all shortcuts dissapear, why?

demon102 · #1 08-30-2007, 01:04 AM

my brother was playing a game on the comp and when he quit it there were no shortcuts on the desktop, what could be the reason for this? He doesn't think he did anything different, what could do this? explorer.exe is running if that helps

demon102 · #2 08-30-2007, 02:46 AM

as of now I cant make any new shorcuts either, what can cause this?

im_not_1337 · #3 08-30-2007, 02:50 AM

Most likely this is some sort of bug and they are still there. Try these things and report back:
1)Check your recycle bin
2)Check your real desktop (they may just be off the screen) by auto arranging the icons (Rightclick > Arrange Icons > Auto Arrange, OR/And check your desktop by going to explorer (my computer) and going up untill you get to the desktop level and looking for the icons.
3)Reboot your computer

After that ask him these, when did this occur the second after he was done playing? Was it just shortcuts? Or everything on the desktop? Did he do anything different than normal? Were they there before he started playing? Is he sure he didn't accidentally drag them somewhere, like into the recycle bin or another folder? Have you had any malware problems in the past?

Anyway, there are some legit reasons this could happen but rare for this to happen but try all that and answer all those questions and we'll go from there.

Freakin · #4 08-30-2007, 03:06 AM

right-click desktop-->Arrange Icons By-->Show Desktop Icons

make sure that's clicked

im_not_1337 · #5 08-30-2007, 04:27 AM

heh, guess i forgot the obvious one. Do that one too [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

demon102 · #6 08-30-2007, 01:22 PM

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right-click desktop-->Arrange Icons By-->Show Desktop Icons

make sure that's clicked

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thats the problem, thanks guys I appreciate it