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03-18-2008
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| | File icons disappear from desktop. This is a strange problem. Sometimes If I drag a file from a jumpdrive, CD etc to the desktop the icon for the item does not appear. If I try to do it again I get the "do you want to overwrite dialog" which means the file is there. If I use windows explorer to browse for the file it shows it is on the desktop. If instead of dragging directly to the desktop I drag the file to a folder on the desktop and then from the folder to the desktop the file icon displays correctly. At first I thought it might be that the icon was going to my other monitor but no where is it visible. Suggestions? Gateway NX860XL Nvidia geForce go 7900gs DEll 2407 monitor -- CalypsoArt Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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03-18-2008
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| | Re: File icons disappear from desktop. the file is there but you have to press F5 key on your keyboard to refresh it "CalypsoArt" <CalypsoArt.36hb03@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message news:CalypsoArt.36hb03@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com... Quote: > > This is a strange problem. > Sometimes If I drag a file from a jumpdrive, CD etc to the desktop the > icon for the item does not appear. If I try to do it again I get the "do > you want to overwrite dialog" which means the file is there. If I use > windows explorer to browse for the file it shows it is on the desktop. > > > If instead of dragging directly to the desktop I drag the file to a > folder on the desktop and then from the folder to the desktop the file > icon displays correctly. > > At first I thought it might be that the icon was going to my other > monitor but no where is it visible. > > Suggestions? > > Gateway NX860XL > Nvidia geForce go 7900gs > DEll 2407 monitor > > > -- > CalypsoArt > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com > |
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03-18-2008
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| | Re: File icons disappear from desktop. "CalypsoArt" <CalypsoArt.36hb03@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message news:CalypsoArt.36hb03@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com... Quote: > > This is a strange problem. > Sometimes If I drag a file from a jumpdrive, CD etc to the desktop the > icon for the item does not appear. If I try to do it again I get the "do > you want to overwrite dialog" which means the file is there. If I use > windows explorer to browse for the file it shows it is on the desktop. > > > If instead of dragging directly to the desktop I drag the file to a > folder on the desktop and then from the folder to the desktop the file > icon displays correctly. > > At first I thought it might be that the icon was going to my other > monitor but no where is it visible. > > Suggestions? > This usually means that the file is off-screen somewhere. If you switch your screen resolution to a higher resolution eg from 800x600 to 1024x768 then you may discover their location. Right-click desktop > Personalize > Display settings .... I find that some file types are more susceptible to this than others eg .dll files copied to the desktop almost invariably end up off-screen somewhere. -- Jon |
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