Desktop help please

I clicked on a charity website page this morning to get a shortcut on my

pmj...

I'm not sure what you mean by that - how does "Clicking" on a Web Page
get a Shortcut on your Desktop?

Can you Post the URL of the Web Site/Page?

It *is* possible for Web Pages to have Scripts on them, which can
do various things, but normally your Web Browser should Pop Up
a Warning if Web Sites do things like that.

desktop.

What I got instead is a small white square which I now can't get rid of.
Using the left mouse button doesn't do anything, and the right mouse button
shows Arrange Icons By, Refresh, New, and Properties. When I click on

pmj...

Like Mothy says, that Context Menu (with those Options on it) that
you are getting when you RightClick is the normal *Desktop* Context
Menu - it's not the Context Menu that you should get when you Right
Click something that's *on* the Desktop

Properties I go into Display Properties and it shows "My Current Theme

pmj...

Yep - that's normal.

pmj...

Which it will be, if you have ever changed anything in the Desktop
Properties, such as the Wallpaper or Background or Icon Size or
Spacing etc.

(Modified)" but the delete button is grey out. When I click on the down

pmj...

Yep.
You can't Delete the built-in WinXp Theme!!!

But anyway, it's not the Desktop *Theme* that you should be trying
to Delete!

button, there is also "My Current Theme" without the Modified, so I guess
the Modified one need to be deleted somehow.

pmj...

Nope.

You are looking in the wrong place & getting distracted by all that
sort of stuff - The prob is nothing to do with the Desktop Theems

Any suggestions as to how I can obliterate it from my Desktop?

Ta if you can help

pmj...

It all depends what it actually *is* that you have managed to get
onto your Desktop!

Try this...

Go to the Start Button & Open up the "Run..." Box & Enter the word
"desktop" into it & Click [OK]

Can you tell us what happens when you do that?

It *should* Open up a (windoze) Explorer Window, focussed on the
Desktop Folder in your User Profile - Click the [Folders] Button,
or use: Menu>View>Explorer Bar>Folders, if the "TreeView" isn't
showing on the left hand side & can you Post back with what shows
up as the path to it? - You can find that out, by following down the
TreeView, or by looking in the AddressBar at the top of the Window -
if the AddressBar isn't Enabled, then you can Enable it, by
RightClicking on the ToolBar & Clicking "AddressBar", or use:
Menu>View>Toolbars>AddressBar

See if you can see this thing in that Folder.

Another thing to try is to Refresh the Desktop - RightClick>Refresh

& also, try ReBuilding the Icon Cache - go to the normal Desktop
Properties (like you did, above) & Switch to the "Appearance" Tab
& then Click the [Effects...] Button & Tick (or UnTick, if it's
already Ticked), the [/] Use Large Icons Option, Click [OK],
then [Apply] & then go back into the [Effects...] Button & UnTick
(or Tick, if it was already UnTicked) the [ ] Use Large Icons Option,
top (put it back to how it was, before you just changed it), then
Click [OK] Again & then [OK] out of the Desktop Properties Box.

What that bit of "Faffing & Fiddling" does, is to ReBuild the Icon
Cache (which is a Hidden File, called IconCache.db in the "Application
Data" Folder, in the "Local Settings" Folder in your Profile Folder),
which stores the Icons, so they Display quicker.

The idea is that ReBuilding the Icon Cache will (or might!) make
the thing that you have on your Desktop disappear, or at least you
should then be able to Select it & Delete it, by RightClicking on
the actual thing (& not on the Desktop).

Splodge

Bram...

Actually Splodge.., That little white square is a little white flag. Your
computer has had enough of you.

It's surrendered!

Splodge...

Ratbag!!!!! (I still love you tho)
Splodge

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°6 +...

ROFL

BoyPete...

Have you tried a reboot?
Have you tried selecting 'my current theme' ?
I actually have the same, ie, modified, I selected the unmodified variety,
and I can see no difference.

Splodge...

Yes, tried a reboot when Mothy suggested it no luck there. So then I changed
to "My current theme" and did another reboot. It's still there.

Wonder why I never get simple poota probs lol (I know, life would be too
boring!!)
Splodge

Aries...

I haven't received your email yet ?

Splodge...

In my sent box at 22.06 to val at copelands dot plus dot com

Aries...

No doubt I'll get it eventually - PlusNet must be holding onto it for me,
sigh

It's gorn off, honest:))
Splodge

mothy...

What you're seeing in the Display Properties dialogue is normal. But
your little white square isn't. Forget about the desktop per se and look
at your desktop in Windows Explorer.

First try Refreshing the Desktop the little white square could be a
phantom due to the video display not refreshing correctly.

If you open My computer you will see Desktop as an option select that
and have a look at what is on your desktop from there to see if you can
identify your stray white sqaure.

Aries...

Bums, how annoying for you. Try this Jan, press down ctrl/Alt/Delete all
together quickly which will bring up Windows Task Manager. Choose
Applications tab and take a look at what is open there. If you recognise
what the white square is highlight it and click on end task.

See if that does the trick ?

Splodge...

BoyPete...

How about a system restore?

Splodge...

That would be a very last resort Pete. I vaguely remember having something
like this before and posted to get it removed. Someone came up with the
answer, but my memory being what it is........lol

Aries...

If you don't mind me saying so Jan you've got a weird computer there LOL

Splodge

Did that Val, but nothing shows

Aries...

ah well it was worth a try, hopefully someone else will have a suggestion
:)

Aries...

Can you drag it to the recycle bin?

Splodge...

Tried that several times, Val. If I try to drag it, I get another box
outline appears under the cursor and a new option to "undo delete" and when
I press delet, nuffin happens.
Splodge

Aries...

What was the charity site (link) you clicked on to save Jan - I'd like to
take a look at it if you don't mind

Splodge...

This is the one Val:-
Click here to visit my personal page.

It's a friend who is having an AVIVA charity coffee morning this Thursday.
I've sponsored her, but wanted to check her donations to date, hence the
clicking on the shortcut thingy.

Maybe you'll get the white box too:))

Splodge

Aries...

erm and the link is LOL

Splodge...

Sorry Val - now sent to you off-group

Aries...

good idea :)

Aries...

received this morning via Gmail. I saved the link, you directed me to, to
my desktop but I did not get a white square, just a normal shortcut webpage
icon. Mind you I use Firefox as my browser, maybe that has something to do

Splodge...

I'm jinxed, that's what it is.
I'll send it again Val, but no worries, cos I need to see the Sandman:))
Splodge

Aries...

Me too Jan, it's a Plusnet problem, just seen a report on it, emails
delayed :(

Aries...

The lastest report dated 28 Aug 23 hours

This is an update to the previous post regarding email problems, a copy
of which can be found here:

We are continuing to work on the problem with email. Customers should
now be able to login and collect mail via both POP3 and IMAP.

Some new mail will have been delayed while we have working on the
problem and is currently queued up waiting to be delivered to customer
mailboxes. We will begin dequeuing this mail overnight so we can monitor
the delivery into customer mailboxes.

We will post a further update in the morning.

Dave Tomlinson
Customer Support

Anita...

Haven't you got other email addresses they can send to, Val ?

Aries...

Gmail
Valeriedotcopelandatgmaildotcom

with it ?

Splodge...

I'm beginning to think that any browser is better than NTL, Val

Aries...

Surely NTL is your ISP not your browser ? What does it say right at the
top of any web page you get up - Does it say Microsoft Internet Explorer ?

Thanks anyway
Splodge

Splodge