Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Desktop Icons Disappeared


All of the desktop icons disappeared and the background image was a picture of the previous desktop.

First I must confess, this one had me stumped.  I thought this was going to be malware or something like that.    It was really just a practical joke from another person in the office.  I am not saying this couldn’t be done by a virus or other malware.  Just suggesting you check this first.

1. Right Click on the Desktop Background
2. Mouse-Over “View”
3. Make sure the “View Desktop Icons” is checked

As for the Background:

Windows 7
1. Right Click on the Desktop Background
2. Click “Personalization”
3. Then click “Desktop Background”
4. Click the picture or color you want for your desktop background
5. Under “How should the picture be positioned”, choose to have the picture fit the screen, tile, or be centered on the screen, and then click “OK”

XP
1. Right Click on the Desktop Background
2. Click on “Properties”
3. Click “Desktop” at the top
4. Then choose a picture or click “Browse” to select your own, You can also select “None” and choose a color
5. Choose Position
6. Click OK