Desktop icon missing windows xp

That will bring up the Task Manager. In some cases it brings up the Windows Security dialog, but you can click on the Task Manager button from there to go where we need to be.

Then select "New Task Run Then click ok and watch a new incarnation of your desktop come to life in front of your eyes. In a lot of cases you can elaborate this technique a bit and use it to avoid a reboot when you have made modifications in the registry. Generally you have to reboot your computer for registry changes to take effect. Now you can avoid reboots by killing and respawning the explorer. After you have made modifications in your registry, make sure to save and close all documents that you are working on.

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Ultimately the final step is to do a repair install. So you may need to track down an XP cd. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.