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by: purpleheathbug November 30, 2007 9:49 PM PST

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My desktop icons are frozen

by purpleheathbug - 11/30/07 9:49 PM

My icons on my desktop are frozen; I cannot move any icons to any place on my desktop, including moving them into the trash bin, or moving them into another folder. I can only delete them by right-clicking them, or going into "Add-Remove programs". I have tried all the right-click options available, including lock/unlock icons, align to grid, and all others that are recommended when I have previously asked this question. (I have had this problem once before and was able to fix it, but I cannot remember what I did.) Any suggestions?


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by JP Bill - 11/30/07 9:55 PM

In Reply to: My desktop icons are frozen by purpleheathbug

How to Arrange or Move Icons
To arrange icons by name, type, date, or size, right-click a blank area on the desktop, and then click Arrange Icons. Click the command that indicates how you want to arrange the icons (by Name, by Type, and so on). If you want the icons to be automatically arranged, click Auto Arrange.

If you want to arrange the icons on your own, click Auto Arrange to remove the check mark.

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by JP Bill - 11/30/07 10:09 PM

In Reply to: My desktop icons are frozen by purpleheathbug

The Repair branch
The options found on the Repair branch are handy troubleshooting tools that can allow you to easily fix a number of common problems (see Figure D). Click the drop-down list to see a list of actions that the Repair tool can perform. After you select an item from the list, you just click the Repair Now button to restore that item

The first item on the list is Repair Icons. To improve performance when loading icons into the user interface, Windows XP keeps track of all the icons currently in use in a special cache file. If this file becomes corrupted, the icons used in the user interface will become scrambled. For example, you or your users may discover that your icons are all black or have mysteriously changed. You can quickly set things straight by choosing Rebuild Icons.

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