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10-14-2007
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| | Deleting shortcuts from desktop of uninstalled programs I have uninstalled a program, but cannot delete the desktop icon. When I try to delet it a box message box pops up saying "This is not longer located in C: etc, verify the items location and try again". Of course, I cannot give the location of the program because it's no longer there.... but the icon persists. -- Thanks for any help you can give! eldon |
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10-14-2007
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| | Re: Deleting shortcuts from desktop of uninstalled programs Could you try deleting it in Safe Mode? -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "eldonstuhr" <eldonstuhr@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:CBB2238F-6B2F-4B1C-B596-30DFB99BC171@xxxxxx Quote: >I have uninstalled a program, but cannot delete the desktop icon. When I >try > to delet it a box message box pops up saying "This is not longer located > in > C: etc, verify the items location and try again". Of course, I cannot > give > the location of the program because it's no longer there.... but the icon > persists. > -- > Thanks for any help you can give! > eldon |
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10-14-2007
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| | RE: Deleting shortcuts from desktop of uninstalled programs Have you tried a reboot? -- Paul "eldonstuhr" wrote: Quote: > I have uninstalled a program, but cannot delete the desktop icon. When I try > to delet it a box message box pops up saying "This is not longer located in > C: etc, verify the items location and try again". Of course, I cannot give > the location of the program because it's no longer there.... but the icon > persists. > -- > Thanks for any help you can give! > eldon |
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10-15-2007
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| | RE: Deleting shortcuts from desktop of uninstalled programs Usuall when its saying it can't do that because it can't find it, its already been deleted but still shows on the screen. If this is the case, you can refresh or reboot and it should be gone. If it still remains, do the following. Click on Start button, type in Start Search "Windows Explorer", right click on Windows Explorer and select Run As Administrator. Then navigate to Desktop and delete the shortcut. "PaulB" wrote: Quote: > Have you tried a reboot? > -- > Paul > > > "eldonstuhr" wrote: > Quote: > > I have uninstalled a program, but cannot delete the desktop icon. When I try > > to delet it a box message box pops up saying "This is not longer located in > > C: etc, verify the items location and try again". Of course, I cannot give > > the location of the program because it's no longer there.... but the icon > > persists. > > -- > > Thanks for any help you can give! > > eldon |
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10-15-2007
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| | Re: Deleting shortcuts from desktop of uninstalled programs Or simply right click the desktop and click 'Refresh' -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "uvbogden" <uvbogden@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:9A63E9FC-5305-4BAA-B744-1FBFB4F6590B@xxxxxx Quote: > Usuall when its saying it can't do that because it can't find it, its > already > been deleted but still shows on the screen. If this is the case, you can > refresh or reboot and it should be gone. If it still remains, do the > following. Click on Start button, type in Start Search "Windows > Explorer", > right click on Windows Explorer and select Run As Administrator. Then > navigate to Desktop and delete the shortcut. > > "PaulB" wrote: > Quote: >> Have you tried a reboot? >> -- >> Paul >> >> >> "eldonstuhr" wrote: >> Quote: >> > I have uninstalled a program, but cannot delete the desktop icon. When >> > I try >> > to delet it a box message box pops up saying "This is not longer >> > located in >> > C: etc, verify the items location and try again". Of course, I cannot >> > give >> > the location of the program because it's no longer there.... but the >> > icon >> > persists. >> > -- >> > Thanks for any help you can give! >> > eldon |
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10-15-2007
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| | Re: Deleting shortcuts from desktop of uninstalled programs Thanks for the help. I rebooted and opened in safe mode and was able to delete the icon. Don't know if it was the reboot or the safe mode which did the trick, but it was one or the other. -- eldon "Andre Da Costa [ActiveWin]" wrote: Quote: > Could you try deleting it in Safe Mode? > -- > Andre > Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com > My Vista Quickstart Guide: > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry > "eldonstuhr" <eldonstuhr@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:CBB2238F-6B2F-4B1C-B596-30DFB99BC171@xxxxxx Quote: > >I have uninstalled a program, but cannot delete the desktop icon. When I > >try > > to delet it a box message box pops up saying "This is not longer located > > in > > C: etc, verify the items location and try again". Of course, I cannot > > give > > the location of the program because it's no longer there.... but the icon > > persists. > > -- > > Thanks for any help you can give! > > eldon |
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