Lost My Computer on destop
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From: donwb on 24 Jun 2010 14:33 WinXP SP3 I have "lost" the shortcut / icon to My Computer which is normally resident on the Desktop. How can I recover it? donwb
From: John on 24 Jun 2010 15:42 Start - (right) click My Computer - (left) click Show on Desktop "donwb" <2banshee2(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:usFx0u8ELHA.588(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > WinXP SP3 > I have "lost" the shortcut / icon to My Computer > which is normally resident on the Desktop. > How can I recover it? > donwb >
From: SC Tom on 24 Jun 2010 15:54 "donwb" <2banshee2(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:usFx0u8ELHA.588(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > WinXP SP3 > I have "lost" the shortcut / icon to My Computer > which is normally resident on the Desktop. > How can I recover it? > donwb > Right-click the desktop, pick Properties. Go to the Desktop tab, pick Customize Desktop..., put a check mark in the box next to My Computer. If it's already checked, uncheck it, then recheck it and click on OK. -- SC Tom
From: donwb on 24 Jun 2010 17:04 I couldn't find desktop in the Start Menu, but thanks SC Tom - your method worked fine donwb "SC Tom" <sc(a)tom.net> wrote in message news:eKOUn.789$RC5.34(a)newsfe08.iad... > > "donwb" <2banshee2(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message > news:usFx0u8ELHA.588(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> WinXP SP3 >> I have "lost" the shortcut / icon to My Computer >> which is normally resident on the Desktop. >> How can I recover it? >> donwb >> > > Right-click the desktop, pick Properties. Go to the Desktop tab, pick > Customize Desktop..., put a check mark in the box next to My Computer. If > it's already checked, uncheck it, then recheck it and click on OK. > -- > SC Tom >
From: SC Tom on 24 Jun 2010 18:33
You're welcome! -- SC Tom "donwb" <2banshee2(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:%23U0qmD%23ELHA.5668(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I couldn't find desktop in the Start Menu, > but thanks SC Tom - your method worked fine > donwb > > > "SC Tom" <sc(a)tom.net> wrote in message > news:eKOUn.789$RC5.34(a)newsfe08.iad... >> >> "donwb" <2banshee2(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:usFx0u8ELHA.588(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> WinXP SP3 >>> I have "lost" the shortcut / icon to My Computer >>> which is normally resident on the Desktop. >>> How can I recover it? >>> donwb >>> >> >> Right-click the desktop, pick Properties. Go to the Desktop tab, pick >> Customize Desktop..., put a check mark in the box next to My Computer. If >> it's already checked, uncheck it, then recheck it and click on OK. >> -- >> SC Tom >> > > |