Solved Cannot delete shortcut from Public Desktop?

[quark8790]

Hi all,

My sister recently installed Nokia Suite on my PC so she could connect her phone. Being what it is, it plonked a launch shortcut in Public Desktop. The thing is, I like to have my desktop very clean and organized. I don't want it in my desktop. When I try to simply delete it off my desktop, Windows tries to delete the actual .EXE in Program Files. When I delete it off Public Desktop, it asks for an admin account (which I don't have.) Same sort of thing happens when I do it through CMD. Any ideas? Can I make Windows ignore the Public Desktop folder? Is there another way just to get rid of it?

Thanks!

 

[YoYo155]

Welcome to SF !

Are you sure Windows is trying to delete the actual .exe file?
How did you come to that conclusion?

 

[PeaB4YouGo]

One thing to try is asking the Admin user to move the shortcut from the public desktop to the individual user's desktop folder. I do that all the time with games that the wife likes. She installs the program, and I have to move the shortcut icons from All Users to her own desktop folder.

 

[quark8790]

Ok! I'll have to ask the admin.

P.S YoYo, this is my reasoning:

That pops up when I delete the shortcut.

Anyway, solved.

 

[YoYo155]

That is normal, it simply states the location of the file the shortcut is linking to.

 

[Ztruker]

Um, no, that is not normal. It means exactly what it said. I would be wary of deleting it. When I delete a shortcut, this is what I see:

 

[YoYo155]

Similar to what I posted, I have never heard of a case where deleting a .lnk deleted the linked file.
Perhaps you could shed some light on the subject?

I think he is either deleting an actual .exe,
or is it due to security constraints that it is not showing more information about the file?

 

[Ztruker]

Re-reading the error message again, I believe you are right and I am wrong. It doesn't specify a specific file, just the folder, so it should be safe.

My apologies YoYo155.

 

[YoYo155]

No harm done .

 

[Layback Bear]

Have you asked the admin for help and if so what help was given?