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10-21-2007
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| | 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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10-21-2007
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| | 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 Quote: > 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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10-21-2007
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| | Re: desktop icons covered by unknown program icons unfortuneatly no cigar. nothing happened. thanks anyway, appreciate it "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote: Quote: > 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 Quote: > > 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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10-21-2007
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| | 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: Quote: > > unfortuneatly no cigar. nothing happened. thanks anyway, appreciate it > > > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote: > Quote: > > 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 Quote: > > > 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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10-24-2007
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| | 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: Quote: > 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: > Quote: > > > > unfortuneatly no cigar. nothing happened. thanks anyway, appreciate it > > > > > > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote: > > Quote: > > > 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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