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re: Windows XP Desktop
Saturday, July 16, 2005 at 10:01 pm
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Posted by DKM (8 messages posted)


Try right clicking on your desktop and hover over "Arrange Icons by" and see if there is a checkmark next to "Show Desktop Icons". If not move on down there and click on it. This will bring those hidden icons back.


On Thursday, July 14, 2005 at 6:14 pm, Lauren B wrote:
>My old computer had Win Millenium - just got new one w/XP pro. When downloading
>executables or other things from the web I would download to the Desktop because
>it was easy to find and then remember to delete once I installed it. I have downloaded
>a couple things to my new XP desktop but they don't display on the Desktop. If I
>do a Search, they are found and are indeed on the desktop. How can I make them apppear
>as an icon on my desktop?? This is making me crazy. THANKS


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Windows XP Desktop (Lauren B: Thursday, July 14, 2005 at 6:14 pm)

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All messages in this thread [show all]
-Windows XP Desktop (Lauren B: Thu, Jul 14, 2005, 6:14 pm)
*re: Windows XP Desktop (Doug Wilson: Thu, Jul 14, 2005, 6:34 pm)
*re: Windows XP Desktop (Ricer46: Thu, Jul 14, 2005, 6:51 pm)
*re: Windows XP Desktop (DKM: Sat, Jul 16, 2005, 10:01 pm)
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