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Hi William,
I messed up my Desktop twice today. ;-) I took that as a hint and cleaned
up a little myself.
It looks better than my desk here in the den. Maybe I ought to take that as
a hint also.
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:OV%23KCbPsFHA.3340@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
WTC <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
> Wesley,
>
> I have the Wizard also disabled as well, tried it once and did not like
> the results.
>
> --
> William
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:OC3xOkOsFHA.3216@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi William,
>>
>> Desktop Cleanup Wizard has only run once on this machine. When I first
>> got
>> XP and didn't know anything about the Wizard. I have had it turned off
>> ever
>> since I knew how.
>>
>> Ok, I just ran it manually from the Desktop right click menu.
>>
>> I got this error...
>> ---------------------------
>> Error Copying File or Folder
>> ---------------------------
>> Cannot copy You receive a Windows File Protection Files that are required
>> for windows to run properly have been replaced by unknown versions error
>> in
>> Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000: Cannot find the
>> specified
>> path.
>>
>> Make sure you specify the correct path.
>> ---------------------------
>> OK
>> ---------------------------
>>
>> I wonder what that's all about?
>>
>> Oh, it's a shortcut to a KB article.
>>
>> Yep, the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder is on my Desktop.
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Wesley P. Vogel\Desktop\Unused Desktop
>> Shortcuts
>>
>> Good reason to turn the Desktop Cleanup Wizard off.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:OmqdHAOsFHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
>> WTC <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Wesley.
>>>
>>> Have you ever notice that the Disk Cleanup wizard also removes the *All
>>> User's* Desktop Icons to the Unused Desktop Folder on the *User's*
>>> Desktop? So now, all other users are affected since the wizard has
>>> removed the Shortcut and did not move the shortcut in their Unused
>>> Desktop Folder.
>>>
>>> --
>>> William
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:uomm2eKsFHA.2592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> Turn off the Desktop Cleanup Wizard.
>>>>
>>>> When the Desktop Cleanup Wizard runs, it places unused shortcuts into a
>>>> folder on the desktop called Unused Desktop Shortcuts. However, if you
>>>> want,
>>>> these shortcuts can be recovered from this folder.
>>>>
>>>> Right-click a blank spot on the desktop, and then click Properties to
>>>> open the Display Properties dialog box.
>>>> Click the Desktop tab.
>>>> Click Customize desktop to open the Desktop Items dialog box.
>>>> Click to clear the Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days check box.
>>>> Click OK twice to close the dialog boxes.
>>>> -----
>>>>
>>>> A Description of the Desktop Cleanup Wizard
>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;293154
>>>>
>>>> HOW TO: Use the Desktop Cleanup Wizard in Windows XP
>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306542
>>>>
>>>> HOW TO: Disable the Automatic Desktop Cleanup Feature in Windows XP
>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320154
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news
😀A3670BE-76BA-4BB5-935B-A5D239398014@microsoft.com,
>>>> XPuser <XPuser@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> I am using XP Pro. There are two user accounts setup. The other user
>>>>> was
>>>>> logged in and received one of those automatic notices asking if they
>>>>> wanted to remove unused Desktop Icons. They responded yes.
>>>>> Unfortunately this action removed icons from my account as well.
>>>>> These were NOT unused icons. Why is this program written this way?
>>>>> All of the SO CALLED unused icons were moved to a folder C:\Documents
>>>>> and Settings\USERNAME\Desktop\Unused Desktop Shortcuts in the other
>>>>> account. No such folder exists in my account. How do I get my Icons
>>>>> back and why doesn't this stupid program only remove the unused Icons
>>>>> from the account of the user that requested it to happen?
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