Hi Joe,
See if this helps:
Restore Desktop Icons and Taskbar (Line 195)
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Note: Do not reboot or logoff. Once the edit is merged, right click the
Notification Area/Task Manager/Processes. Highlight Explorer.exe, End
Process.
Leave the Task Manager open. Once the process has ended, choose File/New
Task and type in: Explorer.exe.
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Kelly
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"joe" <redhonorr RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Well i would like to ask anyone tha treads this board if
> they can help me recover my desktop icons that disappeared
> from my desktop. I cant see them. cant even right click on
> the desktop so they will show up. I have to do control Alt
> delete and go to file then new task to access the
> desktop...please help..what can i do to get the icons back
>
> redhonorr RemoveThis @hotmail.com