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Lost My Computer on destop

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donwb

Flightless Bird
WinXP SP3
I have "lost" the shortcut / icon to My Computer
which is normally resident on the Desktop.
How can I recover it?
donwb
 
J

John

Flightless Bird
Start - (right) click My Computer - (left) click Show on Desktop

"donwb" <2banshee2@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:usFx0u8ELHA.588@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
>
 
S

SC Tom

Flightless Bird
"donwb" <2banshee2@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:usFx0u8ELHA.588@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
 
D

donwb

Flightless Bird
I couldn't find desktop in the Start Menu,
but thanks SC Tom - your method worked fine
donwb


"SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message news:eKOUn.789$RC5.34@newsfe08.iad...
>
> "donwb" <2banshee2@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:usFx0u8ELHA.588@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
>
 
S

SC Tom

Flightless Bird
You're welcome!
--
SC Tom

"donwb" <2banshee2@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%23U0qmD%23ELHA.5668@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I couldn't find desktop in the Start Menu,
> but thanks SC Tom - your method worked fine
> donwb
>
>
> "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
> news:eKOUn.789$RC5.34@newsfe08.iad...
>>
>> "donwb" <2banshee2@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:usFx0u8ELHA.588@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
>>
>
>
 
U

Unknown

Flightless Bird
Don't look for desktop in start------look for my computer and right click.
"donwb" <2banshee2@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%23U0qmD%23ELHA.5668@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I couldn't find desktop in the Start Menu,
> but thanks SC Tom - your method worked fine
> donwb
>
>
> "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
> news:eKOUn.789$RC5.34@newsfe08.iad...
>>
>> "donwb" <2banshee2@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:usFx0u8ELHA.588@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
>>
>
>
 
J

John

Flightless Bird
Who told you to look for Desktop in the Start Menu?

"donwb" <2banshee2@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%23U0qmD%23ELHA.5668@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I couldn't find desktop in the Start Menu,
> but thanks SC Tom - your method worked fine
> donwb
>
>
> "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
> news:eKOUn.789$RC5.34@newsfe08.iad...
>>
>> "donwb" <2banshee2@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:usFx0u8ELHA.588@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
>>
>
>
 
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