Vista - deleting a dead shortcut

01-02-2008

running vista premium home edition... after uninstalling a program via the
control panel add/remove program, it left the shortcut on my desktop. when i
choose to delete the shortcut, it searches, finds no associated program, and
cannot delete it. i am unable to get rid of it, frustrated.. must be a simple
answer?

**Brink** · 01-02-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by climbingrose

running vista premium home edition... after uninstalling a program via the
control panel add/remove program, it left the shortcut on my desktop. when i
choose to delete the shortcut, it searches, finds no associated program, and
cannot delete it. i am unable to get rid of it, frustrated.. must be a simple
answer?

Hi ClimbingRose,

You can try to press F5 to refresh the desktop to see if it the icon will go away then. If not, then try restarting the computer to see if it will clear.

Shawn

01-03-2008

In addition to Brinks suggestions, you can also boot into Safe Mode and try
deleting the shortcut.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"climbingrose" <climbingrose@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BB0E6E5F-4B09-475A-95EE-008D16807630@xxxxxx

Quote:

> running vista premium home edition... after uninstalling a program via the
> control panel add/remove program, it left the shortcut on my desktop. when
> i
> choose to delete the shortcut, it searches, finds no associated program,
> and
> cannot delete it. i am unable to get rid of it, frustrated.. must be a
> simple
> answer?

01-03-2008

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eAXq5dcTIHA.5404@xxxxxx

Quote:

> In addition to Brinks suggestions, you can also boot into Safe Mode
> and try deleting the shortcut.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "climbingrose" <climbingrose@xxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:BB0E6E5F-4B09-475A-95EE-008D16807630@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> running vista premium home edition... after uninstalling a program
>> via the
>> control panel add/remove program, it left the shortcut on my desktop.
>> when i
>> choose to delete the shortcut, it searches, finds no associated
>> program, and
>> cannot delete it. i am unable to get rid of it, frustrated.. must be
>> a simple
>> answer?

>
>

I haven't seen OP or Brink's message but
does 'Refresh' from a desktop right click make any difference ?

Tom

01-03-2008

oh my gosh... i need to say DUH! thank you brink, refresh worked beautifully.

"brink" wrote:

Quote:

>
> climbingrose;560449 Wrote:

Quote:

> > running vista premium home edition... after uninstalling a program via
> > the
> > control panel add/remove program, it left the shortcut on my desktop.
> > when i
> > choose to delete the shortcut, it searches, finds no associated
> > program, and
> > cannot delete it. i am unable to get rid of it, frustrated.. must be a
> > simple
> > answer?

>
> Hi ClimbingRose,
>
> You can try to press F5 to refresh the desktop to see if it the icon
> will go away then. If not, then try restarting the computer to clear
> it.
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '*Vista Forums*'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

01-03-2008

Thank you Tom.. this, for me, is a huge DUH moment! that sure worked like a
dream. just refreshed from the right click and voila.

"Tom Allen" wrote:

Quote:

>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eAXq5dcTIHA.5404@xxxxxx

Quote:

> > In addition to Brinks suggestions, you can also boot into Safe Mode
> > and try deleting the shortcut.
> > --
> > Andre
> > Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> > My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> > "climbingrose" <climbingrose@xxxxxx> wrote in
> > message news:BB0E6E5F-4B09-475A-95EE-008D16807630@xxxxxx

Quote:

> >> running vista premium home edition... after uninstalling a program
> >> via the
> >> control panel add/remove program, it left the shortcut on my desktop.
> >> when i
> >> choose to delete the shortcut, it searches, finds no associated
> >> program, and
> >> cannot delete it. i am unable to get rid of it, frustrated.. must be
> >> a simple
> >> answer?

> >
> >

> I haven't seen OP or Brink's message but
> does 'Refresh' from a desktop right click make any difference ?
>
> Tom
>
>
>

**Brink** · 01-03-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by climbingrose

oh my gosh... i need to say DUH! thank you brink, refresh worked beautifully.

"brink" wrote:

Quote:

>
> climbingrose;560449 Wrote:
>
> Hi ClimbingRose,
>
> You can try to press F5 to refresh the desktop to see if it the icon
> will go away then. If not, then try restarting the computer to clear
> it.
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '*Vista Forums*'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

Your welcome ClimbingRose,

I'm glad to hear your problem is gone now. Thank you for the feedback.

Shawn

01-02-2008	#1 (permalink)
climbingrose n/a posts	deleting a dead shortcut running vista premium home edition... after uninstalling a program via the control panel add/remove program, it left the shortcut on my desktop. when i choose to delete the shortcut, it searches, finds no associated program, and cannot delete it. i am unable to get rid of it, frustrated.. must be a simple answer?
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01-02-2008	#2 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,107 posts	Re: deleting a dead shortcut Quote: Originally Posted by climbingrose running vista premium home edition... after uninstalling a program via the control panel add/remove program, it left the shortcut on my desktop. when i choose to delete the shortcut, it searches, finds no associated program, and cannot delete it. i am unable to get rid of it, frustrated.. must be a simple answer? Hi ClimbingRose, You can try to press F5 to refresh the desktop to see if it the icon will go away then. If not, then try restarting the computer to see if it will clear. Shawn
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01-03-2008	#3 (permalink)
Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin] n/a posts	Re: deleting a dead shortcut In addition to Brinks suggestions, you can also boot into Safe Mode and try deleting the shortcut. -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "climbingrose" <climbingrose@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BB0E6E5F-4B09-475A-95EE-008D16807630@xxxxxx Quote: > running vista premium home edition... after uninstalling a program via the > control panel add/remove program, it left the shortcut on my desktop. when > i > choose to delete the shortcut, it searches, finds no associated program, > and > cannot delete it. i am unable to get rid of it, frustrated.. must be a > simple > answer?
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01-03-2008	#4 (permalink)
Tom Allen n/a posts	Re: deleting a dead shortcut "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eAXq5dcTIHA.5404@xxxxxx Quote: > In addition to Brinks suggestions, you can also boot into Safe Mode > and try deleting the shortcut. > -- > Andre > Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com > My Vista Quickstart Guide: > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry > "climbingrose" <climbingrose@xxxxxx> wrote in > message news:BB0E6E5F-4B09-475A-95EE-008D16807630@xxxxxx Quote: >> running vista premium home edition... after uninstalling a program >> via the >> control panel add/remove program, it left the shortcut on my desktop. >> when i >> choose to delete the shortcut, it searches, finds no associated >> program, and >> cannot delete it. i am unable to get rid of it, frustrated.. must be >> a simple >> answer? > > I haven't seen OP or Brink's message but does 'Refresh' from a desktop right click make any difference ? Tom
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01-03-2008	#5 (permalink)
climbingrose n/a posts	Re: deleting a dead shortcut oh my gosh... i need to say DUH! thank you brink, refresh worked beautifully. "brink" wrote: Quote: > > climbingrose;560449 Wrote: Quote: > > running vista premium home edition... after uninstalling a program via > > the > > control panel add/remove program, it left the shortcut on my desktop. > > when i > > choose to delete the shortcut, it searches, finds no associated > > program, and > > cannot delete it. i am unable to get rid of it, frustrated.. must be a > > simple > > answer? > > Hi ClimbingRose, > > You can try to press F5 to refresh the desktop to see if it the icon > will go away then. If not, then try restarting the computer to clear > it. > > Shawn > > > -- > brink > > There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them. > 'Vista Forums' > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980) > Please post feedback to help others. >
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01-03-2008	#6 (permalink)
climbingrose n/a posts	Re: deleting a dead shortcut Thank you Tom.. this, for me, is a huge DUH moment! that sure worked like a dream. just refreshed from the right click and voila. "Tom Allen" wrote: Quote: > > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:eAXq5dcTIHA.5404@xxxxxx Quote: > > In addition to Brinks suggestions, you can also boot into Safe Mode > > and try deleting the shortcut. > > -- > > Andre > > Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com > > My Vista Quickstart Guide: > > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry > > "climbingrose" <climbingrose@xxxxxx> wrote in > > message news:BB0E6E5F-4B09-475A-95EE-008D16807630@xxxxxx Quote: > >> running vista premium home edition... after uninstalling a program > >> via the > >> control panel add/remove program, it left the shortcut on my desktop. > >> when i > >> choose to delete the shortcut, it searches, finds no associated > >> program, and > >> cannot delete it. i am unable to get rid of it, frustrated.. must be > >> a simple > >> answer? > > > > > I haven't seen OP or Brink's message but > does 'Refresh' from a desktop right click make any difference ? > > Tom > > >
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01-03-2008	#7 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,107 posts	Re: deleting a dead shortcut Quote: Originally Posted by climbingrose oh my gosh... i need to say DUH! thank you brink, refresh worked beautifully. "brink" wrote: Quote: > > climbingrose;560449 Wrote: > > Hi ClimbingRose, > > You can try to press F5 to refresh the desktop to see if it the icon > will go away then. If not, then try restarting the computer to clear > it. > > Shawn > > > -- > brink > > There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them. > 'Vista Forums' > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980) > Please post feedback to help others. > Your welcome ClimbingRose, I'm glad to hear your problem is gone now. Thank you for the feedback. Shawn
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