Icons disappeared from desktop

[Efrye]

After booting my PC today I got an empty desktop without any of my files or shortcuts on it. The taskbar is still there and works perfectly fine, it still shows my wallpaper, and I can even see all of my stuff when I open the desktop in the explorer.

Right-clicking works too, and I can create new folders that way etc., but they too are only visible in the explorer and not on the actual desktop. I also can't draw a marquee on the desktop - not that I need one without anything to select, but maybe you can make something out of it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated ~

 

[tw33k]

After booting my PC today I got an empty desktop without any of my files or shortcuts on it. The taskbar is still there and works perfectly fine, it still shows my wallpaper, and I can even see all of my stuff when I open the desktop in the explorer.

Right-clicking works too, and I can create new folders that way etc., but they too are only visible in the explorer and not on the actual desktop. I also can't draw a marquee on the desktop - not that I need one without anything to select, but maybe you can make something out of it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated ~

when you right click the desktop and choose "view" is desktop icons ticked?

 

[TGSoldier]

Hey. Welcome.

Not on a windows 7 machine right now but I *believe* when you right click on your desktop, go to view and tick the "Show Desktop items" button.

 

[zigzag3143]

After booting my PC today I got an empty desktop without any of my files or shortcuts on it. The taskbar is still there and works perfectly fine, it still shows my wallpaper, and I can even see all of my stuff when I open the desktop in the explorer.

Right-clicking works too, and I can create new folders that way etc., but they too are only visible in the explorer and not on the actual desktop. I also can't draw a marquee on the desktop - not that I need one without anything to select, but maybe you can make something out of it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated ~

Might help if you filled in your system specs, and told us if it is a clean install or upgrade, etc.

Ken

 

[Efrye]

Damnit.

Thanks to tw33k and TGSoldier, somehow I completely overlooked that option. It's still a mystery how that thing got unchecked in the first place, but maybe that has something to with me being stupid too. *caugh*

 

[tw33k]

Damnit.

Thanks to tw33k and TGSoldier, somehow I completely overlooked that option. It's still a mystery how that thing got unchecked in the first place, but maybe that has something to with me being stupid too. *caugh*

glad to have helped

 

[TGSoldier]

Damnit.

Thanks to tw33k and TGSoldier, somehow I completely overlooked that option. It's still a mystery how that thing got unchecked in the first place, but maybe that has something to with me being stupid too. *caugh*

Your Welcome.

 

[juanantoniod]

How to get to Snipping Tool

TG Soldier,

Here is the path to the Snipping Tool in Win7.

%windir%\system32\SnippingTool.exe

Hope that helps you get my love toy back!

Juan