How do I get my desktop icons back?

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How do you get your desktop and icons back?

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You would have to get your "Install" disk that came with your computer and do the steps it...

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How do I get my icons back onto my desktop? (for Windows Vista)?

I SOMEHOW hid all my icons on my desktop and i have no idea how to get them back. There's a little button on my menu bar at the bottom that when i click gives me a list of all my icons but how do i get them back onto my desktop?

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Hit the right click, then view, then show all desktop icons.

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My desktop icons and startup bar is gone ....idk how to get them back all i have is a desktop background?

when i log on i have an open folder with all of my stuff and then behind it an empty desktop background with no icons or start bar what do i do?????

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Try the SIMPLE fix first RIGHT click an area of the blank desktop, select ARANGE ICON BY, then make...

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How to get desktop icons back?

my desktop icons as lost it has disappeared how to get it back

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go to your start menu, find the programs and drag them back onto the desktop. this might be really time...

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How do I get my desktop icons back to normal?

My desktop icons are all blue right now, and I do not know why. Does anybody know how to switch them back to normal? Please Help! Thank you

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Did you try right click on desk top and refresh an perhaps rearrange. Good luck. If they are transparent...

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All the desktop icons on my laptop just dissapeared. How do i get them back?

Ok im using windows vista, and whenever i log in, all of the icons appear for about 5 seconds. when i tried to click on an icon, nothing happened. Then all of the icons disappear. this happens every time i log in. I heard that you can click right on...

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You can perform the following steps to fix the issue. Right click on desktop and select Arrange Icons...

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I made all my desktop icons and toolbar disappear. How do I get them back?

I was trying to clear some room and zapped it in task managers properties. I still have the background image on the screen but no icons. What do I do to get it back? Thanks.

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RIGHT CLICK on your DESKTOP go to ARRANGE ICONS BY and then make sure that there is a check next to...

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How do I get my desktop Icons back to normal?

Most of the Icons on my desktop and throught my computer are pieces of paper with the corner folded, and every time I go to open something it asks what program I would like to use to open it. Also it wont let me change the task bar color it says it's...

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I think your windows is corrupted scan for viruses.

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How do you get icons back on the dock or desktop of a mac after they disappeared in a puff of smoke?

I wanted the icons to be on the desktop, so I dragged them on it but they disappeared.

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To get them back to the dock as per previous answerer's suggestion, then if you also want a copy on...