Fixed missing desktop start menu icons Windows 7 or windows XP - 0 views

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  #1 Quinten Pratt on 17 Jul 12

   

  Are you having any of these problems on your windows 7 or windows XP?
  Missing Start menu icons/items, missing desktop icons or missing folders in Windows 7 or windows XP then you are having a spyware, malware or virus in your computer.
  Please print this and follow the instruction
  
  1) Download rKill to you desktop
  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/rkill/
  2) Download "Unhide"
  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/unhide
  3) Run rKill
  4) Double click on rKill file and wait until black command screen goes away
  5) Run Unhide
  This will revert many of the changes on your computer caused by spyware. It will unhide all folder and icons from your computer.
  6) After unhide finishes running you may still be missing most of your start menu and desktop icon,
  Do the following:
  Look for the folder smtmp
  (XP)- C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temp
  (W7)- C:\Users\(Username)\AppData\Local\Temp
  These will be there unless you have removed temp files / folders
  7) The folders will be numbered 1, 2 and 4.
  8) Inside Number 1 folder copy the sub folder and files and paste into
  For Windows XP
  C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
  For Windows 7
  C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
  Note: If it asks you to overwrite it click yes. Do not create duplicate folder.
  9) Inside Number 2 folder copy the sub folder and paste into
  For Windows XP
  C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
  10) Inside Number 4 folder and files copy the sub folder and paste into
  Windows XP
  C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop.
  Windows 7
  C:\Users\Public\Desktop
  11) Download malwarebytes.
  www.malwarebytes.org
  12) Install Malwarebytes, Update Malware Bytes
  13) Run Full scan
  14) Click on view Result after scan finish
  15) Select Remove All
  
  This should solve the problem of missing desktop icons, but if the problem still remains or if you have any question write comment and I will try to answer as much as I can
  
  
  How to fix missing icons windows 7

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Are you having any of these problems on your windows 7 or windows XP?<br />Missing Start menu icons/items, missing desktop icons or missing folders in Windows 7 or windows XP then you are having a spyware, malware or virus in your computer.<br />Please print this and follow the instruction<br /> <br />1) Download rKill to you desktop<br /><a href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/rkill/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/rkill/</a><br />2) Download "Unhide"<br /><a href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/unhide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/unhide</a><br />3) Run rKill<br />4) Double click on rKill file and wait until black command screen goes away<br />5) Run Unhide<br />This will revert many of the changes on your computer caused by spyware. It will unhide all folder and icons from your computer.<br />6) After unhide finishes running you may still be missing most of your start menu and desktop icon,<br />Do the following:<br />Look for the folder smtmp<br />(XP)- C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temp<br />(W7)- C:\Users\(Username)\AppData\Local\Temp<br />These will be there unless you have removed temp files / folders<br />7) The folders will be numbered 1, 2 and 4.<br />8) Inside Number 1 folder copy the sub folder and files and paste into<br /> For Windows XP<br />C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu<br /> For Windows 7<br />C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs<br />Note: If it asks you to overwrite it click yes. Do not create duplicate folder.<br />9) Inside Number 2 folder copy the sub folder and paste into<br /> For Windows XP<br />C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch<br />10) Inside Number 4 folder and files copy the sub folder and paste into<br /> Windows XP<br />C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop.<br /> Windows 7<br />C:\Users\Public\Desktop<br />11) Download malwarebytes.<br /><a href="http://www.malwarebytes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.malwarebytes.org</a> <br />12) Install Malwarebytes, Update Malware Bytes<br />13) Run Full scan<br />14) Click on view Result after scan finish<br />15) Select Remove All<br /> <br />This should solve the problem of missing desktop icons, but if the problem still remains or if you have any question write comment and I will try to answer as much as I can<br /><br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://itechtroubleshooting.com/missing-desktop-or-start-menu-icons-windows-7-xp/">How to fix missing icons windows 7</a></div>

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