icons are duplicated

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whenever i add an icon to my desktop, it comes out double. So, i have 2 word
icons, 2 my computer icons, etc. When I delete 1 of them, both disappear.
I've tried many solutions but i must be missing something. Any ideas why
this is happening or what i can do to restore single icons to my desktop?

 

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Duplicate Icons in the Desktop - Windows 2000/XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/duplicatedesktop.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news:E7A23F42-BF85-4203-9C43-829B543F53CC@microsoft.com,
gloria28 <gloria28@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> whenever i add an icon to my desktop, it comes out double. So, i
> have 2 word icons, 2 my computer icons, etc. When I delete 1 of
> them, both disappear. I've tried many solutions but i must be missing
> something. Any ideas why this is happening or what i can do to
> restore single icons to my desktop?