just show up, it came with its own shortcut on the desktop to it. I deleted all the free images that came with Windows Gallery, but sometimes, images just show up, like the creepy one with the man's face with a whirpool distortion of it. It shocks me everytime I see it. I delete it, then after a while, it comes back.

Today, there was an icon-shortcut on my desktop to an image in the windows gallery. So, now I get a shortcut and an image (the short cut is to the unwanted image).

I don't think this is a Vista problem, but programs that we have are taking it upon themselves to give us new unwanted icons-shortcuts, to ads. I have another icon-shortcut to a website page (which is actually stored on my PC not really on a website), but creating icons-shortcuts for us??????

We need more computer laws.

Programs should only be allowed to put on icon to execute the program.

I'm new in the forums, so guidance on posting is welcome. I attached a screen shot of the icon-shortcut on my desktop and what happens when I open it.

I'm not against efforts towards world hunger, but just that sneaky way of getting it on my desktop is bothering me.

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Last edited by Ramsteren; 04-23-2009 at 06:11 PM..
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