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I created several icons on the desktops of 4 computers after clean installed the computers with Windows 7 Profession (either with 32 bit or 64 bit versions). After a few days, some of the desktop icons disappear. However, when I click on the Desktop toolbar at the bottom of the Windows desktop, the icons that disappeared from the desktop were still present and available in the Desktop toolbar listing. I saw many users have the similar problem on the Internet but no proper solution for the problem. Any suggestion for the fix.
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There is an issue with an application called InfraRecorder, this is a CD\DVD recording software. When you install this software the Windows option to Show Desktop Icons is unselected. To Fix this just turn that option back on. To turn the option back on , do this:
I hope this helps.
Kevin
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Hi guys,
I found the cause of the misteriously disappearing Windows 7 desktop icons and the reason why Show desktop icons now and then gets unchecked.
It's INFRARECORDER !! Try for yourselves, when you start Infrarecorder and close it again, go have a look at "Show desktop icons", it is unchecked (but the icons are still there). Check it on again and start Infrarecorder.... it is unchecked again.
This Windows 7 "bug" is irritating me since the beginning and now I found the cause: It's Infrarecorder which is causing this problem.
Test it and please let me know and spread the news :-)
First let me sugest an easy way to work it out
1: Right click on bottom task bar in an empty place
2: Choose properties a small window will pop up : Task bar and start Menu Properties
3: Choose Start menu Tab, then click on the upper right corner buttom Customise and****another small windows will pop up
4: Now look for Control Panel and choose Display as a menu click in the bottom ok and it will return to the previous window, there click Applythen OK
Now the Actual solution
Click start , then Control panel, a drop down menu will appear ....look for and choose Throubleshooting and a window will appear, on the left upper corner you will see under the word:
Control Panel
View All
View History
Change settings choose this one click on it
Get help from a friend
then you will see under Computer maintenance -------------------------
0 On (recomended)
0 Off Select This one in other words it turns off System Maintenance troubleshooter click OK on the bottom where the Shield buttom is... next to Cancel buttom , then close control panel and you are done.
I won't restore your icons but from this point on any Icon you asign to the desktop will remain there until you manualy delete it, and then is just a matter of locating the icons and aplying then back to the desktop.
Note: As it turns out windows cleans the desktop and if it finds an Icon that is not properly registered in the registry assumes is a broken short cut and removes it ... even do the icons does work
That will prevent windows from removing icons from desktop
Thank you! Am back in business. Casey.
