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Desktop icons not showing

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/desktop-icons-not-showing.53781/

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manishjha18 Original post #1
Mar 30, 2007 at 11:05 PM
My friend’s computer is showing a strange problem--comp does boot up but after login only wallpaper can be viewed --no desktop icons --no start button--no taskbar--
Ctrl+alt+delete does work but when I go for run task explorer.exe doesn’t work, msconfig work
s18000rpm
Mar 30, 2007 at 11:29 PM
1. try Restoring the System.

or

2. try TaskManager-> New Task-> Run-> sfc /scannow

more on sfc
anandk
anandk #3
Mar 31, 2007 at 11:44 AM
but first check up if the show desktop items is checked. also check the status of the hied/autohide taskbar option.
casanova
Mar 31, 2007 at 1:27 PM
After pressing ctrl+alt+del, goto the processes tab, now end the explorer.exe process.
After you end it, click file>new task and start another explorer.exe process. This does work.
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CyCo #5
Mar 31, 2007 at 5:51 PM
yup .. casanovas right .. u may b trying to run 2 explorer.exe files thats why ..

otherwise u can try this .. i did it when my explorer.exe got deleted by a virus ..

simply , just copy a new explorer.exe file from another windows xp (assuming thats what u r using) into C:\Windows ..

and then do the method casanova is saying ...
shantanu
Mar 31, 2007 at 6:33 PM
you can also copy this file here : download here :

*www.thecomputernext.bravehost.com/downloads/explorer.zip
M
Mar 31, 2007 at 10:52 PM
will check it
A
Jul 2, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Hi all

I am having strange problem in my laptop. If I am downloading anything on desktop or anywhere else, icon is not showing. It is being downloaded as I can open it first time but second time, I cannot see the icon and can't find it too.

Pls help.