OT: Lost my Desktop Icons

Falcon,
what happens if you delete one of the offending icons and replace it on the desktop with a new one? Does it the new one still appear with the incorrect size?
 
Seahawk72s said:
This is an involved solution for VISTA but it sounds like what you may have going on.

Problem:
http://www.vistax64.com/general-discussion/222173-help-ive-got-double-layer-desktop-icons.html
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67615-shortcut-arrow.html
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It took several steps, but that program corrected the problem. I mentioned in an earlier post that this reminded me somewhat of the shortcut "arrows", but the programs I tried didn't have any affect. This one, "Vista Shortcut Manager" is one I used way back to originally get rid of the Arrows when I first installed Win7 (I just couldn't remember the name). Anyway, I first used the program to add the arrows to my icons. . .after rebooting the page icons had been changed to the arrows. I then selected the option to remove the arrows and that got the icons back to what they were before all this mess started.

Many Thanks Tony. . .and thanks to all those who offered suggestions. No idea how this ever got this way, but my best guess would be it was caused, somehow, during my attempts to get the PC out of hibernation.
 
falcon409 said:
It took several steps, but that program corrected the problem. I mentioned in an earlier post that this reminded me somewhat of the shortcut "arrows", but the programs I tried didn't have any affect. This one, "Vista Shortcut Manager" is one I used way back to originally get rid of the Arrows when I first installed Win7 (I just couldn't remember the name). Anyway, I first used the program to add the arrows to my icons. . .after rebooting the page icons had been changed to the arrows. I then selected the option to remove the arrows and that got the icons back to what they were before all this mess started.

Many Thanks Tony. . .and thanks to all those who offered suggestions. No idea how this ever got this way, but my best guess would be it was caused, somehow, during my attempts to get the PC out of hibernation.
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Ah...so what you're saying is you actually DID have a shell enhancer installed/running....the one that removed your arrows.
There are various proggies that can do that....I too have used one originally for Vista on my Win 7 ... but Stardock's proggies do it too [and better...and more besides...ie. 'Start 10' makes Win 10 more 'endurable'].

I've used [and coded] shell enhancements and alternate shells for yonks....ever since there was a GUI interface for Dos.
They can and often do create 'interesting' situations....;)
 
Jafo said:
Ah...so what you're saying is you actually DID have a shell enhancer installed/running....the one that removed your arrows.
There are various proggies that can do that....I too have used one originally for Vista on my Win 7. . . .
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I can only attest to having used it to get rid of the original arrows. Once that was accomplished I deleted the program which has been several years ago now. I couldn't remember the name because it was no longer on my system.
 
A curious problem and an interesting solution! Must remember this one, it could probably happen on any version of Windows. :encouragement:
 
hairyspin said:
A curious problem and an interesting solution! Must remember this one, it could probably happen on any version of Windows. :encouragement:
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I suppose it could indeed Tom. Unfortunately I wouldn't be able to reproduce exactly how it happened since I was brain dead (with both monitors turned off, which I forgot) while hitting various keys and hotkeys to try to get it to come back up. What a mess.:banghead:
 
Lonewolfee1 said:
A rather Iconic Conundrum.
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A horrifying pun....
Someone hit that man...;)

Falcon....that arrow remover is a one-hit application...set and forget. Usually you wouldn't even notice/remember you'd used it until one day it borked and typically stopped fixing arrows on new icons. Then you'd remember to reload/run it again.

Stardock has a little proggy called 'Fences' which is a system for corralling groups of icons and hiding/showing them at will.....one feature of which is to also remove those arrows. Because it's a permanent-use proggy for the arranging...the arrow isssue doesn't recur...;)
 
ark1320 said:
Falcon409,
There is a little freeware desktop icon program called DesktopOK which, among other things, remembers the locations of the icons on the desktop. I use 3 monitors and switch the location of my desktop between them as needed. DesktopOK has rescued me a number of times when things have gotten messed up for one reason or another. Whether DesktopOK would have 'worked' in your case, I don't know.

http://download.cnet.com/DesktopOK/3000-2072_4-10912853.html

Al
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Ark, does this program have to run at every start or is it a one-shot solution?
 
Had this problem once.
I use Tweak 10 and used it also to remove those "arrows" from desktop icons. One time they were "doubled", just use Tweak 10, uncheck the no arrows mark and checked again...that solved it.
Good luck...
 
I'll heartily endorse the use of Fences, one of the best little utilities to come out of Stardock.


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wombat666 said:
I'll heartily endorse the use of Fences, one of the best little utilities to come out of Stardock.
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Yes...it's not bad....does what it's supposed to do.....though there are always a few who thought it was supposed to be a Swiss army knife....and do everything...;)
 
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