How to Restore Icons in Windows XP

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Tip 1 - Fix Corrupted Desktop Icons

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Thomas Dario | permalink

To speed up performance, Windows XP caches the icons for all of the items on your desktop.
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For further reading: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1202726,00.asp ^[1]

Tip 2 - Windows XP - My desktop icons and taskbar are missing

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ellen Heaton | permalink

Sometimes users will notice that their taskbar and desktop icons have gone missing. There are different methods of bringing back the desktop icons and taskbar on the computer screen. The first step is to ensure that the auto hide option of the taskbar...

For further reading: http://ccm.net/faq/14287-windows-xp-my-desktop-icons-and-taskbar-are-missing ^[2]

Tip 3 - How do I get my desktop icons back on Windows?

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Lesley Mawhinney | permalink

My nephew was playing around with my laptop, and now my desktop is blank except for the start button on the lower right. I'm sure I'll smack my forehead when I learn how to fix this, but does anyone have an idea what he did and how to restore my desktop icons?

For further reading: http://www.idganswers.com/question/5673/how-do-i-get-my-desktop-icons-back-on-windows ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to Restore desktop icons in Windows XP

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by PRD | permalink

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to restore the desktop icons in Windows XP. Begin by right-clicking on the desktop and select Properties. Then click on the Desktop tab and click on the Customize Desktop button. In the General tab, under Desktop Icons, users are able to check the 3 desktop icons to place onto the desktop. These 3 desktop icons are: My Documents, My Computer and My Network Places. Users are also able to change the icon or restore to default. When finished, click on OK. This video will benefit those viewers who use a Windows XP computer, and would like to learn how to

For further reading: http://operating-systems.wonderhowto.com/how-to/restore-desktop-icons-windows-xp-340115/ ^[4]