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| Topic Started: Sep 29 2009, 06:36 PM (101 Views) | |
| PainWhisper | Sep 29 2009, 06:36 PM Post #1 |
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So like, my desktop is dead. I don't know what happened, but here's some facts: - All of the icons that I had here disappeared. However, when I access my desktop through a folder, the icons are all there; - ObjectDock is still visible and all the icons there are clickable; - When I try to copy stuff into the desktop, the icons of said stuff don't appear. They still appear in the folder, though; - I can change wallpaper, but when I try to select anything and drag the mouse (like when you do to select various items), it gives me that little sign that says there's nothing to be dragged or the item can't be dragged; - I'm desperate because I don't want to rely on ObjectDock for everything, my parents will never understand it. Those are facts. Feel free to ask questions about it, and I'll try to unveil answers. First one to get me the correct answer gets a cookie, others get... a pat on the back. |
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| Nubi | Sep 30 2009, 01:47 AM Post #2 |
 
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Have you tried right clicking on the program -> Send to -> Desktop (shortcut)? Have you ran a scan for viruses? I don't know why your icons would randomly disappear or if a virus can cause that, but you might scan your computer just to be sure. If they show up in the folder then they probably aren't set as Hidden, so I guess that is out of the question. Anyway, that's all I can think of right now. Good luck. Edit: Oh! Try right clicking desktop -> Arrange -> Show desktop icons Edited by Nubi, Sep 30 2009, 01:49 AM.
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| Zanaras | Sep 30 2009, 02:04 AM Post #3 |
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Did Nubi's help work? If not mine should. First things first, do you have a Task Bar, or a Start Menu, or whatever you want to call it? Make sure it's enabled via the ObjectDock menu! If it is, and it's not there or unresponsive skip to the next paragraph. If it's there at all and responsive (i.e., not frozen) you may have just had most if not all your icons deleted. A couple shouldn't be deletable (recycle bin and on XP, My Computer) though. If you cant find it (or it's frozen) read on. If it's working and you just have no icons, do explain your situation more. Also if you have a second monitor hooked up somehow, make sure they didn't get moved over to that monitor. Assuming the task bar's not there or not working, close out ObjectDock completely. I don't know how easy that is, and if you can't do it easily forget about it right now. I don't know how you managed to bug out with Windows Shell (aka, Window's GUI) but it might be part of it given how the windows shell treats ObjectDock. Anyways, first things first. Ctrl + Alt + Del In XP this takes you straight to the Task Manager, in Vista it brings you a menu, select task manager. Once there go the processes tab, and see if you can find "objectdock.exe" or whatever the ObjectDock executable is. It should be that though. If you can, right click and end the process tree. If that doesn't fix anything, which I doubt it will, find "explorer.exe" and end that process as well (just that single process, not the process tree). Now in Task Manager go to File -> New Task (Run...) and type "explorer.exe". That should restart the piece of window's shell that is the explorer (the task bar, the desktop icons, windows explorer which is used to navigate folders). Feel free to start up objectdock as well assuming all your stuff's come back. If not, I suggest restarting you computer. I suggest that last because I'm not sure what you might lose in the process, and I know that method should mean you lose very little other than time. Then again my experience with ObjectDock is almost none so if there's anything connected to that it'll be lost. Edited by Zanaras, Sep 30 2009, 02:16 AM.
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| PainWhisper | Sep 30 2009, 07:16 PM Post #4 |
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Teehee :3 Thanks! |
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| Anomaly | Oct 2 2009, 07:34 AM Post #5 |
 
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