my desktop items are gone?
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OK HERE'S THE DEAL.REBOOT COMPUTER AND HIT F8 BUTTON REPEATIDLY UNTILL YOU GET A PROMPT ABOUT BOOTING IN SAFE MODE OR NORMAL MODE.\nSELECT SAFE MODE AND LET THE SYSTEM BOOT.\nON THE FIRST POP UP WINDOW YOU SEE WHEN BOOTING HIT NO.THAT SHOULD TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO SYSTEM RESTORE WINDOW.\nCHOOSE A DATE PRIOR THE PROBLEMS YOU DESCRIBE.\nTHATS ALL!
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Are you sure it's completely gone and not just the icon? or maybe you just lost it off of the start menu? trying going to search and searchin "My Computer" plus all the hidden files and see if it pops up. If it does right click it and move it to your desktop.\n\nMy experience has been that the computer manufacturers don't give you a copy of XP with the computer, they install a backup version on the harddrive. Call the 800 number of your computer manufacturer and they will walk you through a system recovery that will re-install all the factory installed files that you got when you purchased it.
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Goto trash can icon on ur desktop\nOpen it and select the files u want to restore.
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deleted from trash is gone
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those icons show up under my computer where the c: and d: are,,
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Better re-install. Or restore system the easiest way.\n\nClick Start/Program/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore\nFollow guide line and you are done.\n\nThis the easiest and safest way if you want your PC back to previous settings.\n\nnihon94@yahoo.com
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Try going to control panel and see if it was some kind of desktop bug that can be uninstalled.
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if they are just in the recycle bin open it up and return them if you emptied it windows will have just changed one letter or number in its title to make it seem to be gone so try software such as filesaver or evidence blaster this finds and lists deleted items tells you how complete they still are and lets you recover them also lets you completely delete items from your hard drive
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I think they disappear when you log off, mine do.  Otherwise go to tools menu.
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Restoring The Main Windows XP Icons Back To Your Desktop\n\nGo into your Control Panel by first clicking on the Start Button.\n\nThen click on the Control Panel icon located in the right column of the Start Menu.\n\nIf your Start Menu is set to the Classic View, then begin by clicking on the Start Button.\n\nThen click on Settings, then click on the Control Panel icon to open up the Control Panel.\n\nNow double click on the Display icon to open up the Display Properties window.\n\nThen click on the Desktop tab located at the top of the Display Properties window.\n\nNow click on the Customize Desktop button located at the bottom of the screen.\n\nUnder the Desktop icons section, place check marks next to the four main Windows XP Desktop Icons.\n\nThen click on the OK button to have Windows XP apply and save your changes.\n\nAnd then click on the OK button to close the Display Properties window.\n\nThe My Computer, My Documents, My Network Places and Internet Explorer Icons will be on the Desktop.\n\nNote: If the Desktop Icons are still not present, then right click directly on the Desktop.\n\nThen glide your mouse over the Arrange Icons By option and then click on Show Desktop Icons.
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All you need to do is first try a system restore, you can do this by clicking on start/programs/accessories/system tools/system restore and take it back to say, a week ago.\n\nThis should solve your problem.
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you move to you desktop open my computer and it should be in there
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If you mean desktop icons, and literally all of them have disappeared then it looks like she accidentally stopped them from showing.\nTo bring them back follow these simple steps:\n\nRight click somewhere on the desktop\nOn the popup menu hover over 'Arrange Icons By', a new menu pop's up\nTowards the bottom of this menu is an option 'Display Desktop Icons' - Confirm that it does not have a tick next to it, and left click it.\n\nThis should bring all your desktop icons back :)
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If you are using windows XP like most people.\n\ngo to \nPrograms -> Accessories -> System tools -> System Restore\n\nWindows will guide you from there
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My system restore is located in the "start" button to "all programs" to "accessories" to "system tools" menu. Check to see if yours is there. I am running Windows XP.
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Go to VIEWS and then toolbars, and allow for standard buttons. You do this directly on your folder window.\n\nSystem restore will allow you reset your PC to 3 days ago. Go to START then programs, then go to Accessories, then System Tools, and there is a system restore option in there.
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you should have a restore disk with your computer.  Just pop it in, follow the directions, and it'll go back to it's factory settings.\n\nMake sure you back up anything you want to keep.