All my icons on the desktop are highlighted.How do I return them to normal?
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You have Active Desktop enabled - easy fix.\n\nRight-click on your desktop, hover on "arrange Icons by" - when the next context menu opens, deselect "lock web items on desktop"... problem solved.
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If you mean the actual desktop display was rotated 90 degrees, try this: Click and hold down the Ctrl + Alt keys at the same time and then click your up arrow key.  The desktop display should return to normal.  Up arrow (while holding Ctrl + Alt) = normal display; down arrow = image upside down; right arrow = top of desktop display facing to the right; left arrow = top of desktop display facing to the left.\n\nplrr
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actuall wht u did using 'folder option' works on both,folders as well as icons. and u cant keep it for one.
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On the screen top right click. Click on arrange icons by, make sure the "show desk top icons " is checked.
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redrawing all the icons you have on the desktop. sometimes it happens, that some of them disappear and you can get them back by refreshing the screen.
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In Windows XP it is much flexible to add or remove the icons you want in your desktop. Right click on your desktop and click properties then in the properties window go in desktop tab and click on the customize desktop button. You'll be given with a number of check boxes with you can make tick mark and choose the icons you want on your desktop. Then click ok and apply, the icons will apprear in the desktop.
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hi. had u tried to change your desktop theme to other theme? u can tweak your desktop setting by going to CONTROL PANEL...DESKTOP...APPEARANCE TAB...ADVANCE BUTTON. (i assumed u are using win xp)
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Right click desktop.\nSelect apperance.\nSelect the theme, colour variations....\nand change whatever u want.
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Check the trash or recycle bin on your desktop. If it's not there, I don't know what else you can do. Best of luck in your search for an answer.
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I will still be on the desktop but it will simply do beyond the right side of your screen and you will not be able to select it. You then can change the resolution to a higher setting to get those icons to show up.\n\nWith that many icons on your desktop, you can experience slowdowns as certain operations will cause the computer to reload all the icons on the desktop.
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right click from your desktop select Arrange Icons > and then uncheck the Auto arrange. Now u can move around !!
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right click on the desktop and go to \nProperties->\n\nDesktop->CustomizeDesktop(at the bottom)\n\nhere u will find the button "change icon" which will change the icons u wanted
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It is because your Screen Resolution. \n\nSimply right click on your desktop (not the icon) --> click "Properties" --> click "Setting" tab --> At "screen resolution", move the amount to 800x600 or 1280x800 depend on what you usually use.\n\nThen click "Apply". Usually it will give you a preview so you know how thw desktop look like.
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you may have "lock icons" selected
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Yes I believe its a virus.. IMHO, u should do a virus scan and clean up ur computer.. hopefully u should get ur icons back.. or u can do a system restore to an earlier date.. and if nothing happens.. may be you need to install windows again.. though I hope thats not needed.
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Right-click on the taskbar\n\nChoose Properties\n\nMake sure Quick Launch is checked on\n\nMake sure Hide inactive Icons is checked off\n\nClick the Customize button\n\nClick Restore defaults
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Go to desktop, right click and then "arrange icons by.." Then make sure "show desktop items" is checked