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desktop icons covered by unknown program icons
  1. #1


    maskintoojay Guest

    desktop icons covered by unknown program icons

    the 'unknown program' (icons that you may see if your computer cannot find a
    suitable program) to run files are just in front of my program icons. i can
    barely see them. now im limited to differenciating programs by their names on
    the desktop.
    this is very annoying. please help me??



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  2. #2


    Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin] Guest

    Re: desktop icons covered by unknown program icons

    Have you tried sorting the icons on your desktops? Right click > View > Auto
    Arrange?
    --
    Andre
    Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
    My Vista Quickstart Guide:
    http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
    "maskintoojay" <maskintoojay@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:4288A7C2-3B23-4FC0-A771-1DD740832E18@xxxxxx

    > the 'unknown program' (icons that you may see if your computer cannot find
    > a
    > suitable program) to run files are just in front of my program icons. i
    > can
    > barely see them. now im limited to differenciating programs by their names
    > on
    > the desktop.
    > this is very annoying. please help me??


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  3. #3


    maskintoojay Guest

    Re: desktop icons covered by unknown program icons


    unfortuneatly no cigar. nothing happened. thanks anyway, appreciate it


    "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

    > Have you tried sorting the icons on your desktops? Right click > View > Auto
    > Arrange?
    > --
    > Andre
    > Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
    > My Vista Quickstart Guide:
    > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
    > "maskintoojay" <maskintoojay@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:4288A7C2-3B23-4FC0-A771-1DD740832E18@xxxxxx

    > > the 'unknown program' (icons that you may see if your computer cannot find
    > > a
    > > suitable program) to run files are just in front of my program icons. i
    > > can
    > > barely see them. now im limited to differenciating programs by their names
    > > on
    > > the desktop.
    > > this is very annoying. please help me??
    >
    >
    >

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  4. #4


    Mick Murphy Guest

    Re: desktop icons covered by unknown program icons

    I don't smoke!!!!
    You post is VERY vague.
    Click on the top of the Window that opens with the listed different programs
    in it, and move it to one side!

    "maskintoojay" wrote:

    >
    > unfortuneatly no cigar. nothing happened. thanks anyway, appreciate it
    >
    >
    > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
    >

    > > Have you tried sorting the icons on your desktops? Right click > View > Auto
    > > Arrange?
    > > --
    > > Andre
    > > Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
    > > My Vista Quickstart Guide:
    > > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
    > > "maskintoojay" <maskintoojay@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > > news:4288A7C2-3B23-4FC0-A771-1DD740832E18@xxxxxx

    > > > the 'unknown program' (icons that you may see if your computer cannot find
    > > > a
    > > > suitable program) to run files are just in front of my program icons. i
    > > > can
    > > > barely see them. now im limited to differenciating programs by their names
    > > > on
    > > > the desktop.
    > > > this is very annoying. please help me??
    > >
    > >
    > >

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  5. #5


    maskintoojay Guest

    Re: desktop icons covered by unknown program icons

    ok, it worked for about half a second. then this silly thumbnail pic covers
    the whole program icon again.(same as before). hope this time my explanation
    was better, sorry.

    "Mick Murphy" wrote:

    > I don't smoke!!!!
    > You post is VERY vague.
    > Click on the top of the Window that opens with the listed different programs
    > in it, and move it to one side!
    >
    > "maskintoojay" wrote:
    >

    > >
    > > unfortuneatly no cigar. nothing happened. thanks anyway, appreciate it
    > >
    > >
    > > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
    > >

    > > > Have you tried sorting the icons on your desktops? Right click > View > Auto
    > > > Arrange?
    > > > --
    > > > Andre
    > > > Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
    > > > My Vista Quickstart Guide:
    > > > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
    > > > "maskintoojay" <maskintoojay@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > > > news:4288A7C2-3B23-4FC0-A771-1DD740832E18@xxxxxx
    > > > > the 'unknown program' (icons that you may see if your computer cannot find
    > > > > a
    > > > > suitable program) to run files are just in front of my program icons. i
    > > > > can
    > > > > barely see them. now im limited to differenciating programs by their names
    > > > > on
    > > > > the desktop.
    > > > > this is very annoying. please help me??
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >

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